Tracey Arts is a director with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, where she has been representing farmers from Oxford and Elgin counties since 2020.
Originally from a Niagara peninsula dairy farm, she now farms with her husband Ruud and twin boys Willem and Lucas on a dairy farm near Thamesford, between Woodstock and London.
Tracey is chair of the Oxford Agricultural & Planning Advisory Committee, a member of the Ridgetown College Dairy Barn Advisory Committee and volunteers at Dairy Days for the Oxford Dairy Producer Committee.
A trained veterinary technician with experience in small and large animals, lab work and research, she is a graduate of Veterinary Technician Program at the former Ridgetown College (now University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus), as well as the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program. Tracey is also currently Client Engagement Manager with PrevTech, a company that produces electrical monitoring systems for agriculture businesses.
OFA committee participation
Tracey is a member of the OFA’s Resolution Committee.
OFA board liaison positions
Tracey serves as the OFA board liaison to Gay Lea Foods, Dairy Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Aquaculture Association and is an alternate delegate to SCOR and The Co-operators.
Contact:
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