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• Blowin' in the wind

News

• Merkley brothers won’t let fire determine when they leave farming
• Brighton-area poultry farms deal with devastating losses
• Cornwall gets set to host Holstein Ontario
• Transporting firewood can give ash borer a free ride
• Ethanol is flowing
• Species at risk incentive quickly subscribed
• TVO’s The Agenda to cover EO Agriculture
• Farm management course
• Fishers get a bad rap

Op / Ed

• Co-op gasses up
• Power points
• Cream of the Crop
• Smitherman says energy wait will be worth it

AgriFocus

• Sun hasn’t set on Empire Cheese Show

Beef

• Ottawa files notice with WTO it will dispute COOL rules
• Round table putting together long-term beef plan
• Weathering the storm in the beef industry

Crops

• Crop conference features some new and old subjects

AgriProfile

• Toonders family receives Dundas Farmer of Year award

AgriBusiness

• How to reduce taxes and deal with corporate cash
• $213K for digester manufacturer receiveds $213,000 from province

OMAFRA Update 1

• From Rumen To Hooves: Acidosis To Laminitis.
• Do You Have A Crop In Storage For Later Sale?
• The Importance Of Taking Your Farm Inventory At Year-End

OMAFRA Update 2

• Black Market Medicines... Is it really a Deal?
• Community Supported Agriculture – A Unique Business Model
• New Chair Of Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission - McGuinty Government Selects Chair With Strong Agricultural Credentials
• Ontario’s Corn, Soybean And Wheat Producers Vote For One Marketing Board
• Eastern Ontario Bilingual Farm Business Management Conference Being Planned For February 2009

OMAFRA Update 3

• Important Reminder for Users of NMAN Software
• Nutrient Management Training
• Organiz-ation News - Events
• New and Revised FactSheets
• New and Revised FactSheets
• Ontario Enterprise Budgets
• OMAFRA Information, Programs and ResourcesResource Kits: