| Ontario is emerging as one of the world’s leading centres of environmental research. That was the message Ontario farm writers heard at the University of Western Ontario’s Biotron at a tour there recently. The tour was a follow up to a presentation made by former Biotron General Manager Amar Singh, who first spoke about the world [...]  It’s still three years away – but excitement is building across the country for our chance to welcome the world’s agricultural journalists. Planning has started in earnest for the International Federation of Agriculture Journalists’ (IFAJ) congress that will be hosted by Canada in the Guelph and Niagara regions of Ontario in September 2011.
Continue reading Looking ahead to Canada’s congress
I received some exciting news on the weekend – a brochure I wrote and co-ordinated for the Ontario Veal Association has won a bronze award in the general periodical category of Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF) annual awards program. “The Real Deal About Veal” was produced to debunk the myths about veal and give consumers a [...]  Helping the world adapt to climate change is the mission of a unique research facility at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. The Biotron, one of the most advanced of its kind in the world, is working to bridge research in environment, agriculture, medicine and engineering in order to respond to environmental change.
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 A face familiar to Ontario agriculture is the new president of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers Association (ECFWA). Kelly Daynard, Program Manager and Communications Specialist with the Ontario Farm Animal Council, assumed the helm of ECFWA at its annual general meeting yesterday in Cambridge following a three year term as First Vice President. She took over from outgoing President Lilian Schaer, Executive Director of AGCare, who led the organization for the past three years.
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