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Wheat School: How does your wheat look? Scouting and Nitrogen Management Tips.

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If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?
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Do you want your kids to farm?
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Wheat School: How does your wheat look? Scouting and Nitrogen Management Tips.
How does your wheat look this year? Have you seen any crop problems? Pests? Wheat School: Crop Scouting. Wheat School: Nitrogen Management
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OntAG Admin commented on Joe Dales's group 'Young Farmers In Ontario'
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition, Camille Black Video Speech - Click on the link. http://www.farms.com/FarmsPages/Commentary/DetailedCommentary/tabid/192/Default.aspx?NewsId=28975
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Roadrunner replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'Do you want your kids to farm?'
I was talking to a friend the other day....the son wants to farm but the challenges of succession between the 3 generations of the family made it impossible....they needed to sell the land and operation to satisfy the siblings...still bitter feeling…
on Friday
Roadrunner replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?'
If I were Ritz....I would figure out a way to cut off food to the politicians for a day...remind them about the importance of agriculture and food to them personally and to the Canadian economy. I think they forget that this is the economic engine f…
on Friday
Steve Twynstra replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?'
Hmmmm, interesting predicament I would be in if i woke up to find myself in Ritz's shoes. First of all I would ditch my old Reform Party handlers that are determined to undermine any hope of progress the CPC hopes to gain in rural Ontario, especial…
March 9
Ken McCormack replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?'
If I were Minister Ritz. In no particular order: Short term: - Continue to support the biofuels sector in conjunction with the NRC and Industry Canada. - Widen the AgriInvest to 20% as opposed to 15% - Establish a program in the Agri Suite for smoo…
March 9
Joann replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?'
That was a very unfortunate commentary interfacing free market enterprise (barley vote) and supply managed system in a combined statement. It sent a bewildering mixed signal intermingled with a sense of separation of equality between farmers. Its'…
March 4
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If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would to the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?
Here is a link to the text from the Throne Speech.   http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/politics/story.html?id=2637533     What would you do if you were Agriculture Minister Ritz....what priorities would you have and where would you allocate th…
March 3
Chrissy Chrzan is attending OntAG Admin's event
Western Fair Farm Show at Western Fairgrounds
March 11, 2010 to March 13, 2010
Western Fair Farm Show
March 3
Joe Dales replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'Do you want your kids to farm?'
Here are some other comments that were sent to us by our website visitors on this topic. Thanks, Joe I'm the youngest of three and I think my parents (well my dad anyways) wanted someone to take over the farm. He didn't have to worry since my o…
February 28
LaDonna Rose replied to OntAG Admin's discussion 'Do you want your kids to farm?'
As a young person trying to make that decision, I am glad that my parents encouraged me to get an education, work off the farm and see a bit of the world. I always knew that I wanted to farm and give my own children the opportunity. Now, when it com…
February 25
Colin Lundy commented on OntAG Admin's blog post 'RealAgriculture Video: Who are the Innovative Farmers of Ontario? Interview with Ken Nixon.'
Is organic farming innovative?
February 23
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“From Concord to Cabernet, The Ontario Wine Industry Celebrates 200 Years” From the Ontario Viniculture Association. Background Johann Schiller is acknowledged as the “father” of the Ontario Wine industry. Schiller opened Ontario’s first wine vent…
February 22
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Ottawa Farm Show at Ottawa, Ontario
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“From Concord to Cabernet, The Ontario Wine Industry Celebrates 200 Years” From the Ontario Vinicul…


“From Concord to Cabernet, The Ontario Wine Industry Celebrates 200 Years”


From the Ontario Viniculture Association.



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Posted on February 22, 2010 at 4:25pm —

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RealAgriculture Video: Who are the Innovative Farmers of Ontario? Interview with Ken Nixon.

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Posted on February 19, 2010 at 11:57am — 1 Comment

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Alumbaugh: Oh the Irony! PETA...

Alumbaugh: Oh the Irony!
By JoAnn Alumbaugh, Farms.com

Last week, Gilbert Arenas, the pro Washington Wizards basketball player, was suspended indefinitely for bringing guns into the Wizards’ locker room and for inappropriate behavior preceding a game, when he mockingly “shot” at teammates. It happened last Wednesday, January 6, which coincidentally, was the player’s 28th birthday.

But, now here’s one for the record books: The very next day after his suspension, Arenas was featured shirtless in… Continue

Posted on January 19, 2010 at 9:33am —

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Ontario Tree Planting Workshops Announced. Click to Learn More.

TORONTO, Jan. 14 /CNW/ - The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Trees Ontario, along with its partners, the Ontario Forestry Association (OFA) and local planting agencies will host seven free workshops to educate local area landowners on the resources and incentives available to plant trees on their properties.

Everyone can take part in supporting tree planting in Ontario. The workshops give landowners the opportunity to learn about tree planting techniques, financial incentives like tho… Continue

Posted on January 14, 2010 at 5:39pm —

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Synthesis Agri Food Consulting: The War for Talent.

The War for Talent.

By: Synthesis Agri-Food Insights
November 24, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 7
Helping you understand agriculture's challenges and opportunities by analyzing the issues and sharing their insights -the Synthesis consulting team Rob Hannam, Mary Lou McCutcheon, Julien DenTandt, Peter Hannam and Heidi Dancho. www.synthesis-network.com

The war for talent.

Recruiting and retaining talent has always been critical to success of any organizatio… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 2:00pm —

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