A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA website: www.ontario.ca/omafra.
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ONTARIO FARMERS
The following is a summary of programs and services available to Ontario farmers thanks to funding from the Ontario and/or Canadian governments. Check with your commodity organizations for additional commodity-specific programs that may be available through your associations.
The information is current as of the publication date. However, programs and services are subject to frequent changes. To verify any of the program information, consult the contact listed for each program.
The programs in this factsheet are listed in the following sections:
– section 1: business risk management programs ;
– section 2: growing forward 2 – education and funding assistance programs;
– section 3: loan, business risk and financial assistance programs;
– section 4: tax-related programs;
– section 5: business advisory assistance programs;
– section 6: environmental and conservation programs;
– section 7: human resources, employment and education programs;
– section 8: health monitoring, inspection and diagnostic programs;
– section 9: financial protection and compensation programs;
– section 10: funding programs to build business opportunities; and
– section 11: northern Ontario business development programs
The Agricultural Information Contact Centre (AICC) of OMAFRA provides province-wide, toll-free technical and business information to commercial farms, agri-businesses and other rural businesses. Phone: 1-877-424-1300, 1-855-696-2811 (TTY) or e-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.
The OMAFRA website (ontario.ca/omafra) provides publications, factsheets and detailed technical information on crops, livestock, engineering, land use planning, environmental management, business management and economic development. Business management information can be found at ontario.ca/agbusiness.
For entire factsheet, please see link – http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/facts/progserv.pdf.
OMAFRA PUBLICATIONS
Publication 853: The Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Document: Formulae and Guidelines for Livestock Facility and Anaerobic Digester Odour Setbacks. Available in PDF by request online http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/landuse/mds.htm#6 and in print via ServiceOntario.
Publication 835: Crop Protection Guide for Greenhouse Vegetables 2016-2017. Available online (EN and FR) and in print via ServiceOntario (Fee $15.00 plus shipping and handling).
Publication 360S: 2017 Supplement, Guide to Fruit Production November 2016. Available online (EN and FR) and in print via ServiceOntario.
BMP28: Best Management Practices and Self-Assessment Water and Fertilizer Use for Outdoor Container Production. Available in print only via ServiceOntario.
AF151: Best Management Practices: Soil Health in Ontario. Available in print only via ServiceOntario.
Publication 847: Crop Protection Guide for Ginseng November 2016. Available in print only via ServiceOntario (Fee $5.00 plus shipping and handling).
To order a publication, please visit ServiceOntario website https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/pubont/servlet/ecom/ or call toll free 1-800-668-9938.
