Northwestern Livestock Emergency Assistance Initiative

Aug 11, 2021

The Government of Ontario is providing emergency funding to the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) to help deliver emergency feed relief to all impacted livestock farmers in the Rainy River and Kenora Districts. The intent of the Northwestern Livestock Emergency Assistance Initiative is to help protect and maintain the breeding herd while we await the completion of the federal-provincial AgriRecovery assessment that is investigating potential additional assistance for farmers in drought-stricken regions of the province.

Eligible livestock producers (beef, dairy, sheep and goat) who can receive support through this initiative must be residents of the Rainy River and Kenora Districts, have a valid premises identification number and farm business registration number, and attest to experiencing an immediate livestock feed shortage as a result of the extreme dry conditions of the 2021 growing season.

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Dr. Emerson Nafziger is Professor Emeritus of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with degrees in agronomy from Ohio State, Purdue, and Illinois. His research has focused on nitrogen rate strategies and crop productivity. He co-developed the Maximum Return to Nitrogen (MRTN) model, which is widely used across the Midwest. His research spans N response trials, hybrid interactions, crop rotation effects, and yield stability.