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Farms.com Corn Report: Planting Tips To Produce High Corn Yields. Tim Welbanks, Maizex Seeds.

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OntAG Admin commented on Joe Dales's blog post Feeding The World: Conversations on the Role of The Farmer With Consumers.
"Watch all five videos in the BASF Conversations on Sustainability here: Urban consumers get answers about how their food is grown http://www.farms.com/BASFconverstionsonsustainability/tabid/1247/Default.aspx"
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OntAG Admin left a comment for LEMKEN Canada Inc.
"Welcome to the Ontario Agriculture Community website at www.ontag.farms.com. We hope you enjoy interacting with our farmer and agri business members and visitors. Let us know if you have any questions, Sandy Dales sandy.dales@farms.com"
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OntAG Admin commented on OntAG Admin's blog post Terry Daynard's Blog: A Message to All You Older Guys/Gals: Get On Twitter
"For more information check out this Blog: Twitter for Farmers - Great Ontario Twitter Accounts to Follow and Getting Started and How Twitter Can Help You on Your Farm http://ontag.farms.com/profiles/blogs/twitter-for-farmers"
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Food Farms Fish And Finance at Centre for Social Innovation - Annex

May 25, 2013 to May 26, 2013
Keynote by Michael Shuman Saturday, May 25Michael Shuman is director of research for Cutting Edge Capital, and the BusinessAlliance for Local Living Economies. He is a Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute andauthor of The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the GlobalCompetition.AgendaSaturday, May 25Panel discussions:Critical Challenges Facing Food Business Viability, Stewardship and FinancingPrivate and Institutional Investment Partners in the Food SystemCommunity Financing…See More
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Joe Dales commented on OntAG Admin's blog post Terry Daynard's Blog: A Message to All You Older Guys/Gals: Get On Twitter
"Don't forget to follow us at @OntAg and @Farmsnews  "
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Terry Daynard's Blog: A Message to All You Older Guys/Gals: Get On Twitter

By older I mean about 50-plus, including old-timers like me who can still learn new skills. Younger people can ignore the following advice; they’ve mostly discovered what I’ll be saying, years ago.I have long ignored the idea of social media. I saw no reason to inform others about my daily trivia, or to know the same about them. But then, thanks to two daughters, I discovered Twitter. It’s marvelous.For sure, Twitter can be about trivia, and often is. But it’s also a phenomenal means of keeping…See More
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OntAG Admin replied to Grey Bruce Farmers' Week's discussion Looking for a Dynamic Speaker to Speak About Stray Voltage on Dairy Farms
"Adam Shea @FarmingForYou @OntAg Magda Havis from peterborough area. Best way to contact is probably through Trent U. Worked on stray voltage with some dairy farmers"
May 12
OntAG Admin replied to Grey Bruce Farmers' Week's discussion Looking for a Dynamic Speaker to Speak About Stray Voltage on Dairy Farms
"AmandaBrodhagenMay 08, 6:42pm via Twitter for iPhone @OntAg David Collins (not too sure if I got the spelling correct)...but he is from the Ripley area."
May 9
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Canada Expands Export Opportunities for Sheep and Goat Genetics to Turkey at Southway Hotel | Ottawa, Ontario

June 12, 2013 to June 13, 2013
Farm Management Canada is pleased to announce that…See More
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2013 Ontario Pork Congress at Stratford, Ontario, Canada

June 19, 2013 at 10am to June 20, 2013 at 5pm
To bring together all segments of the pork industry in order to showcase the technologies, services, wares, products, programs and related resources.To promote the health and well being of Ontario's pork production, which might include welfare, carcass qualities, quality controls, environmental limits and farm safety. PLATINUM (FOOD SPONSOR)  GOLD PLUS         …See More
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Forage Expo 2013 at Ikendale Farm

July 10, 2013 all day
The Ontario Forage Council, and Bruce County Soil and Crop Improvement Association would like to invite you to take part in this year`s Forage Expo!  We are pleased to announce that plans are underway for a great event!This year`s Forage Expo will be held on July 10th, 2013 at  Ikendale Farm-358 Concession 12, Greenock, RR#4 Walkerton.West of Huron Tractor on Township Road 2The program will begin at 10:00am and wrap up at approximately 3:30pm.  Admission is free to the farming community, cost…See More
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"Hi Linda, The London Growing Forward 2 Information Session date has been pushed back to June 3rd. Please click on the event below and then click on the link to register: London - Growing Forward 2 Information Session June 3, 2013 from 1:30pm to…"
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Farms.com Corn Report: Planting Tips To Produce High Corn Yields. Tim Welbanks, Maizex Seeds.

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 11:07pm

Terry Daynard's Blog: A Message to All You Older Guys/Gals: Get On Twitter

By older I mean about 50-plus, including old-timers like me who can still learn new skills. Younger people can ignore the following advice; they’ve mostly discovered what I’ll be saying, years ago.



I have long ignored the idea of social media. I saw no reason to inform others about my daily trivia, or to know the same about them. But then, thanks to two daughters, I discovered Twitter. It’s marvelous.



For sure, Twitter can be about trivia, and often is. But it’s also a… Continue

Posted on May 14, 2013 at 3:58pm — 2 Comments

2012-2013 Agriwebinar® Series - View Past Webinars Online

2012-2013 Agriwebinar® Series

Farm Management Canada's 2012-2013 Agriwebinar® season has come to an end.

Agriwebinar® presentations hosted by FMC and other partnering organizations are now available in the Past Webinars section of Agriwebinar.com. Check out our list of insightful and informative webinars from the past season.

 

2012-2013 Farm Management Canada Agriwebinar®…

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Posted on April 18, 2013 at 8:32pm

Ontario Farmland Values from FCC Spring 2013 Farmland Values Report

Farmland values in Ontario increased an average of 11.9% in the second half of 2012, following gains of 16.3% and 7.2% in the previous two reporting periods. Farmland values in Ontario have risen for the past 20 years.

Some cash crop producers leveraged their current land holdings to purchase less expensive land in other locations, such as in Northern Ontario, yet the resulting impact on farmland values was relatively modest. The…

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Posted on April 15, 2013 at 2:30pm

Farms.com Review of Bearish USDA Reports That Caused Drop in Grain Futures Prices.

Posted on March 29, 2013 at 3:07pm

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At 7:13pm on November 28, 2012, Starview Ridge said…

Thanks for the warm welcome Joe. Looks like a great site for information and networking, and we needs lots of both!

Jay @ Starview Ridge

At 1:51pm on February 1, 2012, timothy D Emerson said…
Thanks for the welcome. Iwill gey a chance in the evening sometime to explore the site. Should be interesting!
Tim
At 11:16pm on November 19, 2011, Wayne Black said…
At 10:02am on August 25, 2011, Mary Thring said…
Thanks for the welcome.  We're enjoying developing our social media platforms.  Would you be willing to list us in your "Farmers and Agriculture in Ontario"?  We're @UofGuelphOAC
At 11:40am on August 17, 2011, Mike Furlong said…

Thanks for your help

 

At 12:20am on July 14, 2011, Rick H. said…
Thanks for the welcome Sandy. I'm here to learn more about Ontario agriculture and farming and maybe lend some insight into new tech for soil management.
At 5:01pm on June 2, 2011, Ian Richardson said…
Glad to be connected to the OntAG site. Looking forward to keeping up, and hope to be able to share some of the great work we're doing, especially in livestock.
At 12:22pm on May 9, 2011, Richard Edmonds said…
Thank you.  I am looking forward to the inter-action here at OntAG.  I am anxious to start some discussion regarding on-site ethanol production on Farms using farm waste.
At 9:26pm on March 29, 2011, JAMIE RAWLINGS said…

Thank you!

looking forward to graduating from St.Clair College at end of April '11 and becoming employed in expanding greenhouse industry in Leamington.

At 8:21am on November 11, 2010, GJAcommunications said…
Thanks we're happy to be here and look forward to sharing all the great conversation.
 
 
 

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Old Crop Corn Futures Up, New Crop Down.

Soybean Demand Continues To Be Strong, Futures Rise.

Ron Plain: Hog Outlook

Annual Cost Of Raising Hogs IHas ncreased 12.6%.

Contest launched to find Faces of Farming family

For the second year in a row, a contest is being launched to select one farmer or farm family to appear in the 2014 edition of the Faces of Farming calendar.

Farm Management Canada (FMC) Launches International Farm Management Competition

Competitors from across Canada have the opportunity to win a trip of a lifetime to attend the International Farm Management Congress in Poland July 2013, all expenses paid.

Forage Report

Alfalfa and grass are growing well and will respond quickly to moisture and heat. The May 14th frost did very little damage to established alfalfa and new seedings.

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