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Welcome to the Grow.North blog! Visit the blog regularly to learn about different topics relevant to agriculture in Northern Ontario and to meet different farmers from around the north!
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Janice Wright
Apr 26, 20192 min read
Is there a Northern Advantage to Growing Garlic in Ontario?
These days, garlic is a staple ingredient in just about every Canadian kitchen. And why not? From its pungent heated taste when raw, to...
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Bruce Moore, OMAFRA North Team Lead
Apr 18, 20194 min read
A Path Forward for Northern Agriculture Development
Taken from the Spring 2019 issue of Breaking Ground Pierrette Desrochers and Barry Potter, Agriculture Development Advisors with OMAFRA's...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Apr 17, 20192 min read
From the Ground... Up! - Grazing Management with Steve Kenyon
Recently, NOFIA partnered with FBC to bring Steve Kenyon to Northern Ontario for 5 one-day grazing workshops (Cochrane, Manitoulin, Rainy...
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Barry Potter
Apr 9, 20192 min read
Buying the Right Ram
Information from a presentation by Delma Kennedy, OMAFRA Sheep Specialist Sheep producers looking to buy new ram genetics listened to a...
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Stephanie Vanthof, Administrator
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Breaking Through the Social Media Noise
With excerpts from Josh DeVries, speaker at NOAC2019 Social media provides the opportunity for a business to directly interact with their...
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Stephanie Vanthof, Administrator
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Opportunities & Challenges of Business Start-ups - Borealis Fresh Farms
Borealis Fresh Farms Inc. is an agri-tech vertical hydroponic modular farming system in Timmins Ontario that produces locally grown...
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Emily Potter, NOFIA Project Development Advisor
Feb 20, 20192 min read
Northern Ontario Ag Conference 2019
February 12th saw NOFIA’s first Northern Ontario Ag Conference in Sudbury put on in partnership with Ontario Soil & Crop Associations in...
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Emily Potter, NOFIA Project Development Advisor
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Managing Risk On Your Farm
Managing farm risk requires you to take a look at the factors that affect your farm but are out of your direct control. Farm...
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Emily Potter, NOFIA Project Development Advisor
Jan 25, 20192 min read
Cost of Production & Your Farm
The Agri-Food Management Institute, Grain Farmers of Ontario and Grant Ag held a two-day “Women in Grains” workshop in New Liskeard. The...
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Emily Potter
Jan 4, 20191 min read
Fun Facts About Snow
In honour of the new year and winter being set in, here are some fun facts about snow in agriculture! Did you know? Snow is also known as...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Dec 21, 20181 min read
Merry Christmas from NOFIA
If you had to wait until chores were finished before opening gifts on Christmas morning, you might be a farm kid. Farming is hard work...
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Tanja Gahwiler, Crop Specialist
Dec 14, 20185 min read
A Look Back at the 2018 Growing Season
As the snow is softly falling across the country side, covering our fields and marking the start of winter, many producers are releasing...
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Emily Potter, NOFIA Project Development Advisor
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Forage Focus 2018
NOFIA was proud to sponsor 4 remote locations in Northern Ontario for the Ontario Forage Council’s Forage Focus this year in Bruce Mines,...
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Emily Potter, NOFIA Project Development Advisor
Nov 30, 20183 min read
3 Tips for Stretching Out Your Feed Supply
With the very wet spring and fall and a bone-dry summer, feed shortage is a major concern for many farmers in the area. Dr. Katie Wood...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Jul 21, 20141 min read
Rethinking Food
Thinking outside the food box a little bit is leading to some innovative and profitable food notions. In France, a supermarket chain is...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Jul 3, 20141 min read
Soil Mapping in Northern Ontario
Field specific agricultural landscape maps for much of Northern Ontario have not been developed by OMAF/MRA – in 2013, the Ontario AgRI...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Jun 10, 20141 min read
Vintage Dairy at the Claybelt Museum
The newest exhibit at the Claybelt Museum focuses on the history of dairy in the Temiskaming District. Did you know: there were 7...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
May 21, 20141 min read
Incredible Edible Plate
The Incredible Edible Plate movement in Todmorden, England is based on the common language of food and began with a simple seed swap and...
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Emily Potter, Executive Director
Apr 25, 20141 min read
Rotational Grazing
A recent talk given by Jack Kyle (OMAFRA Grazier Specialist) at the Muskoka Farmer’s Meeting emphasized the importance of active pasture...
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