Front Page

• Federation launches information campaign
• Growers goad minister

News

• ‘Celebration of Agriculture’ - Frontenac plowing match Sept. 29, 30
• Get out of town! - Northumberland’s Rural Ramble hits the byways Aug. 19 and 20
• Renfrew Plowing Match Aug. 19
• "Circle of command" halts pork plans
• Carleton citizens’ group seeking intervenor status at Walkerton inquiry
• Prince Edward County quiz whizzes reach regional final
• Directors can only dream
• Ottawa Ex looks forward by looking to the past
• New Brunswick centre offers organic processor, inspector courses in Oct.
• OVSGA grant helps Ex expand 2000 4-H, farm programs
• OPP’s new eyes in the skies paid for through seized criminal assets - Choppers seeking out marijuana crops in Ontario fields
• Do you know what’s growing in your fields?
• Members want NFU to stay on cutting edge
• Land O’ Lakes help 4-H members surf web
• Maple-Ain shows Leeds Holstein Grand
• Corn to maturity - or not! - "This year may provide the unpleasant experience of discovering which varieties are able to quickly reach harvest maturity."
• 2003 IPM calls for help; 2001 gussies up for company
• Enviroment centre stage at 2000 IPM
• Hastings rolls out red carpet
• Historic mill hosts 2nd Feast of Fields - Organic producers, chefs team up for COG
• Farm Safety diagnoses occupational diseases
• Hastings rolls out red carpet
• Work forests into farm mix
• Julie Anderson, Angie Willoughby show Champions at 21st EBI 4-H Showcase
• Waste not, want not - Domtar bus tour visits EO biosolid sites
• International dairy sheep symposium set for Nov. 2 - 4
• www.agrinewsinteractive.com! - www.ho? www.hat? www.hen? www.here? www.hy?
• AALP class examines eastern issues on 11-day trip
• Local agriculture showcased "From Our Own Backyard"
• Kingston Fair bounces back - City helps out, keeps September dates minus beef show

Op / Ed

• Occupationally unhealthy - AgriView One
• Blame it on ARIO
• Keeping the peace - AgrView Two

AgriFocus

• Hay Bay Genetics gets its day in court - Environmental charges still baffle Napanee’s Davis family

AgriProfile

• Couple transform Greely cornfield into an ‘a-maize-ing" farm attraction

AgriFeature

• Taking stock of farming decisions

AgriBusiness

• Grenville Mutual stays true to its rural roots

Federation Page

• Dundas Federation of Agriculture News
• Frontenac Federation chases tardy members
• GFA seeks support for Grain Banks project
• ARFA meets with new Ottawa board

OMAFRA Update 1

• "Goose-Necked" corn
• Use smart soil sampling this fall
• Tips for applying manure to forages
• Summer seeding alfalfa
• Weed tips for late summer

OMAFRA Update 2

• Proposed standards for agricultural operations in Ontario
• Ontario introduces improved water quality regulations
• Coping with low prices and poor crops - grain and oilseeds safety net information meetings
• Do you know about farm consultation services?
• The Farm Debt Mediation Service
• August 31, deadline for farm business registration and eligibility for 25 per cent farmland property class
• International Plowing Match
• Agricorp expands yield self declaration

OMAFRA Update 3

• Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium hosted in Ontario
• Beef Symposium, Kemptville Aug.24th
• Sheep Production and Management Series
• Eastern Ontario Workhorse Workshop
• Ontario Draft Horse Days 2000