Food and Beverage Blogs
Strategic Planning for Your Organization – Webinar Series
A Free Webinar Training Series For Not-for-Profit Organizations begins February 25, 2026! This free train-the-trainer webinar series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of Rural Affairs’ Strategic Planning Resource manual, this step-by-step interactive webinar…
Welcoming Communities: Supporting the People Behind the Harvest
Importance of International Agricultural Workers in Ontario Each year, approximately 45,000 International Agricultural Workers (IAWs) arrive in Ontario, accounting for 28 per cent of Ontario’s primary agriculture workforce. Beyond their work in the fields, every IAW supports one to two local jobs up the supply chain (transportation, marketing…
New dates! Strategic Planning for Your Organization – Webinar Series begins March 20, 2025!
A Free Webinar Training Series For Not-for-Profit Organizations This free train-the-trainer webinar series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of Rural Affairs’ Strategic Planning Resource manual, this step-by-step interactive webinar series will help organizations…
Tips to Help Organizations Prepare for their Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meetings (AGM) are meetings that are held annually for the members or ‘owners’ of an organization. The meeting allows the board of directors to demonstrate how they have governed the organization over the past year and an opportunity for members and directors to talk with each…
Apply for an Excellence in Agriculture Awards – Application deadline is July 22nd!
Don’t forget to submit your nominations or application to recognize a leader in Ontario agriculture and food industry! Calling all Ontario producers, processors, Northern businesses, Indigenous businesses and communities, organizations, women and youth! The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness wants to recognize and showcase the efforts…
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies and the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act
As of October 19, 2021, the Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) was proclaimed and it applies to Ontario non-profits, including those organizations under the Agricultural and Horticultural Act. However, ONCA provisions do not apply where they conflict with another Act, nor do they apply to the extent that…
Business Retention and Expansion Training Program
Planning to engage with businesses in your community or start a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) project this year? You should attend the upcoming BR+E training sessions to learn the best practices for engaging the businesses in your community. Through the BR+E program, participants will learn how to…
Facilitating Strategic Planning for Your Organization
A Free Webinar Training Series For Not-for-Profit Organizations This free train-the-trainer webinar series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Strategic Planning Resource manual, this step-by-step interactive webinar series…
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