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Celebrity Chef Ted Reader At The Ontario Pork Congress: Loves Cooking With Pork.
Added by OntAG Admin on June 22, 2012 at 7:21am — No Comments
Update: Armyworm discussion on Twitter the last couple of days...latest Tweet: Scout for armyworm at dusk. Numbers increasing rapidly this week. Feeding on hay fields also not just wheat/barley.
Added by OntAG Admin on June 20, 2012 at 12:34pm — No Comments
Are Robot Farmers Going To Take Over? See The Latest Robotic Technology "Prospero and Aquarius" At The CFVTX Event July 12-13, 2012
Farmers ready to rally and support the annual, horticulture trade show.
Simcoe, ON
(June 17, 2012) – Norfolk County, the predominant fruit and vegetable community, is home to the annual fruit & veg trade show – Canada’s Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change.…
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Scout for Armyworms!! Farmers updates on armyworm activity and OMAFRA report
OMAFRA information - Armyworm are Marching - http://fieldcropnews.com/2012/06/armyworm-are-marching/
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Added by OntAG Admin on June 6, 2012 at 2:30am — 2 Comments
Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Starting to Show
OMAFRA - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/croppest/2012/02cpo12a4.htm#.T8Y_cJB-xXQ.twitter - The number of calls concerning barley yellow dwarf and other viruses have been increasing as the wheat crop develops. The following table compares the most common viruses which affect wheat in the…
Added by OntAG Admin on May 30, 2012 at 10:11am — No Comments
Tales from the Dragon's Den - Farm Credit Canada Video
Robert Herjavec shares how the ability to recognize opportunity and a sense of ``humble arrogance`` have contributed to his success.
Added by OntAG Admin on May 17, 2012 at 10:50am — No Comments
OMAFRA CropPest Newsletter - May 14th, 2012
Added by OntAG Admin on May 16, 2012 at 7:30am — No Comments
Corn Planting 2012 Finished - Enjoy the video!
Jake's video from YouTube.
Added by OntAG Admin on May 16, 2012 at 5:42am — 1 Comment
Black Cutworm Fact Sheet from OMAFRA
An unseasonably early tornado season in the U.S. Midwest has blown a potentially big black cutworm problem to southern Ontario farms.
Scientific Name
Agrotis ipsilon
Identification
- Black cutworm larvae are greyish-black with a paler…
Added by OntAG Admin on May 11, 2012 at 6:25am — No Comments
The Missing Scrapie Related, 41 Shropsire Sheep Must Be Found For the Good Of The Industry.
The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency, Ontario Goat, along with the Canadian Sheep Federation, Canadian Sheep Breeders Association and the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association, would like to express their collective concern over the 41 missing Shropshire sheep.
On April 2, 2012, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the public of a breach of quarantine in relation to scrapie control measures taking place in Trent Hills, Ontario. 41 sheep belonging to Montana Jones were slated…
ContinueAdded by OntAG Admin on May 5, 2012 at 4:42am — 1 Comment
Moe Agostino: How Will The USDA Detection Of BSE Impact Commodity Prices?
Added by OntAG Admin on April 25, 2012 at 12:16pm — No Comments
USDA Reports: Very Bullish Soybean Prices. Click To Watch The Review.
Added by OntAG Admin on March 30, 2012 at 10:38am — No Comments
Farm Credit Canada Video: Farmland Values Report. Land Prices Continue To Climb. Click To Watch.
Added by OntAG Admin on March 14, 2012 at 12:55pm — 1 Comment
Twitter for Farmers - Great Ontario Twitter Accounts to Follow and Getting Started and How Twitter Can Help You on Your Farm
In this webinar from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (@AlbertaCanola) , Rick Taillieu (@ricktlu) discusses why and how farmers are now using twitter as an important part of their business. This webinar…
ContinueAdded by OntAG Admin on March 6, 2012 at 3:30am — 1 Comment
Rick Mercer Visits University of Guelph Veterinary College. Click To Watch.
Added by OntAG Admin on February 29, 2012 at 1:17pm — No Comments
Farm Show at Western Fair in London. March 7-9, Will Be The Largest Ever. Agriculture Technology, Education, Entertainment.
Farm Show Rises Above the Rest with Agricultural Technology, Education and Entertainment
By Western Fair
Spring is only a snowflake away, or is it? With a more than mild winter, many have been thinking about getting an early start this spring on everything from the backyard to the back forty. Last year’s Farm Show at Western Fair District battled a blizzard and organizers of the 74th edition are hoping the weather gods are good to them this year…
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AMI Video: Tony Lang, Lang Farms Road Map - Planning For The Year Ahead.
Added by OntAG Admin on February 9, 2012 at 3:16pm — No Comments
Daynard: Critique of recent attack by George Morris Centre on fuel ethanol
by Terry Daynard www.tdaynard.com
Differences of opinion are always valuable, especially when supported by thorough and objective analysis. This is what one would expect of the George Morris Centre (GMC) which bills itself as Canada’s independent agri-food think tank. The centre has released a series of reports on fuel ethanol in recent years, all highly negative, and all much weightier in opinion than analysis. Unfortunately…
ContinueAdded by OntAG Admin on February 9, 2012 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment
Farms.com Market School Video: How To Develop Your Grain Marketing Plan.
Added by OntAG Admin on February 8, 2012 at 3:36pm — No Comments
Winning hearts one million views at a time
by Owen Roberts, Urban Cowboy
Agriculture has long wondered how to get the public and other decision makers to pay attention to it — to see it is different, new and exciting.
Well, here’s one approach that as of late has been endorsed a million times: Go back to your roots.
Last week, London-based Farms.com announced that an unassuming video put together last summer by one of its interns, Mackenna Roth, has…
ContinueAdded by OntAG Admin on February 6, 2012 at 7:30am — 1 Comment
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