The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) partnered with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) to host two webinars focused on human resource management during this pandemic. The first webinar focused on…
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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.
Show your support for Canada’s agri-food industry
We urge all farmers to add their voice to this campaign The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has official launched an MP letter writing campaign urging the federal government to provide immediate…
Ontario municipal property tax deferrals
On March 25, the Ontario government released an economic and fiscal update in lieu of a provincial budget. As part of that update, the province introduced a number of measures intended to…
OFA announces results of Zone 4 by-election
Earlier this month, OFA hosted a by-election for the counties of Elgin and Oxford to elect a new Zone 4 Director to represent their interests on the Board of Directors. The election…
OFA launches phase two survey on Farm Business Impacts of COVID-19
We’re all living in a new reality as the changes and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to play out. OFA recognizes and understands that the COVID-19 pandemic is currently…
Access the latest energy and fertilizer outlook report
Farms.com Risk Management Inc. offers OFA members exclusive access to energy and fertilizer outlook reports twice per year. The report provides OFA members with market outlook information they can use in their…
Ontario releases economic forecast and fiscal update
On March 25, the Ontario government released an economic forecast and fiscal update for the province in lieu of a budget. The province will be introducing a budget no later than November…
Federal government announces cash flow assistance for Canadian farmers and agri-food businesses
On March 23, the federal government announced it was increasing the lending capacity of Farm Credit Canada, a federal crown corporation, by up to $5 billion to help farmers and food processors…
Agricultural events cancelled or postponed
Updated as of April 21, 2020 Agricultural events across the country have been impacted by the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak with many venues, shows, conferences and meetings having to shut down, cancel…
By-election underway for OFA members in Elgin–Oxford
OFA members in Elgin-Oxford will soon be voting for a new Zone 4 Director to represent their interests on the Board of Directors. Check your mailbox for an official letter from OFA…