Posted in Economics, Growing Forward 2, tagged GF2, Growing Forward 2 on February 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »
While demand has remained high, there is still plenty of opportunity left. Originally, only two intakes had been scheduled for 2017, but a third intake has been added to make sure producers have time plenty of chances to apply. Intake dates for 2017 are:
**Newly added intake
Intake Dates
1 February 3 – 23, 2017
2 April 4 – 18, 2017**
3 May 12 – June 1, 2017
Posted in Economics, Education, Uncategorized, tagged marketing, selling food, value added, workshop on January 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Are you starting or growing a food business?
Learn how you as a producer or small processor can access new market channels at these one day workshops. Topics include market channel opportunities, basics of food regulations, costing and pricing your products for success, food packaging and labelling, getting your product listed, and food trends: consumer and industry expectations.
For more information and to register visit: www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/facts/sellingfoodwkshop.htm
Other dates and locations planned are Renfrew, March 7, Smiths Falls, March 8, Huron county, and Middlesex county (dates TBD). Information on these workshops will be added to the OMAFRA website shortly.
Posted in Economics, tagged agri-tourism, marketing on November 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Looking for information on agri-tourism, marketing plans, or direct farm marketing? Three updated factsheets are now available on OMAFRA’s Business Management page:
Developing an Agri-Tourism Operation in Ontario
Are you interested in opening your farm to the public? Does your farm have the potential to integrate agri-tourism into the business? This factsheet discusses what it takes to run an agri-tourism operation, how to define your target market, and the first steps in marketing your business.
If you are looking for information on how to develop a marketing plan or have ever wondered if a marketing plan is necessary, the newly updated Developing a Marketing Plan factsheet is a must-read.
Direct Farm Marketing in Ontario- A Primer
Have you ever wanted to shift gears and become a price maker, not a price taker? Does direct farm marketing appeal to you? Similar to agri-tourism, there are many different considerations to take into account when entering the direct farm marketing business.
Posted in Economics, Markets, Uncategorized, tagged hogs on August 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
From Statistics Canada the Daily, August 18:
“As of July 1, there were 7,035 hog farms in Canada, up 0.1% from the same date a year earlier. These farms reported 1.2 million sows and gilts, up 0.7% from July 1, 2015.
Canada exported 2.9 million hogs in the first half of 2016, down 0.1% from the same period in 2015. There was continued strong demand for hogs in the United States. According to the most recent US data, hog inventories reached their highest June 1 level in over 50 years, up 2.0% from June 1, 2015. Hog slaughter in the US was 1% higher in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.
Hog slaughter increased in Canada in the first six months of 2016, up 1.3% from the same period in 2015 to 10.6 million head.
The January-to-June 2016 pig crop was 14.4 million head, up 2.2% from the same period in 2015.”
Posted in Economics, Feed, tagged custom farmwork, farmwork rates on June 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Reblogged from ONagbusiness
Continuing a long standing trend with custom farmwork, 2015 custom rates rose from the previous report in 2012. Figure 1 shows an example of grain corn combining rates from 1994 to 2015. Combining rates have been on a steady increase over the past 20 years, which is true of most field crop operations. Overall, per […]
Posted in Economics, tagged swine budget, swine budgets on February 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Swine Budget for December 2015 is now available.
Posted in Economics, Markets, tagged budgets, swine budges on December 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The November Swine Budgets and budgets for the entire year are available on the OMAFRA swine website 2015 Swine Budgets.
