Results to date for the 2009 Ontario Forage Masters Program are now available. The Contact Person in each county/district has the scores, and has contacted the participants in their areas. The top three winners in each county/district will be receiving a number of prizes at events scheduled by their local SCIA. The first place winners are eligible to enter the final provincial competition taking place at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November through entries they submit to the OSCIA provincial office in Guelph by the deadline of October 1. The winner will be named the 2009 Ontario Forage Master, and will represent Ontario at the Forage Spokesperson Competition held as part of the American Forage and Grasslands Council conference which is taking place in Springfield Missouri, from June 20-22, 2010.
All cost-share funds for program year two (2010-11) of the Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program (COFSP) under the Growing Forward Environment and Climate Change Initiative have now been fully committed February 8, 2010 - Read more...
Demand for Program Funding Shows Farmers’ Environmental Commitment November 26, 2009 Read more... Additional Funds for Farm Environmental Improvements in the Greenbelt November 18, 2009 Read more..
First-Time Farmer Taps Into Environmental Cost Share Programs September 3, 2009 PDF - Read more...
