Farm & Food Care is launching the Ontario-wide Farm Invention Challenge with $9,000 in cash prizes available for winning entries in the categories of animal care or water efficiency/quality improvements.
CATEGORIES INCLUDE:
A. Animal Care
1. Large farm gadgets and gizmos – Whether it`s welding up a new attachment for your skid steer or designing a whole new feeding system, share with us your large scale farm innovations.
2. Small farm gadgets and gizmos – Have you ever fixed something with a rubber band or used a cotter pin in an unusual way? We want to hear about the simple fixes that have revolutionized animal care on your farm.
3. Farm hacks – Tell us how you have made simple changes around your barn to save time and headaches on your farm.
B. Water Efficiency & Quality
4. Water quality and nutrient management – What changes to equipment or practices have led to improved water quality and less nutrient runoff from farm lands? Share your ideas that help Ontario farmers better manage nutrients and minimize off-site impacts on surface and ground water quality.
5. Water use efficiency – Have you built a custom control system or use a different moisture sensor system to minimize overuse of water? Enter your equipment ideas or conservation practices that are working to improve the use of water around your farm.
6. Community/other – Tell us about your community organized or farm group projects that have helped to protect and/or improve water resources in your area.
PRIZES
• $1,000 first prize in each category
• $500 second prize in each category
Click the link for full contest eligibility and application forms.
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