Volunteers and students fine tune their natural construction knowledge while helping general contractor and designer Henry Wiersma build a passive house. Click here to read…
Year: 2017
Scientific advances in organic dairy farming: Switchgrass as a promising sustainable alternative bedding for cows
A research project financed in part by Dairy Farmers of Canada and its partners under the Organic Science Cluster investigated sustainable alternative sources of bedding…
Science Daily – Could switchgrass help China’s air quality?
Science Daily – Could switchgrass help China’s air quality? Date: September 5, 2017 Source:University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Summary:Researchers have…
Ontario creates $25.8M fund to support green technologies | Canadian Biomass
August 30, 2017 Written by Cleantech Canada Staff Aug. 30, 2017 – The Ontario government is starting a fund to support the creation and commercialization…
OMAFRA Announces Forage and Grazier Specialist
Christine O’Reilly will be joining thenOMAFRA Field Crops Unit as the new Forage and Grazier Specialist. Christine is a graduate of the University ofnGuelph (Master…
Report on Ontario Hay and Forage Co-Operative’s Mission to UAE
By Don Rowntree, John Runstedtler and Fritz Trauttmansdorff We visited Dubai from April 7 to April 17, 2017. We travelled, and visited many farms and…
2017 Milk Maker Forage Competition Winners
The Ontario Forage Council and respected partners; Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, Dairy Farmers ofCanada, and the Canadian Dairy XPO, are proud to announce the…
Dundalk Area Beef Farmer Wins 2017 Mapleseed Pasture Award
February 22, 2017 (Toronto, ON) – The Beef Farmers of Ontario, Mapleseed and the Ontario Forage Council, sponsors of the Mapleseed Pasture Award, are pleased…
Switchgrass may be a good option for farmers who have lost fertile topsoil
Switchgrass can improve soil quality on eroded farms, University of Missouri study finds. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnThe MU researchers studiednplots with varying amounts of topsoil. Each plot included corn,…
Animal Bedding, Feed and Mulch Videos released on OBPC Website
As new deliverables of the 2-year KTT initiative (Knowledge Translation & Transfer) the project team has released 3 more videos, addressing Animal Bedding, Animal Feed and Ginseng…
