Every year at the Annual General Meeting, we take a few moments to review our successes and accomplishments of the past year. Everything the OFA does supports our mission of Farms and…
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Meet your Director-at-Large candidates for 2023
As we approach OFA’s 2023 Annual General Meeting, it is our pleasure to announce that we have five candidates running for one Director-at-Large position on the Board of Directors. The position is…
OFA encourages passing of Bill C-234 by Senate of Canada
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is in strong support of the Senate of Canada to pass Bill C-234 without further amendments. This Bill will provide much needed relief to Ontario…
Join us for the OFA/FFCO Speak Up Training events coming up
Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)/ Farm and Food Care Ontario (FFCO) Speak Up Team Training Sessions Join us for the OFA/FFCO Speak Up Training events coming this December. These in-person training sessions…
North American, European farmers share common challenges
North American and European agriculture leaders came together in Prince Edward Island recently for the North American European Union Agriculture Conference. Held every two years, this year’s event attracted approximately 280 representatives…
Province announces funding to help improve deadstock management in Ontario
It’s an unavoidable part of livestock farming that sometimes, animals die on the farm unexpectedly. How to manage those situations is a problem the livestock industry has long been grappling with and…
Province provides a boost for meat processing sector
The recent announcement by the Ontario government of an investment into the province’s meat processing sector is welcome news for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). The funding, provided by the governments…
OFA recognizes improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker program
OFA welcomes the announcement from Randy Boissonnault, Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages launching the Recognized Employer Pilot (REP) under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program to streamline the…
OFA attends announcement for new biosecurity initiative
OFA was in attendance at Walker Farms in Aylmer earlier this week for the announcement of a new support program aimed at enhancing biosecurity and risk preparedness in the agri-food sector. The…
Provincial funding to protect Great Lakes includes support for agricultural projects
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture welcomes this week’s news of a $6 million investment by the provincial government into projects that will support the health of the Great Lakes. The funding is…