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Ontario Agriculture Week
October 5 -10
Events in communities across Ontario
Beef Handling Workshops
October 7 - 9
November 2 - 5
See newsletter article
Farm & Food Care Canada annual Harvest Gala October 29
Kitchener
Bingemans Park Conference Centre
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Ag Ambassador Tip
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When dealing with media, there is no "off the record". Treat every answer and every comment as if it will be quoted, and be aware that only part of the interview may be shown.
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Farm & Food Care announces transition of Executive Director from provincial to national scope
Farm & Food Care is pleased to announce that Crystal Mackay, Executive Director of Farm & Food Care Ontario will transition to the new national Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position for Farm & Food Care Canada in January 2016.
Mackay will continue to manage Farm & Food Care Ontario while the search for her replacement is underway, and through the transition process.
The official announcement can be viewed by clicking here.
Animal Care Newsletter, October 2015
Farm & Food Care Ontario's October animal care newsletter is now available on here.
Included in this issue is a review of the first three beef handling workshops with Dylan Biggs, examples of soon-to-be-available IMPACT (Innovative Management and Practical Animal Care Training) online training modules, and much more.
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Gearing up for Ontario Agriculture Week
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Ontario is a province overflowing with nutritious and delicious food, and from October 5 to 11, Farm & Food Care Ontario, Foodland Ontario and agricultural organizations across the province will be celebrating Ontario Agriculture Week along with the province's 37,000 farm families. The week has been celebrated since it was proclaimed by the Ontario government in 1998.
Want to get involved? Here are just a few local food events coming your way: - Soup Fest ~ October 3, Holland Marsh. Join chefs and other food enthusiasts in sampling hundreds of soups all made from locally produced ingredients.
- Harvest Halton ~ October 4, Milton. Local chefs and farmers partner to create local dishes, while promoting agricultural awareness.
- Apple Harvest Festival ~ October 10, Blue Mountain. Celebrate the harvest in Ontario's largest apple-growing region.
- #loveONTfood photo contest ~ Incorporate #loveontfood into your Twitter or Instagram posts during Ontario Agriculture Week for a chance to win cool prizes.
Visit www.loveONTfood.ca to see a full list of events happening around the province. Electronic and other resources are also available here.
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Harvest Gala 2015 ~ tickets now available
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 Come and be captivated by beauty, elegance and romance of an evening in Paris at Farm & Food Care's eighth annual Harvest Gala. Our theme this year is An Evening in Paris featuring tasting stations serving the best of Ontario food with a Parisian flair. The event will be held at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener.
Annually, the Harvest Gala is a unique event for people from across the agriculture and food industry to celebrate and enjoy the incredible food we produce and the people who make it happen. Past attendees come back year after year, with many saying it is one of their favourite events of the year.
Pictures from last year's "Roaring 20s" gala can be viewed by clicking here.
For more information on the event, sponsorship opportunities or to order tickets,visit www.FarmCareFoundation.ca.
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Farm & Food Care's IMPACT program is hosting two beef handling workshop series this October and November.
These free, one-day workshops will feature practical low-stress handling techniques that promote a safe, calm and effective environment when working with cattle on the farm.
Curt Pate, a cattle handling expert from Montana, will be in northern Ontario for three workshops:
 Dylan Biggs, a cattle handling expert from Alberta, will be in Eastern Ontario for four workshops:
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Breakfast on the Farm ~ Essex County
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Nearly 2,000 people visited Hylander Farms in Tecumseh on September 20 for Breakfast on the Farm - an event designed to bring farmers and non-farmers together to talk about Canadian food and farming.
Each Breakfast on the Farm event features a free, all-Ontario breakfast for attendees, plus a number of different activities and farm displays for people to explore. Hylander Farms is a grain, beef and veal farm owned by the Hyland family. There were a total of 18 different displays at the event in Tecumseh, featuring everything from veal calves and farm machinery to Ontario apples and conservation authorities. 150 volunteers were present to help run the event. Sue McLarty, Farm & Food Care Ontario's Special Events Manager, says the Farm & Food Care team was pleased to coordinate the event along with the Essex County Federation of Agriculture.
Event partners include Burnbrae Farms Ltd., Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Dow AgriServices, Egg Farmers of Ontario, Foodland Ontario and Gray Ridge Egg Farms. Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. generously provided milk for the event.
Click the links below to view a full list of event partners, as well as photos from the event:
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Speakers' Bureau training visits Northern Ontario
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 Farm & Food Care Ontario's Speakers' Bureau Workshop series is coming to Northern Ontario this November.
For farmers and agribusiness people alike, the Speakers' Bureau series of workshops is designed to encourage those involved in agriculture to tell THEIR stories - what they do and why they do it - to non-farming audiences.
Four more sessions have been planned. They are as follows:
- November 3 ~ Emo
- November 5 ~ Thunder Bay
- November 18 ~ Earlton
- November 19 ~ Sudbury
Space is limited to the first 25 participants. There is no cost to participate. Lunch and all workshop materials will be included.
Those interested in registering can contact Matt McIntosh:
(519)-837-1326, extension 235.
Help Canadians get The Real Dirt on Farming. Speak up and tell your farming story. It's important!
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