May 6th to 12th is Mental Health Week.
If you find yourself struggling, the Farmer Wellness Initiative offers confidential counselling to farmers, farm workers and their families.
Access these services 24/7 by calling 1-866-267-6255.
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Attention Ontario farming and agri-food sector businesses!
75 per cent of the budget for the Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative has now been allocated.
Apply now so your business can benefit from the support program too:
#OntAg
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May 6-10 is
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
.
Children can face mental health challenges and they need your support. It’s important to have open conversations about their feelings.
For information and resources to support them visit:
#MentalHealthWeek
Ontario is working to enhance access to veterinary services and meet the needs of animals and animal owners across the province through the proposed Enhancing Professional Care for Animals Act.
#OntAg
#GrowingONTogether
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May 5 to 11 is Emergency Preparedness Week! Emergencies can happen any time of the year – be prepared & plan for every season.
Learn more:
#EPWeek2024
#Plan4EverySeason
#PreparedON
Are you an Ontario-based food/beverage manufacturer looking to diversify into Mexico? Register for the PROFIT Mexico seminar on June 4, 2024, in Toronto to learn about leveraging the Canada-USA-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for navigating trade with Mexico.
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Spot it? Snap, catch and report it.
Help prevent the
#SpottedLanternfly
from spreading into Canada.
Spring is the time to be on the lookout for egg masses and nymphs.
If you see any, make sure to take a photo, put them in a container and contact us!
Don’t forget to join us on May 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDT for a free webinar to learn more about managing logistics for resilience and reliability in North America and hear from logistics professionals. Register now!
Find Your Future in Ag! We are so excited to showcase careers in agriculture and food at the Skills Ontario Competition and Career Exploration tradeshow, May 6 & 7. Come by the Government of Ontario pavilion and learn more!
#SOC2024
@ONTatwork
Canada and Ontario are investing up to $3 million to help youth learn about the agriculture and food industry and the exciting career opportunities available – from farm to fork.
Learn more at
#OntAg
#SustainableCdnAg
The Farmer Wellness Initiative provides mental health resources to farmers, farm workers and their families.
Call 1-866-267-6255 to access free, confidential counselling services from professionals who understand the unique challenges people in the agriculture industry face.
Want to know what kinds of first impressions your
#rural
Ontario
#community
makes when people visit for the first time? OMAFRA’s First Impression Community Exchange Program can help you do that! Get more info:
#EcDevON
If your community is planning to start a Business Retention and Expansion project soon then consider attending OMAFRA’s 3-part online training sessions! Dates: May 29, June 12 & 26. More info:
#EcDevON
Thank you to the more than 120 agriculture and food industry representatives who attended the third annual Grow Ontario Food Summit on Apr. 12 in Guelph to discuss topics like trade, food distribution, agricultural sustainability, and labour. We are
#GrowingONTogether
#OntAg
Attending
@OBIAA_
conference April 28 to May 1 in Mississauga? Make sure to check out OMAFRA’s sessions on Downtown Revitalization and Grant Writing!
#2024BIAConference
#EcDevON