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Kelly Daynard, Farm and Food Care Ontario’s executive director, said the Ask a Farmer kiosk is like Speakers Corner in the 1990s, but with an agricultural twist.
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Interactive Ask a Farmer kiosk brings consumer questions to the experts

Kiosk is latest offering in Farm and Food Care Ontario’s consumer engagement projects

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Consumers have questions about agriculture but only some have direct access to farmers so they can ask them. Enter the Ask a Farmer kiosk, Farm and Food Care Ontario’s interactive video booth at which people pose questions to farmers. FFCO unveiled the mini-barn-like structure with a bench and standalone iPad-style recording stand, constructed during the […] Read more
The Hallahan family dairy farm is the second stop on the Breakfast on the Farm crawl. Attendees will be able to enjoy ice cream and tour the seventh-generation farm.
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Farm and Food Care Ontario brings back Breakfast on the Farm

June 17 event will feature two East Huron County farms

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Farm and Food Care Ontario is bringing Breakfast on the Farm back to the farm with a delicious twist. “Last year, we were here on the grounds at Elora (Grandway Events Centre) sharing Breakfast from the Farm, and this year, for the first time in a number of years, we are back on the farm, […] Read more
Five Agri-Food Champions were recognized at Farm and Food Care Ontario’s Harvest Gala. (l-r) Gary West, Donna Rogers, Melanie Dibble, Gordon Dibble, Ashley Brown (absent: Amanda Dooney).
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Beef Farmers of Ontario wins Paul Mistele Memorial Award

Annual award recognizes commitment to ending hunger in Ontario

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Farm and Food Care Ontario’s Harvest Gala had a capacity crowd of farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the province to celebrate agricultural excellence in Guelph Nov. 18. As part of the agenda, Feed Ontario, the province’s largest collective of hunger relief organizations, presented the 2022 Paul Mistele Memorial Award to Beef Farmers of Ontario. […] Read more
Farmer Tim May shares strategies to engage followers on social media while providing insight into the day-to-day life of a dairy farmer at the 10th annual Farm and Food Care Ontario conference in Elora, Ont., on April, 13, 2022.
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Conversations, not comparisons, create opportunities to agvocate

Farmer Tim offered his experience on how to take advantage of social media opportunities

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Don’t confuse consumers with negative comparisons. Instead, create confidence with positive conversations. It’s a simple but powerful strategy used by Ontario dairy farmer Tim May, more widely known on social platforms as Farmer Tim, to teach his 150,000 followers about the dairy sector and agriculture. May was a guest speaker at Farm and Food Care […] Read more
Understanding how to source the needed trailers and gates is critical to controlling a livestock accident situation.
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First responder livestock training goes virtual

Containment and material sourcing emphasized in response to transportation crises

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Getting livestock out of a downed truck can be tricky, but keeping them calm and together afterwards can be even tougher.  Farm and Food Care Ontario is tackling the problem in an online series of livestock emergency training workshops.  Why it matters: First responders require expertise in animal rescue and handling — as well as […] Read more
Sandi Brock in her sheep barn.
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Brock and Nairn named 2021 Food and Farming Champions

Farmer and OFA rep lauded for their communication about agriculture with the public

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Updated Farm and Food Care Ontario (FFCO) recognized Sandi Brock and Paul Nairn as its 2021 Food and Farming Champions. “This is truly an honour. To be nominated by peers is truly amazing and I, for once in my life, I’m a bit speechless,” said Brock. Why it matters: Farm and Food Care’s annual award […] Read more
Hogs on a stock trailer bound for a Toronto packing plant accept drinks from Toronto Pig Save members in 2013. (Screengrab of Toronto Pig Save video via YouTube)
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Farm groups weigh options after hog truck verdict

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Officials with Ontario farm groups plan to “discuss next steps” following the dismissal of charges against an animal welfare activist who gave drinks to hogs aboard a livestock trailer. Justice David Harris of the Ontario Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed a charge of criminal mischief against Anita Krajnc of the self-described “grassroots, animal rights, […] Read more
Speakers at the Farm, Food and Beyond press conference (r to l): Alan Kruszel, OSCIA; Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Sustainable Farm Coalition; John Maaskant, Farm and Food Care Ontario; Robert Cash, the Provision Coalition; Don McCabe, OFA; Scott Graham, Presidents’ Council; and Lorne Small, CFFO. (Ralph Pearce photo)
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Pearce: Ontario’s EFP program takes next step

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Next year it will have been 25 years since Ontario introduced the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) for farms, and leading up to that anniversary, it’s worth noting more than 38,000 farm families have participated. In spite of some growing pains in the late 1990s, the EFP has grown to provide the Ontario agri-food industry with […] Read more

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