Ontario Federation of Agriculture

New awareness campaign asks Ontario growers to ‘Be Drift Aware’

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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A partnership between multiple farm organizations has created a new awareness campaign, Be Drift Aware .

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  • A partnership between multiple farm organizations has created a new awareness campaign, Be Drift Aware .
  • Drift is the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products away from the intended target.
  • “The call to action for this campaign is simple: our partners want to reduce spray drift across Ontario by providing easy access to the information when and where growers and spray operators need it,” says Janice Janiec, farm policy analyst, Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
  • Be Drift Aware was created by Grain Farmers of Ontario, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and CropLife Canada.

Greenfield Global Inc. leverages Agricultural Clean Technology Program Funding

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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Greenfield, in close collaboration with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering, is leading the development of a new clean technology that will convert agricultural waste into renewable diesel fuel.

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  • Greenfield, in close collaboration with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering, is leading the development of a new clean technology that will convert agricultural waste into renewable diesel fuel.
  • Promoting a circular agriculture economy, this technology has the potential of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural and transportation sectors by up to 90% when compared to fossil-based diesel fuel.
  • “Greenfield has been decarbonizing Canada’s light-duty vehicle emissions for decades, producing fuel ethanol from industrial corn that is blended into gasoline.
  • The collaboration of all parties involved will contribute to the successful commercialization of this technology which will produce a sustainable liquid fuel, improve waste management and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Government of Canada announces reappointments to the Farm Products Council of Canada

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Friday, June 17, 2022
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His career has provided him with an appreciation and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing Canadian producers.

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  • His career has provided him with an appreciation and an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing Canadian producers.
  • From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Douglas was the Clerk of the Executive Council and Secretary to Cabinet for the Government of Prince Edward Island.
  • Previously, he held other senior-level positions in the Prince Edward Island government, including Deputy Minister, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and Deputy Minister, Agriculture.
  • In 1975, Ron and his wife, Cathy, bought a dairy farm in Bruce Mines, Northern Ontario, which they operated until 1995.