News release sample - written for Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Guelph ON, January 26, 2011 – Ontario’s horticulture farmers have banded together with the provincial government again this year to bring healthy fruit and vegetable snacks to school children in Northern Ontario. The Northern School Snack Program has launched its 19 week program at 110 elementary schools.
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Guelph, ON, January 14, 2011 – Soy 20/20 is stepping up its efforts to develop new industrial bioproduct markets for Canadian soybeans with the hiring of a new Director of Bioproduct Commercialization. The organization has hired Rob Roe to drive commercialization activities in the soy bioproducts area, with a particular focus on bringing new pilot scale biorefinery capability to Ontario. The position was created following the completion of an in-depth strategic plan for bioproducts by Soy 20/20. Read the rest of this entry »
News release sample - written for Agricultural Adaptation Council
October 5, 2010- Too many weeds too early in the season can be stressful on corn, causing yield loss that can’t be recovered. Research now underway at the University of Guelph is hoping to identify tools to help farmers regain potential yields in affected corn crops.
This project is designed to help identify options for recovering some or even all of the yield potential in corn that is affected by early weed stress. It is important for growers to have tools to be able to produce healthy, high yielding crops. Read the rest of this entry »
Sample news release - written for AGCare/Ontario Farm Animal Council
Guelph, ON, April 9, 2010 – Farmers must stand together and start leading the discussion on sustainable food and farming. That’s the message Montana logger and environmental advocate Bruce Vincent told a record audience at the Speakers’ Forum hosted by AGCare and the Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) in Guelph yesterday.
The public is tired of doom and gloom, says Vincent, and they need to hear more from farmers actively promoting their proactive environmental practices in order to bring balance to the ongoing debate about environmental stewardship.
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Guelph, March 31 2011 – Ontario’s fruit and vegetable growers are applauding the announcement of a new self-directed risk management program for the edible horticulture sector in this week’s provincial budget. Farmers have been lobbying for bankable, predictable and stable risk management programming for the last several years as the fruit and vegetable sector has been suffering through a prolonged economic downturn.
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Guelph, Ontario, November 6, 2010 – The farm gates are “virtually” open on a series of new online farm tours being launched today. Online visitors can meet real Ontario farmers and tour real farms that grow grain, field vegetables, fruit and greenhouse vegetables - without putting their boots on. The project is part of ongoing efforts to help connect consumers to farmers and how their food is produced.
Read the rest of this entry »News article sample ~ Written for Ontario Corn Producer, February 2009
Environmental consciousness and responsibility are becoming increasingly popular as more of us start “going green”. The reason? Consumers’ rising awareness of their environmental footprint and what impact that might have on the future – theirs, their children’s, and their grandchildren’s.
But in the farming world, caring for the environment is not just the latest trend. It’s a long-term commitment that has been going on for decades as farmers and government have quietly invested millions of dollars and hundreds of hours into environmental education, improvements and stewardship projects. Read the rest of this entry »
News article sample ~ Written for The Grower, January 2010
A series of global trends will change everything about the way we eat, says the head of Canada’s largest grocery chain. And that means both adjustment and opportunity for those involved in food, Galen Weston of Loblaw Companies Limited told attendees at the Agricultural Adaptation Council’s annual meeting in Guelph recently.
“We’ve been in the business of feeding Canadians for 126 years and we take a long term view of things,” he says. “We think of business in terms of decades, not quarters, which is why we are successful.” Read the rest of this entry »
News article sample ~ Written for Ontario Grain Farmer, November 2009
As demand for “green” products increases, more and more technologies and opportunities for bio-based products are emerging alongside to meet those needs.
Crops like corn, wheat and soybeans are starting to replace traditional petroleum-based ingredients in these new bio-products, making them easier on the environment and lessening our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels. They’re also creating new market opportunities for farmers. Read the rest of this entry »
News article sample ~ Written for Ontario Farmer, February 9, 2010
An episode of Oprah. A film called Food Inc. A hard-hitting Time magazine cover story. A series in the Toronto Star.
The last year was not a good one for agriculture on the public relations front, but a Guelph agri-food consultant still believes the industry is on the right track. And he offered some tips to help address the growing public perception issue as he spoke to a meeting of the Guelph Partnership for Innovation last week. Read the rest of this entry »
