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1. Why Not Try to Diversify?

   ... says Steve Duff, chief economist, Strategic Policy Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) in Guelph. ... long game when it comes to diversification means managing risk – a concept that most farmers understand all too well. “If you ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 15:54 - 0 comments

2. Emergency Planning: Ready … or Not?

   ... emergency planning and everything that it entails. In Ontario, that planning began in 2017, when Ontario Pork aided producers in ... is included and up to what level you are covered. How much risk are you taking on, and could there be alternative sources of insurance to ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 15:17 - 0 comments

3. High Hopes for Hi-Tech

   ... who is based in Iowa and works in Global Integrated Health Management at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Ingelheim, Germany. ... “There is a robot power washer that handles about 80 per cent of the cleaning and disinfecting in farrowing rooms,” says Stein. ...

   AshleighBenedict - Jan 20 2023 - 11:31 - 0 comments

4. Preventions & programs

   ... aims to reduce N and P losses by 45 per cent by 2035. Ontario’s algae concerns Phosphorus is the primary component in creating ... charge, to establish best management practices to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff – all while improving soil health and making a ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 9 2022 - 10:11 - 0 comments

5. Understanding Ontario’s Custom Farming Rates

   ... adjust their prices. In 2021, the Ministry worked with the Ontario Professional Agri-Contractors Association (OPACA) to modify some of the ... loyal, longtime clients, so it is well worth it to develop a good relationship with a local contractor instead of shopping around each year ...

   angel.dolan - Jul 24 2023 - 12:24 - 0 comments

6. Weed Watch 2022

   ... the challenges of invasive and noxious weeds, along with risk mitigation. By Kristen Lutz Every weed is invasive … every single one of them,” says Patrick Lynch, member of the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association and Better Farming agronomist. ...

   AshleighBenedict - Sep 14 2022 - 09:41 - 0 comments

7. Big climate, small changes

   ... climate crisis changing farming here in Canada? Best management practices The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) offers the ...

   AshleighBenedict - Jan 16 2023 - 10:54 - 0 comments

8. ASF Spreads Destruction, Dismay

   ... Trevor Sears, president and CEO of Canada Pork in Ottawa, Ontario. “As well, if we can leave imported feed ingredients like nutrients ... and improve reaction time to ASF. As part of the program, risk-based surveillance is being tested in federal and provincial abattoirs ...

   AshleighBenedict - Jan 20 2023 - 11:23 - 0 comments

9. An Update on fertilizer

   ... of nitrogen fertilizer and, in general, makes up about 75 to 80 per cent of the cost of nitrogen fertilizer. Current forces in the natural ... the widespread uptake of zero-till, we don’t have as much risk of runoff as they would in areas where they spread the soil. Because we ...

   AshleighBenedict - Sep 23 2022 - 14:07 - 0 comments

10. Pre-Season Crop Protection 101

    ... that Brad Orr describes as useful, “particularly in Ontario for winter wheat.” Orr is marketing lead with Corteva and says ... didn’t have a second plan in place.” “Manage your risk, and as frustrating as crop inputs are, enjoy the high crop prices. Have ...

    AshleighBenedict - Oct 4 2022 - 11:56 - 0 comments