London Farm Show

The latest London Farm Show Connect video, presented by Ontario Mutuals, deals with off-farm income strategies. Hear from two local entrepreneur farmers on how they carved out a niche for their business in agriculture, their success and challenges and their advice for those looking to diversify their agricultural career and income. The session, sponsored by Ontario Federation of Agriculture, is the latest in our Grove 364 series. You can find more quality agricultural content on our YouTube page and stay tuned to our social media channels each week for our latest video release.

With the rapid explosion of technology in the agricultural sector, it is more critical than ever for farmers to have reliable internet access. The Digital Divide: Rural Internet Infrastructure tackled the topic during the recent London Farm Show Connect brought to you by Ontario Mutuals. The session, sponsored by Farm Credit Canada is the latest in our new Grove 365 series. You can find more quality agricultural content on our YouTube page and stay tuned to our social media channels each week for our latest video release.

Find out more about BIN-SENSE, a technology developed to effectively monitor grain storage, during our latest video session from London Farm Show Connect brought to you by Ontario Mutuals. This informative Q & A was sponsored by IntraGrain and is the latest in our new Grove 365 series. You can find more quality agricultural content on our YouTube page and stay tuned to our social media channels each week for our latest video release.

Contest closing soon Don't forget to enter your photos for our two photo competitions for the National Poultry Show, presented by Aviagen, in partnership with the Poultry Industry Council. There are competitions:... 1 - Send us a photo of a day in the life of a Canadian Poultry Farmer, or someone working in the Poultry Industry. Thank you to our sponsor New-Life Mills! Winner receives a $25.00 gift certificate. Enter here https://bit.ly/39Sz4gz 2 - Send us a photo of an entree you created using Canadian Chicken, Turkey or Eggs. Thank you to our sponsor Ceva Animal Health! Winner receives a $25.00 gift certificate + gift basket. Enter here https://bit.ly/3mwHQpi

If you’re looking for the newest and best information to help improve crop production than our latest video from this year’s London Farm Show Connect, brought to you by Ontario Mutuals, is what you need. The Top 10 Agronomy Insights, sponsored by Maizex Seeds Inc., is part of our new Grove 365 series. You can find more quality agricultural content on our YouTube page and stay tuned to our social media channels each week for our latest video release.

Are you looking for new and unique ways to more effectively market your family farm? Check out this informative session from this year’s London Farm Show Connect brought to you by Ontario Mutuals This session, sponsored by Ontario Federation of Agriculture, is part of our new @Grove 365 series and you can find more quality Agricultural content on our YouTube page bit.ly/3qXnLct . Stay tuned to our social media channels where next week we feature a segment on the Top 10 Agronomy insights.

As part of our recently concluded Farm Show Connect virtual show, presented by Ontario Mutuals, we are excited to announce the kick-off of our weekly video series with The Grove at Western Fair District focused on Agriculture. To start things off, we introduce Peter Johnson, a.k.a. ‘Wheat Pete’, who provided a very informative presentation on sustainable soil management practices - Sponsored by AGTIV. All of our quality content is now available on our Grove 365 YouTube page bit.ly/3qXnLct If you like what you see, give us a like and subscribe to stay up to date with all things agriculture!

Our first ever virtual #LdnFarmShow - London Farm Show Connect - sponsored by Ontario Mutuals is now complete. A big thank you to our day 3 sponsors.... Grain Farmers of Ontario, TD and Farm Credit Canada!

On mobile? You can multitask on your smartphone while you watch #ldnfarmshow Connect sponsored by Ontario Mutuals

FINAL DAY of #Ldnfarmshow Connect, presented by Ontario Mutuals starts at 10am! . View the full schedule here https://bit.ly/30fTr1U .... Get your tickets here https://bit.ly/3kLNRxP Schedule 10:00 AM: Is there a future where farmers are paid for carbon sequestration practices? Sponsored by Grain Farmers of Ontario Leonardo will share results from the carbon pilot project that Bayer has run with U.S. Farmers, and Claudia will speak to her research on greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration and carbon footprint analysis. The focus will be on science-based opportunities to sequester carbon, challenges in adopting carbon-friendly practices, and how policy and incentives can assist farmers to adopt these practices. Panelists: Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph and Leonardo Bastos, Carbon Business Model, Bayer CropScience. Moderated by Morgan MacTavish, Agri-Food Manager, WFD 11:00 AM: Coffee break! 11:15 AM: Preventing and Managing Wildlife Damage on Farms OMAFRA Hear from James Byrne, Beef Cattle Specialist with OMAFRA, on the resources and strategies for handling wildlife damage on the farm. Moderated by Morgan MacTavish, Agri-Food Manager, WFD 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch break 1:00 PM: Agricultural Rights & the Law in Ontario - Sponsored by TD Canada Trust Agricultural Services Partner John D. Goudy will share some laws for farmers to be aware of, specifically around trespass and liability rights, checkerboarding with land purchases, easements and who is responsible for buried oil & gas tanks. Speaker: John D. Goudy, Scott Petrie LLP Moderated by Andrew Campbell, Farmer & Owner, Fresh Air Media 1:30 PM: AI-Powered Face ID for Livestock Join CEO Mokah Shmigelsky and CTO Geoffrey Shmigelsky, creators of BETSY, an AI that uses facial recognition to identify, track and monitor beef and dairy cattle from almost any angle, and at a considerable distance. Hear about how this technology can create a permanent visual identification system, and what this means for farmers. Moderated by Andrew Campbell, Farmer & Owner, Fresh Air Media 2:00 PM: The Digital Divide: Rural Internet Infrastructure - Sponsored by FCC High tech equipment with a dial-up connection. Peter will share feedback received from farmers in the OFA recent survey on rural broadband internet, and how this is impacting farm operations. Then hear from Helen Odame with the Rural Broadband Internet (R2D2) project, why a ‘wired’ farm is the farm of the future, with on-going policy and infrastructure projects for rural Ontario. Panelists: Peter Sykanda, MSc, Ontario Federation of Agriculture and Helen Hambly Odame, University of Guelph Moderated by Andrew Campbell, Farmer & Owner, Fresh Air Media 3:00 Wrap up & event end

DAY 2 of #Londonfarmshow Connect, presented by Ontario Mutuals is now complete. A big thank you to today's session sponsors @MaizexSeeds, OFA and IntraGrain Technologies Inc.

Have you heard of stock cropping? Stock cropping is an agricultural experiment to combine livestock and grain crops together in the field at the same time. Farmer Zack Smith from The Stock Cropper shares his results with us during #ldnfarmshow connect presented by Ontario Mutuals. Learn more at thestockcropper.com

Moderator Bridget Mahon gets us started on day 2 of #Londonfarmshow Connect sponsored by Ontario Mutuals - https://www.thegrovewfd.com/ldnfarmshowhome

DAY 2 #Ldnfarmshow Connect, presented by Ontario Mutuals starts at 10am! . View the schedule here https://bit.ly/3bZkfc5 .... Get your tickets here https://bit.ly/2Ok54lQ #CdnAg #ontag @WesternFair See more

Check out what our Agri-business hub The Grove at Western Fair District has been up to for the past year.

That's a wrap for Ontario Agriculture week - we hope you have a safe and tasty Thanksgiving this weekend! Be sure to check out delicious recipes from some of our Canadian Poultry Industry groups: Turkey with Maple Thyme Glaze from Ontario Turkey Mayan Style Chicken & Pumpkin Soup from @chickenfarmers Custard Brûlée from Get Cracking

This week is Ontario Agriculture week! A time dedicated to celebrating the abundance of food our farmers produce, the hard-working people this industry employs, the rural communities we support, and the economic engine we fuel. To help celebrate Ontario Agriculture Week, we are sharing our online resource package that was created for our Virtual School Ag-Tour program. This package includes a variety of videos, educational resources, and activities to help connect consumers... to their producers and the local food system. Follow the link to check it out https://bit.ly/3ipDYmz A BIG thank you to our partners for providing the resources for everyone to enjoy year-round! AgScape, Farm & Food Care Ontario, @ontariofarms, Six by Sixteen, Growing Chefs! Ontario, Middlesex-London Food Policy Council, Beef Farmers of Ontario, @OntarioDairy, Egg Farmers of Ontario, Good in Every Grain, and Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association. Join us in celebrating #OntAgWeek and include #loveONTfood

Today is the last day to participate in our Farmer Trivia! See our farmer trivia at our virtual booth for a chance to win a curbside pickup dinner for two (psst. baby back ribs are on the menu!). Visit us here https://bit.ly/3mvMeoh

Our team is at #CDFS2020 today, while also running our virtual school ag-tours, and our virtual #WesternFair See our farmer trivia at our booth for a chance to win a curbside pickup dinner for two (psst. baby back ribs are on the menu!). Visit us here https://bit.ly/2H3vKDH

We will miss seeing our Fair friends in the barn this yearbut good news! If you tune in to the Virtual #WesternFair2020 on Monday, September 14th and download our Augmented Reality App, you’ll get to see some four-legged animals roaming around the City! Can you find the pig, horse, llama, alpaca, sheep, horse, goat, and cows?! For more information on how to download the app, check out https://bit.ly/2GECIyE Agriculture Day is sponsored by @caseih.northamerica

Our team will be at the virtual Canada's Outdoor Farm Show this September with a booth - be sure to stop by and test your knowledge with our Farmer Trivia, for a chance to win a curbside kitchen dinner for two! ($50 value). We're looking forward to seeing many of our farmers & exhibitors, albeit in a different way than normal!

Have you registered yet for our Virtual Ag-tours program? If not, you better get cracking! We’re excited to welcome @EggFarmersofOntario as one of our V-POD (virtual pods of discovery) partners, as learn about egg farmers like the Hayes family, pictured in this photo. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2GdrqkF and learn about: How farmers care for their animals Information on egg farmers, and how eggs get from the farm to your table The many ways to cook with eggs... Careers in the production of eggs Thanks to our partners: Good in Every Grain Egg Farmers of Ontario Beef Farmers of Ontario Dairy Farmers of Ontario Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association Middlesex-London Food Policy Council Growing Chefs! Ontario

Trivia time! How many different types of fruits and vegetables are grown in Ontario each year? Comment below with your answer! We're berry excited to welcome Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association for our Virtual School Ag-tours program this year! Join us to see: Different ways Ontario Fruits & Veggies are grown A virtual tour of apple orchard, strawberry farm, pickling cucumber farm and high-tech greenhouse... Fun facts about Ontario Fruits and Veggies Register today https://bit.ly/2QzeGHj

Happy International Dog Day to all the herding, loving, protective, co-pilot farm dogs! We want to see a picture of your dog-- post a picture in the comments and show off your best bud!

Question of the day - comment below with your answer - is this a beef cow, or a dairy cow? (Bonus points if you can name the breed!) What can you expect to learn about Ontario Beef during this year's virtual school ag-tours? How farmers care for their animals Different types of beef farms... Q&A with a local beef farmer What beef cattle eat Register here https://bit.ly/3jdR2fo Thank you to our partners Good in Every Grain Egg Farmers of Ontario Beef Farmers of Ontario Dairy Farmers of Ontario Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association Middlesex-London Food Policy Council Growing Chefs! Six by Sixteen

What will you learn about from @goodineverygrain virtual tour on day 1 of our virtual school ag tours? Enjoy some Q & A with a local grain farmer See which products you use that are everyday household names See what grains look like as seeds and in the field Learn what grains are grown in Ontario... Register today at https://bit.ly/34lFNOb Thanks to our friends at Fields to Forks for the video!

Enjoing a great visit with Cowboy Fred and friends at his farm as we continue to put content together for our first ever virtual Western Fair September 11-20! www.westernfairdistrict.com