Drew Spoelstra farms in Binbrook in the southeast corner of the city of Hamilton and is the President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, where he has been representing farmers from Halton, Hamilton/Wentworth and Niagara since 2013. He farms with his family, where they milk cows, grow corn, soybean, wheat and hay, and raise beef cattle and Clydesdale horses. He also has a dealership for Pride Seeds.
Drew is an active volunteer on behalf of agriculture, serving as Chair of Hamilton’s agriculture and rural affairs sub-committee and past president of both the Binbrook Agricultural Society and the Hamilton-Wentworth Soil and Crop Improvement Association. A graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, he is passionate about land use, environmental issues, agricultural sustainability, and organizational governance.
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Contact:
drew.spoelstra@ofa.on.ca