Front Page

• April 1 NMA deadline extended for NMA delayed
• Seaway ethanol gets acccess to grant interest
• Rural Expo 2003

News

• Odyssey chair challenges farmers to find unified voice
• Renfrew producers get help with Nutrient Management
• Taking the guesswork out of breeding - Science is gradually replacing the black art of heat detection
• 4-H Canada getting ready to celebrate 90th anniversary
• Be aware of hazards area dairymen urged - Make sure tetanus vaccinations up to date safety consultant Sheila James warns
• Low tech alternatives for soil specific management
• The option of heifer hotels
• The healing power of your own backyard
• College Royal March 3-8
• Is raccoon rabies down for the count? - Canadian, American officials working to "sandwich" disease south of the border
• Preparing for the next big one
• OCWC staff fined for defying MNR rabies edict
• Over 200 attend Eastern Eco Farm Day
• Vertical tillage reduces soil compaction
• Federal budget boosts Seaway ethanol’s hopes
• IPM 2003 establishes permanent office
• Farm registration on-line
• Three to be inducted into Renfrew Ag. Wall
• Selling lambs in a down market - Presentation is the key to getting the best price, Sheep Day audience told
• Renfrew’s Wilson Rae on BIO board
• John VanTurnhout re-elected to soy board
• Two area sessions for goat producers
• College does lunch with small-scale food processors
• First annual Douglas Bull Test Sale March 9
• Spencerville AgSoc Trade Show
• A two-way learning street
• An invitation to join CFFO - Corner Post
• AALP deadline looms

Op / Ed

• AgriView One - Good on Gary!
• AgriView Two - Rabid response
• AgriGab - Sweetness and light

Farm Show

• OVSGA Board of Directors
• Max Keeping guest of honour at seed auction - $40,000 for CHEO in sale’s 12-year history
• Ottawa artist to display and auction work at Ottawa Valley Farm Show
• Changes in store for 2003 edition of OVFS
• Livestsock component will return: OVSGA
• 2002 OVFS Seed Show winners

AgriFocus

• Alec and Darlene MacGregor Ont. Pasture Award winners

AgriProfile

• Souvenir team leaders tour Ontario while pitching Lanark Rural Expo 2003

OMAF Update 1

• Management Article - Plan Your Corn Rootworm Strategy For 2003
• Management Article - U.S. Pork Producers Council Releases Cool Study Findings
• Management Article - Pasture Walk Groups

OMAF Update 2

• Information Article - Proposed Changes to Draft 2 Regulations Announced
• Information Article - Nutrient Management Act Draft 2 Regulations Info Sheets
• Information Article - Farm Business Registration - It’s Easy and Convenient to Register and Pay
• Information Article - Successful Launch of National Id Tag Retirement Service

OMAF Update 3

• Education Opportunity - Eastern Ontario Beef Day – Saturday, March 8
• Education Opportunity - Berry Information Day
• Education Opportunity - Proposed Herb and Spice Industry Initiative

OMAF Update 4

• Organization News - Renfrew County Activities
• Organization News - Dundas County Activities

County Dateline

• Dundas County
• Frontenac
• Glengarry County
• Lanark County
• Leeds
• Ottawa Carleton County
• Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Durham Area
• Prescott County
• Quinte & Area
• Renfrew County
• Russell County
• Stormont County
• 2003 Pesticide Education Program Courses and Exam Schedule
• 2003 Regional Provincial Dateline
• 2003 Livestock Shows
• 2003 Fair Dates
• 2004 Dateline