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July 2015 Blog Posts (6)

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Veterinarians take on variety of roles

Each summer DVM students from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph delve into practical experience at veterinary clinics across Ontario and additional locales. These Externship blog posts are an opportunity to tag along with them this summer. Here student veterinarian Sarah talks about veterinarians' varied roles.  Check out all the student blogs here.

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Added by Ontario Veterinary College on July 29, 2015 at 7:24am — No Comments

Farmer Tim Burrack Shares His Thoughts on How Trade and Technology Is Important to Farmers and Society.

It was a pleasure to meet and talk to Tim Burrack.
Here is a link to http://www.truthabouttrade.org

Added by Joe Dales on July 24, 2015 at 5:53am — No Comments

Poultry industry connects with research discoveries at summer event

Poultry industry representatives had an opportunity to connect with the researchers whose discoveries help their industry at a mid-July barbeque held at the University of Guelph.

A joint venture of the University of Guelph, Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC), Poultry Industry Council (PIC), and the …

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Added by Ontario Veterinary College on July 21, 2015 at 2:00am — No Comments

Introducing the new Dow Seeds, the best of Hyland and Mycogen Seeds.

Added by OntAG Admin on July 17, 2015 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Agriculture More Than Ever Helps Tell The Great Stories Of Farming To Encourage Consumer Awareness.

Added by OntAG Admin on July 10, 2015 at 12:52am — No Comments

All choked up

Each summer DVM students from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph delve into practical experience at veterinary clinics across Ontario and additional locales. These blog posts are an opportunity to tag along with them this summer. Here student veterinarian Kate describes "choke" in horses.  Check out all the student blogs here. 

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Added by Ontario Veterinary College on July 3, 2015 at 5:42am — No Comments

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EMILI tests Elmer’s Manufacturing field equipment, sees ROI at harvest and beyond

EMILI’s Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert is fertile ground for agtech companies to test and validate technology in their mission to make agriculture more efficient, and producers’ jobs easier. Elmer’s Manufacturing has been working with EMILI over the past several seasons to validate three of these technologies and their components. The HaulMaster 2300 is a grain cart with a 2300-bushel capacity, designed to reduce combine idle time, minimize travel across fields as well as soil compaction, and maximize harvest windows. Elmer’s has been testing two systems on the grain cart at EMILI’s Innovation Farms – a TerraWave track system that allows for stability and traction of various terrain, and a moisture sensor. “We brought in a new moisture sensor, and needed to verify that it was accurate enough for producers to get value” said Rheal Boileau, product development manager with Elmer’s Manufacturing. The Super 7 harrow bar has a seven bar design and is used early in the spring for s

Two new AgriMarketing Program streams announced by Federal Agriculture Minister

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald has announced the launch of two new AgriMarketing Program streams: Market Diversification for National Industry Associations and Market Diversification for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. A total of $75 million will be invested in the AgriMarketing Program Market Diversification streams over five years to support the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector—including fish and seafood—to better respond to current market instability by encouraging greater market diversification. Starting Feb. 13, eligible organizations can apply for funding under both new Market Diversification streams. Details, including eligibility criteria and application guidelines, are available on the program website.

Leadership skills learned at Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference

The Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference was held over the weekend in Saskatoon. The event attracted nearly 40 4-H members from across the province. As the title suggests, the focus is on developing leadership skills. Before coming to Saskatoon, each participant was asked to interview someone who they viewed as a leader in their community. They also produced a video or wrote an article about that leader. "Business owners who are offering their services to their community members. We had politicians, mayors, coaches and everybody under the sun that these members looked at as role models and people that they can learn something from." said Kody Farrow, the Chair of the Prairieland Youth Leadership Committee. Evan Shout is the President and CEO at Hebert Group and is the co-host of the popular "The Truth About Ag Podcast." He worked with the participants on Saturday and was the guest speaker at the Banquet Sunday. He says the 4-H'ers are off to a great start when it comes to leaders

USDA Shakes Up Sugar Beet Allotments for 2026

The USDA’s newly released FY 2026 sugar beet marketing allotments deliver notable shifts for top beet-producing states. From significant boosts in Idaho, Michigan, and Wyoming to reductions in parts of Minnesota and North Dakota

Canadian Cattle Association rolls out traceability survey

The questionnaire asks 15 questions

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