The Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) has developed an AgriHR Toolkit that offers assistance every step of the way. The toolkit includes guides, templates, resources and critical questions that you need…
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.
Access the 2022 energy and fertilizer outlook report
Twice per year, Farms.com Risk Management Inc. offers OFA members exclusive access to energy and fertilizer outlook reports for 60 days. This report provides OFA members with insights on 2022 market prices,…
Farm and commercial vehicle requirements update
Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) On June 12, 2022, the Commercial Vehicle Hours of Service (HOS) Regulation will require ELDs. The farm exemption to the Regulation has not changed and farm commercial plated…
Farm plate sticker fees for COVID-19 validation extension period
Ontario reinstated driver’s licence and plate sticker renewals, and other products that would have expired in March of 2020, but were granted a COVID-19 Validation Extension. Ontario has waived Passenger Vehicle sticker…
OFA Research Day to be held March 31
OFA is pleased to be hosting our second annual Research Day virtual event on March 31. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will educate members on some of the current…
Have you been paying the Fuel Charge in error?
Since April 2019, the federal carbon pollution pricing system has added a fuel charge to fuel delivered in Ontario. Ontario farmers have been eligible to receive an exemption from the fuel charge…
OFA resolution passed at CFA’s annual Annual General Meeting
OFA was pleased to bring forward a resolution at the recent Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) annual meeting regarding the need to lobby for the implementation of initiatives outlined in the Barton…
OFA and Farm Life host webinar on multi-generational conversations
The Farm Succession: Multi-Gen Conversations webinar was hosted by OFA in partnership with Farm Life. In this year’s webinar, Farm Life discussed a multi-generational approach to farm succession, the family communication pieces that are…
Canadian Agricultural Youth Council is seeking new members
The Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, has announced that they are recruiting creative and outspoken youth aged 18 – 30 with a passion for food and farming…
Mark your calendars – OFA and Farm Life team up for succession planning webinar
OFA and Farm Life are teaming up to host a new farm succession planning webinar on Tuesday, March 1. The session will be held from noon – 1:30 p.m. to allow adequate…