March 2010

Farmers, Ag Associations and Ag Businesses can now Harness the Collective Intelligence of Ontario Agriculture.

Networking is about making connections and building mutually beneficial relationships with people that share the same interests and goals. This has never been easier than now for those involved in Ontario’s diverse and productive agriculture and food industry.

OntAg (www.ontag.farms.com) is a free, social networking website - for farmers, ag business and farm associations and groups, where they can share opinions, ideas and information to solve problems or create new opportunities. The OntAg.farms.com website uses some new generation 2.0 Internet technologies and you will find the same tools here that are on other social networking websites like Facebook.

Andrew Campbell, of Farms.com stated, “We know that online sharing is a great way to harness the knowledge and experience of the Ontario Agriculture community and we have been impressed with how OntAg has been developing.” “In January and February 2010, there were over 8,000 visitor sessions to the website.”

The OntAg (www.ontag.farms.com) website has been launched and the number of members continues to grow on a daily basis. Once you join the network and become a member, you’ll be able participate in groups, connect with and invite friends, chat with other farmers, share pictures, find or post local ag and food events, as well as view the latest Ontario agri news.

What to do? Visit the www.ontag.farms.com website. Join and become a member, view the information presented by other members and share your opinions, ideas and experiences. If you have any questions Andrew Campbell will be happy to help, phone 1-877-438-5729 ext.. 5023 or e-mail andrew.campbell@farms.com.
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Farms.com Ltd. is a leading provider of innovative information products and services for the global agriculture and food industries. Farms.com can be accessed through its internationally recognized agriculture information portal, which has business services and resources for up to 20,000 agribusiness professionals and livestock and crop producers who use it each day. The Farms.com family includes AgCareers.com -- the leading human resources website for the agriculture and food industry; Farms.com Risk Management -- a crop and livestock marketing advisory service to producers across North America. PigCHAMP.com is the leading software company for the global pork industry. Farms.com operates across North America with offices in Ames, Iowa; Clinton, North Carolina; Fresno, California; and Guelph and London, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit: www.Farms.com.