Tag: RED
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program!
The agri-food sector has always been innovative in running businesses, adapting practices and collaborating to compete in the world economy. To help spur and to celebrate this innovative spirit, the Government of Ontario created the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program. Have you developed and implemented a unique product or process that helps foster…
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“How to Run a Successful Meeting” Highlights from the OSCIA Annual General Meeting
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) is a unique non-profit farm organization that represents all commodity groups across the province. They are leaders in producer education, local association development, program delivery and consumer outreach. On February 7th, 2017, OSCIA held a “How to Run a Successful Meeting” session in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,…
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The Premier’s Award For Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program is Accepting Applications
The Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program recognizes outstanding agriculture and agri-food related innovators including producers, processors, and agri-food organizations. The objectives of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program are to: Recognize and encourage innovators in the agri-food sector Foster farm-level innovation Raise awareness about the importance of agri-food innovation and its…
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Add Value to Your Agricultural Business: Learn How to Turn Your Ideas into Reality
Take the OMAFRA course, Exploring Value Added Opportunities, to learn whether adding value to your products and services is right for your business. Register today for the March 31 workshop to be held in Sunderland, Ontario! Your registration fee includes resource materials, lunch and refreshments. Ever wondered about turning your fruit into jam? Ever dreamed…
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3 Lessons on Innovation from the Economic Developers Council of Ontario Annual Conference
I had the opportunity to attend the 60th annual Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) conference that took place in February. Delegates from across Ontario included economic development officers, municipal elected officials, staff from several Ontario ministries, and industry leaders representing manufacturing, business, planning, IT, and tourism. The theme this year was Driven by Innovation. The…
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Analyst: Input-Output Modelling. A Closer Look.
Now that the the Input-Output Modelling tool, for Analyst, is available (read previous blog post here), it is time to take a closer look at one of the new reports, Regional Requirements. Regional Requirements is just one of six new reports available in Analyst under the Input-Output Module. The report helps quantify the goods and services…
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New Economic Modelling Tool
Analyst Input-Output Tool The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs – in partnership with Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) – is excited to announce the addition of a Canadian version of their Input-Output Modelling tool in Analyst. Input-Output models map out linkages within an economy by tracing the connections between industries, households and…
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Cost Of Production Calculators Available To Help With Business Planning
In the complex world of production agriculture, determining which crops will make you the most profit can be a daunting task. To help with decision making, several tools are available for downloading from the OMAFRA web site. One of these tools is the crop budgeting tool. The crop budgeting tool provides an easy way to…
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The Community-Focused Rural Economic Development Program is Open for Applications
The Rural Economic Development (RED) program helps rural communities remove barriers to community economic development, through support for planning and implementation projects that benefit rural Ontario. The program is now open and will accept applications until March 31, 2017. A second intake is scheduled for July 31, 2017 to September 29, 2017. The RED program supports…
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Recent Business Retention & Expansion Project Reports
The Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) program is a collaborative effort between government, community, and businesses that identifies opportunities to help businesses expand and, retain and create jobs. The program also encourages the implementation of agreed upon activities to achieve goals, and actions to improve the local business climate. Three recent examples of completed BR+E…