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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

By Diana Martin May 10, 2023
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 […] 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.
News

Farm and Food Care Ontario brings back Breakfast on the Farm

June 17 event will feature two East Huron County farms

By Diana Martin May 3, 2023
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 […] 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).
News

Beef Farmers of Ontario wins Paul Mistele Memorial Award

Annual award recognizes commitment to ending hunger in Ontario

By Farmtario Staff December 16, 2022
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 […] 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.
News

Conversations, not comparisons, create opportunities to agvocate

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

By Diana Martin May 2, 2022
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 […] Read more

Understanding how to source the needed trailers and gates is critical to controlling a livestock accident situation.
Livestock, News

First responder livestock training goes virtual

Containment and material sourcing emphasized in response to transportation crises

By Matt McIntosh April 23, 2021
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 […] 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

By Diana Martin April 15, 2021
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 […] 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)
Livestock

Farm groups weigh options after hog truck verdict

By Farmtario Staff May 4, 2017
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 […] 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

By Ralph Pearce October 3, 2015
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 […] Read more


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