Action Items: Form a committee to promote the Town's agricultural sector; develop a position statement on the importance of providing support for agriculture and rural programs.
Promote the mission and vision of the Ag-Industry Task Force; develop and recruit new partnerships.
Develop a pamphlet to support the Ag-Industry Task Force; create a Task Force web site.
Develop educational programs/opportunities for the public to learn about agriculture.
Actively promote the implementation of Best Management Practices to producer groups and related industry; incorporate a Best Management Plan workshop or a speaker into Simcoe County Farmers Week days (beef, dairy, crop, swine); promote the cost benefits of "new" Best Management Plans.
Investigate innovative techniques to identify new Best Management Practices.
Boost educational programs in schools to increase the understanding of Best Management Plans.
Potential Partners: 4H and Junior Farmers Agricultural Businesses Agriculture Canada Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Conservation Authorities County of Simcoe Human Resources Development Canada Innisfil Economic Development Committee Ministry of Agriculture and Food Nottawasaga Futures Ontario Agricultural Training Institute Ontario Federation of Agriculture Producer Groups Rural Associations Rural Secretariat Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture Town of Innisfil