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OntAG Admin's Blog – May 2013 Archive (4)

AAFC: Quinoa And Amaranth - A New Place To Grow These Crops?

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists in Guelph, Ontario are studying the nutritional benefits of Ontario-grown quinoa and amaranth as part of a project to determine the potential for introducing these South American grains to Ontario.

This year has been declared “The International Year of the Quinoa” by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Dr. Rong Cao, a scientist at AAFC’s Guelph Food…

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Added by OntAG Admin on May 28, 2013 at 6:33am — No Comments

SAMCO 8 Row Pull Type Planting Corn In Earlton, Ontario With Degradeable Mulch Film.


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New 80PT model Samco planter. 8 row pull type planting maize corn with degradable mulch film to warm the soil in early spring. see our website for more information.

Added by OntAG Admin on May 18, 2013 at 4:49pm — No Comments

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

Added by OntAG Admin on May 14, 2013 at 8:58am — 2 Comments

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Why farmers show up at one of Ontario’s biggest political events – and why it matters

Last week, leaders from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) joined more than 2,000 elected officials and staff at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual conference in Ottawa.

Jay Willmot champions automated greenhouse for leafy greens

Thanks to Finnish technology, greenhouse-grown lettuce is taking off in Canada.  ???????

Blue Radix wins AgTech Breakthrough award for automation solution of the year

Blue Radix has won the AgTech Breakthrough award for Indoor Farming/Nursery Automation Solution of the year 2025 with its Crop Controller for Autonomous Climate and Irrigation Control. AgTech Breakthrough is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes top companies, technologies and products in the global agricultural and food technology markets.

Leafy greens: from commodity to “clean” consumer packaged goods

Far from the greenhouse epicentre of Leamington, Ontario, a new automated five-acre facility is harvesting and packaging baby greens nine hours each day, seven days a week. It’s a personal vision come true for Jay Willmot.

July 1 Canadian Hog Numbers Down 1.3%

Canadian hog numbers were lower mid-year, even as production and slaughter activity strengthened to meet robust export demand.  Statistics Canada reported last week that Canadian hog producers

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