Top News

• May 9—

  Celebrating Ontario's New Crop of Ideas - McGuinty Government Rewards On-Farm Innovation

• May 6—

  Community Partners Building Reliable Power - McGuinty Government Supports First Nation Standby Power Project

• May 5—

  Marketing Plan To Boost Huntsville Economy McGuinty Government Helps Make Huntsville a Year-Round Destination

• May 2—

  New Medical Centre to be Madoc Showpiece - McGuinty Government Supports Madoc Revitalization

• April 28—

  Ontario Renews Partnership with University of Guelph - McGuinty Government Inks Deal To Boost R&D, Food Safety, Environment.

• April 25—

  Ontario Invests In Leamington Arts Centre

• April 17—

  Ontario Boosts Green Community Initiative - McGuinty Government Supports Environmental Partnership in Stone Mills

• April 16—

  Harvesting New Ideas for Agriculture -McGuinty Government Rewards On-Farm Innovation

Features

• A new Infosheet provides preventative safety advice when emptying grain storages.
• Ontario's Meat Regulation (Reg. 31/05 under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001) has been changed to provide options for cattle and pig producers who want to slaughter animals on their farm and have the carcass processed in a provincially licensed meat plant. Certain conditions apply. Public information sessions are being held in May.
• People in Ontario and around the world are better off as a result of the partnership between the University of Guelph and OMAFRA. This partnership was renewed in 2008, meaning the progress made in recent decades will continue well into the future.
• The "Farming Grows Ontario's Future" project promotes a greater understanding of agriculture and the important role it plays in Ontario.
• Winners of Premier's and Minister's Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Awards Announced April 16.