Category: northern ontario
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Upcoming Business Retention and Expansion Training – October 17 in South Porcupine, ON
Is your community planning to further engage with businesses or initiate a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) project this year? If so, sign up for a one-day, in-person BR+E training session planned for October 17, 2023. This session will be delivered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with the…
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Register Today for 2023 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum
Connect, Collaborate, Cultivate Agriculture Across Ontario Join us on October 17 to 19 for the 15th annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum in the City of Temiskaming Shores. The event will kick off on the Tuesday with a networking evening, an informal drop-in with local food samplings. You will have the opportunity to…
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Join Us for the First Session of the 2023-2024 Teeny Tiny Summit on September 26th!
The 2023-2024 Teeny Tiny Summit series, themed Creating Community Wealth and Well-Being, is kicking off on September 26th at 9:30 am. This event will feature the renowned community enthusiast and social capitalist, Peter Kenyon, who will speak on the topic of Building from Within: Mobilizing and Connecting a Community’s Assets. Peter is motivated by the…
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2023 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum coming to Northern Ontario – October 17 to 19, 2023
SAVE THE DATE: On October 17 to 19, 2023, the 15th annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum is taking place in Northern Ontario for the first time! This is co-hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the City of Temiskaming Shores. The theme for this year’s forum…
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Greenhouse Production and Vertical Farming Webinars For Northern Ontario
As technology becomes available, new crops and production methods are expanding opportunities in Northern Ontario. Register for the Greenhouse Production and Vertical Farming Webinars and learn from the experts about some of the key considerations when starting a project. Municipalities play a key role in determining how and where production activities occur. By attending these…
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Highlights from the 2021 North & Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference
The North & Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference has officially ended. This year, hundreds of attendees from regions across Ontario attended the virtual conference to learn about topics such as agri-tourism, farming, greenhouse production, and more from experts and small Ontario businesses. Following the theme of local food, two chef-led lunches were hosted to encourage…
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Growing in a COVID-19 World
Guest blog written by Emily Potter, Executive Director, NOFIA With the current COVID-19 situation changing daily, challenges that farmers were facing prior to the outbreak have escalated, and new challenges are being presented week by week. While the general public are expressing concerns about the food supply, farmers want the public to know that they…
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Methods to Reduce Predation in Ontario
Predation by wildlife is a year-round problem in rural Ontario with two peak periods in spring and late summer. OMAFRA has developed the Wildlife Damage Compensation Program to help farmers who lose livestock due to wild animals killing or injuring their stock. This resource offers training materials and suggestions for farmers to help discourage wildlife…
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Building the Brand Northwest Beef
Developing new markets closer to home can add value and cut costs. Beef Farmers in Northern Ontario working with Local Food and Farm Co-op Ontario developed a new brand called Northwest Beef, focused on accomplishing those two objectives and adding value to the agriculture industry of Northwestern Ontario. With some aid from federal and provincial…