May 2011
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Ontaio Beef Magazine

 On-Line Issues

 

  Ontario Government Establishes Risk Management Program: A Victory We Should All Be Proud Of
Facing the unpredictability of Mother Nature, I had begun to doubt if spring would ever arrive. By the time you are reading this many of us will be busy in the fields planting corn and gearing up for the first cut of hay. With spring calves on the ground and strong prices in the marketplace, it would seem our cow-calf producers can be optimistic this year. ...   ...MORE

 Spotlight on the OCA Board of Directors
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Dan Darling, Cow-Calf Representative and OCA Vice-President
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Matt Bowman, Northern Representative ...MORE

  Joint biosecurity project enhances livestock industry disease preparedness
When disease strikes a farm, it can have devastating consequences – on the health of the animals, on the finances of the farm business and related suppliers and on the emotional health of farmers themselves.     ...MORE

  Positive Engagement and Unlikely Partnerships: The Case of the Bobolink
Since the classification of the Bobolink as a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) became public knowledge last fall, a flood of articles have emerged in farm and mainstream media outlets highlighting the potential negative impact this designation will have on Ontario farmers. ....MORE