by OMAFRA Ag rep Brian Bell
Pesticide training workshop
Ontario farmers must be certified through the Grower Pesticide Safety Course to buy and use Class 2 or 3 Pesticides on their farms. A certificate is valid for five years. The Manitoulin course is slated for Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Little Current. Course/separate exam from 9 am to 3 pm. Call OPEP at 1-800-652-8573 to register. Sudbury course is slated for Monday, February 22, 2016 in Azilda. Course/separate exam from 9 am to 3 pm. Call OPEP at 1-800-652-8573 to register.
2015 Custom Farmwork Rates Questionnaire
Needed: Custom Farmwork Operators. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is preparing to complete the Custom Farmwork Rates Report on rates charged in 2015. Over 250 custom operators helped make the 2012 report a success! We’d appreciate your participation in completing this year’s questionnaire. Why should you complete the report? The Custom Farmwork Rates Report Summary is used by farmers and custom operators alike as a reference in planning and operating their businesses. Those filling out the questionnaire will be sent a copy of the 2015 Report Results Summary early in 2016. How do you participate? If you participated in 2012 you will be sent a form to complete for your 2015 rates. If you have new business contact information or have not participated in the past please contact John Molenhuis at john.molenhuis@ontario.ca or 613-475-9472 to be added to the mailing list. Questionnaire forms will be mailed out in early December.
