The Poultry and Dairy teams at Hensall Co-op have been creating a series of informative videos to assist farmers with common and not so common production question that may arise. They have been assembled on a video site that is accessible through a link at https://hensallco-op.ca/Animal-Nutrition.htm or directly at https://vimeopro.com/hensallcoop/animal-nutrition

HENSALL Hensall Co-op Chief Executive Officer Brad Chandler appeared before the International Trade Committee on Monday February 22nd to provide our perspective on Bill C18, “An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

The UK and Northern Ireland are critical markets for Hensall Co-op and Brad outlined the importance of free trade with them. The plant protein market is forecast to grow by a factor of 18 times by 2030 and it is critical that we are not faced with tariffs or quotas as this would substantially reduce growth opportunities for Canadian farmers. 

We are grateful to Huron-Bruce Member of Parliament Ben Lobb who is on the committee. Mr. Lobb asked several questions to reinforce the key issues. This was extremely important given some members of the committee are not very familiar with agriculture.

We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to stand for Canadian farmers at the House of Commons and we will continue to do so whenever and wherever we can. 

RealAgriculture, in partnership with Hensall Co-op is pleased to present Edible Bean School. The first episode is now available at https://www.realagriculture.com/2021/02/edible-bean-school-fine-tuning-seeding-rates-and-dates/

We are pleased to announce Hensall Co-op is sponsoring and providing content for the Edible Bean School on RealAgriculture.com, starting on Monday February 22, 2021.

This video series gives growers the opportunity to learn - on their own time and at their own pace. Both producers who have never grown edibles and seasoned growers will find something to help them attain success growing human-grade edible beans.

We are pleased to share our market and agronomic expertise with Canadian producers, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of this growing segment of the food industry.
 

It is hard to believe February is drawing to a close. As you do your financial and tax planning, won't you consider making an investment in your Co-op? We offer attractive rates; but more importantly you invest in the future of Canadian agriculture.

Continued investment in co-operative agriculture ensures a strong Canadian agricultural sector. This in turn helps to strengthen our local communities' economies, making them more resilient and sustainable.

To find out more, please call 1.800.265.5190 and select option 2 or visit here.  
 

The Ontario Bean Growers have a great video that shows the process of getting edible beans to market. Hensall Co-op is featured in this video, so we encourage you to have a look - just click on the image!

Be sure to order early at Ailsa Craig, Kurtzville or Ripley for your chicks, turkeys, muscoveys and RTL's as they sell out FAST!

Don't forget to purchase your Hensall bird feed when you pick up your birds. 

To order from Hensall Co-op Ailsa Craig, contact Christine at cwebb@hdc.on.ca or 519.232.4449

To order from Hensall Co-op Kurtzville, contact Emily at ewideman@hdc.on.ca or 1.877.858.2220, ext. 200

The Hensall Co-op Ripley order form and price list are available here.

Contact your local Hensall Co-op for delivery dates.

 New Agricultural Product Opportunities

Huron County Economic Development has detailed business plans, with market research and financial projections, for five business opportunities in the agriculture and agri-value add sectors.

We want to connect with farmers who are interested in diversifying or are seeking additional income streams on their farm. Many of these opportunities are appropriate uses for marginal land on your farm. Virtual information sessions are being held for each of the opportunities in February and March, featuring staff and outside experts.

Hemp

February 8, 7:00 PM

Hazelnuts

February 11, 7:00 PM (agronomy)

First week of March (supply chain/marketing)

Maple Products

February 17, 7:00 PM

Grapes

February 18, 7:00 PM

Abattoir

February 25, 7:00 PM

Additional meetings will be held in March. Stay tuned for more information!

To register for the sessions, please contact Alex Ripley, Economic Development Officer at aripley@huroncounty.ca or 519-525-5175.

Hensall Co-op Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce Trouw Nutrition is hosting three FREE webinars for dairy producers. Each webinar will include a presentation followed by an interactive question and answer session.

Webinar #1 – February 17, 2021 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Managing stress during uncertain times

Shawna Percy, Life Voice Canada Inc.

To register: click here. 

Webinar #2 – February 24, 2021 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Managing cows in robot barns for best behaviour

Dr. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph

To register: click here. 

Webinar #3 – March 3, 2021 1:00pm to 2:15pm

Optimizing nutrition of robot milked cows

Dr. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph

To register: click here 

To register, click the links above.

If you attend one of the three webinars, Trouw Nutrition will send you a $10 Subway gift card and a Shur-Gain toque.

For more information contact your Hensall Co-op dairy sales representative.

Download the poster here