Tag: northern ontario
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OMAFRA in the Rainy River & Kenora Area – Meet Jennifer Wall, Agriculture Development Advisor
Q: What is your role in Business Development Branch? A: Within the BDB, I am an Agriculture Development Advisor. I work with clients and stakeholders in the Rainy River and Kenora area to provide support for agriculture and food economic development projects, tech projects, and other types of projects. I act as a liaison between…
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Growing Agriculture with Northern Ontario Community Pastures
There are six community pastures located across northern Ontario. Partnerships between organizations and the provincial government were instrumental in the formation of the pastures. In the early 2000’s the Association of Community Pastures (ACP) was created and they subsequently ownership of some of these pastures. The pastures are available for farmers to rent for the…
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#Agsplore The North
At the end of September 2016 a bus load of University of Guelph, Ontario Agriculture College (OAC) students headed north from Guelph to tour the Nipissing and Temiskaming farming districts. Through pictures and quotes here is a summary of their trip. Two OAC students from the Temiskaming District, Emily Potter and Tanja Gahwiler, decided their fellow…
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Diversifying the Cash Crop Industry in Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario, with its cooler growing conditions, is known to grow good quality forages and spring grains. However, the past three decades has seen a diversification and expansion of the cash crop sector in the north. With fewer livestock farms in the north, resulting in fewer acres of forages being grown (less livestock, less feed…
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5 Ways to Positively Impact the Economic Viability of Agriculture in Northern Ontario
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is leading the development of the Northern Ontario Agriculture, Aquaculture and Food Processing sector strategy. Agriculture, Aquaculture and Food Processing is a priority sector that can help grow and diversify Northern Ontario’s economy under the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario, OMAFRA needs input from a…
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Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station
In an age of patented crop varieties and technology use agreements, how does one put a value on the economic impact of a small, independent research station? Driven by a belief that location specific research is important to the sustainability and advancement of the local and regional agricultural and agri related industries, the Thunder Bay…
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Municipal Regulatory Toolkit for Agriculture
The Regional Economic Development Branch, North Region Team (NRT) provides support to municipalities involved with the agriculture sector. This support often comes in the form of responding to specific questions about agriculture related economic development opportunities, and frequently about regulatory aspects of the industry. In response to these inquiries, the NRT developed the “Municipal Regulatory…
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Promoting Agriculture at the Northeastern Ontario Planning Authorities Workshop
On September 24th OMAFRA Regional Economic Development Branch staff Pierrette Desrochers, Agriculture Development Advisor; Monique Legault, Manager North Region in collaboration with John O’Neil OMAFRA Planner for the north presented a workshop entitled “Growing Agriculture and Agri-Food in Northern Ontario” at the Northeastern Ontario Planning Authorities Workshop in Sudbury.
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Farming the North – Growing opportunities for agriculture in Northern Ontario
OMAFRA is working with the agriculture community to provide opportunities to expand agriculture in Northern Ontario with a website that offers clients information to help them make their expansion or investment decisions. September 1, 2015 is the launch date for the website. Check it out farmnorth.com.
