Goat biosecurity standard focuses on six areas Monday, April 1, 2013 by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe national biosecurity standard for Canadian goat farms, released last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is the result of a collaboration that included input from Ontario Goat.Jennifer Haley, executive director of Ontario Goat, said they worked closely with the CFIA on the project. “Ontario Goat was very much involved in the development of this standard,” she said.While Haley doesn’t know how many of her members will adopt the biosecurity measures, she said, “The thing with the goat industry is they haven’t had a lot of resources so they are very eager for new things that can help them reduce costs.”According to a CFIA news release, the standard focuses on six areas to “minimize the risk of disease transmission on farm.” The areas are: sourcing and introducing animals; animal health; facility management; movement of people, vehicles and equipment; monitoring and record keeping; and communications and training.”Haley said her organization is preparing to mail out copies of the standard “to any of our licensed milk shippers and anybody else that we have contact information for . . . If we don’t know about them, we can’t get the standard to them but we will do our best to make sure that producers here in Ontario have a copy of it.”Ontario Goat is part of the Ontario Livestock Alliance, a partnership between Ontario Veal, Ontario Goat and Ontario Rabbit. BF Northumberland County sheep case returns to court in May Beef risk fund benefits expected soon
Ontario Basketball and Dairy Farmers of Ontario expand partnership into 2025 Thursday, April 3, 2025 Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) and the Ontario Basketball Association (OBA) have extended their partnership into 2025. With this agreement, DFO will be the presenting partner of the and support Team Ontario. “Dairy Farmers of Ontario is delighted to continue its partnership... Read this article online
Agritourism operators meet with Ontario’s Tourism Minister Thursday, April 3, 2025 On April 2, 2025, members of Ontario’s agritourism sector met with the province’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, the Hon. Stan Cho to discuss what is one of the fastest growing and popular sectors in tourism. Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff, Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive... Read this article online
U of G Students win Branded Farms.com Chairs Thursday, April 3, 2025 Farms.com was pleased to support the University of Guelph’s annual College Royal which was held March 15th & 16th, 2025 – it was the 101st edition. Every March, the University of Guelph hosts College Royal, the largest university open house event in North America. This annual... Read this article online
Lynmark Farms named Master Breeder for 2025 Wednesday, April 2, 2025 The Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society has announced that Lynmark Farms has been named as a herd for 2025. Lynmark Farms is owned and operated by Tim Shearer and Irene Vietinghoff of Norwood, Ontario. They are the third Milking Shorthorn herd to be recognized as a since this... Read this article online
John Deere collaborates with Dovetail Workwear Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Built by, for, and with women, Dovetail Workwear is teaming with John Deere ( Deere & Company) to develop a collection of apparel and gear specifically designed to address the needs of women in the agricultural industry. The companies said there’s a shared commitment to celebrating... Read this article online