Agricultural community stakeholders recently welcomed the opportunity to attend a roundtable meeting with Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, who was representing the Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food,…
Community
OFA is actively engaged in the agricultural community across the province. OFA’s community section highlights organizational news, farm success stories, member engagement events, county federation news, surveys and much more.
Mark your calendars for upcoming In the Know sessions
What is In The Know? In the Know is a 4 hour mental health literacy workshop developed at the Ontario Veterinary College (University of Guelph) and designed specifically for the agriculture community. Spearheaded…
Middlesex Federation uses Revive Fund for educational signage initiative
The Middlesex Federation of Agriculture (MFA) accessed funding from OFA’s Revive Fund and partnered with the County of Middlesex Economic Development to create educational signs about corn, wheat and soybeans that are…
A farm plate reminder
Use of Farm Plates Farm plated trucks and towed trailers may be used to transport farm products, commodities, supplies, equipment, building and maintenance items owned by the farmer, including gravel, rocks, sand…
Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund
The Ontario’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) is a new cost-share funding program for farmers to support the adoption and implementation of new best management practices (BMPs) that reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs)…
Nominate the next Zone 15 Director representing members in northern Ontario
The departure of current Zone 15 Director Mark Kunkel has resulted in a by-election for members in the northern Ontario region of Algoma, Cochrane, Dryden, Kenora, Manitoulin-North Shore, Muskoka, Nipissing East &…
OFA publishes summer issue of MPP newsletter
OFA recently published and distributed its summer issue of the From the Field MPP newsletter. Following the provincial election, the newsletter was developed as an opportunity to highlight the issues and priorities…
Notable changes to the Advanced Payment Program (APP) regarding interest rates
Last week, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced that the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program will be increased from $100,000 to $250,000 for the 2022 and 2023 program…
Nominations now open for 2022 Zone Directors
Are you interested in joining OFA’s Board of Directors, but wonder what the role entails? Fulfilling the role of a provincial Director offers the opportunity to influence policy development, advocate for Ontario’s agriculture…
Ontario farmers receive update on federal tax return delays
In the fall of 2021, the federal government proposed a rebate for farmers to offset the costs of the carbon tax. This proposal was contained in Bill C-8, ‘An Act to implement…