New organization elects board Thursday, April 19, 2012 by SUSAN MANNA slate of 12 people were elected to the board of Farm & Food Care Ontario at the organization’s inaugural meeting Tuesday in Waterloo.The at large directors are: Bruce Christie of Nutreco Canada Inc. and Heather Copeland of Grober Inc., both elected to two-year terms, along with Lianne Appleby of Hendrix Genetics and Ed Scharringa of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, who were both elected to one-year terms.The livestock representatives are: John Maaskant of Chicken Farmers of Ontario and Beth Clark of Ontario Pork, who were both elected to two-year terms in addition to Gerald Rollins of the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association and Murray Shrek of Dairy Farmers of Ontario, who were both elected to one-year terms.The crop representatives are: Larry Lynn of Grain Farmers of Ontario and Joe Hickson of the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association, both elected to two-year terms. The other two are: Jim Poel of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers’ Association and Marinus Bakker of the Ontario Bean Producers’ Marketing Board, who were elected to one-year terms.There were electoral races in all three categories. The executive will be elected at the first board meeting sometime in May. A date for that meeting hasn’t been set yet. BF Council introduces new fee for on-farm food safety audits Glyphosate resistance spreads in southwestern Ontario
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online
Canadian Ag Youth Council Welcomes new Members Saturday, September 14, 2024 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced the latest members to join the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CAYC). This update introduces nine fresh members alongside thirteen returning youths, marking a significant step towards involving young voices in agricultural... Read this article online
New CEO for Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Friday, September 13, 2024 Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) is promoting from within with the appointment of the organization’s newest Chief Executive Officer. Industry Services Manager Kelly Somerville has been tapped to assume the role as of September 3, replacing retiring CEO Mike McMorris.... Read this article online