Eastern Ontario dairy farmers make award shortlist Monday, May 27, 2013 by SUSAN MANN An eastern Ontario farm that shows commitment to its community and animals is among the three finalists for a dairy industry sustainability award. George, Linda and Terry Heinzle of Terryland Farms Inc. in St-Eugene will find out in July if they’re the winners of the $2,000 prize and trophy for the Dairy Farm Sustainability Award, sponsored by DeLaval Inc. Canada. The other two finalist farms are: Marian and Jan Slomp of Rimrose Dairy Ltd. in Rimbey, Alberta and Sylvain Laquerre, Noelline Dusablon and Maxime Laquerre of Ferme Sylvain Laquerre Inc. of Saint-Casimir, Quebec. Dairy Farmers of Canada will announce the winner July 24 at its annual meeting in Toronto. The other two finalists each receive a trophy and $1,000. Dairy Farmers spokesperson Therese Beaulieu says the number of submissions this year of six is down compared to last year when there were 14. But they picked “three very deserving farms who are leaders in their communities when it comes to sustainability.” Dairy Farmers isn’t sure why the submissions were down this year compared to last year, she says. “We’ve discussed it with provincial members in terms of trying to encourage more farmers for next year.” Dairy Farmers says in a news release the finalist farms have adopted on-farm management practices that go beyond industry standards and practices and meet objectives defined in DFC’s sustainability strategy to: Reduce greenhouse gas emission from dairy farms; Promote efficient and sustainable natural resources management; Benchmark the socioeconomic performance of Canadian dairy farms. BF Ontario's apple, tender fruit and forage growers hopeful about this year's crop If immediate harvesting is not an option, spraying is recommended weevil control
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Early Career Research Award supports two Guelph research initiatives Tuesday, June 24, 2025 The was presented to two University of Guelph researchers at the recently held Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) symposium. Dr. Kelsey Spence received $40,000 towards her work in on-farm biosecurity research, and Dr. Sam Workenhe was awarded $60,000 to further his... Read this article online
Rural internet speeds have improved, but compared to urban gap is wide Friday, June 20, 2025 Rural internet speeds have improved, but the gap with urban areas is still wide, says Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) - the national not-for-profit best known for managing the .CA domain. Regional differences also continue—New Brunswick shows faster speeds, while as... Read this article online
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