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…
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.
Nominations for Director-at-Large open October 15
Every year leading up to OFA’s Annual General Meeting, the organization opens a nomination period for farm leaders across the province to put their name forward as a candidate to run for…
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…
OFA declares results of Zone Director elections
This year, OFA members had the opportunity to participate in the election of a Zone Director to represent their local interests in Zones 1 and 12. With the wrap-up of the voting…
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…
Revive Fund – Perth Federation of Agriculture 2023
Project Name: Perth County Mystery Farm Hop Project summary and highlights: The goal of the project was to promote local food to our urban neighbours. Project details: Tickets for busses were sold…
Revive Fund – Grenville Federation of Agriculture 2023
Project descriptions: The funds were used by purchasing “caution may turn left” signs to paste onto large farm equipment. These will be handed out to members at events and meetings such as…
Revive Fund – Elgin Federation of Agriculture 2023
Project Description: Elgin Federation provide Land Planning Training to board directors, Elgin’s MSR Laura Fraser, and Zone 4 Director Tracey Arts. PlanScape Inc. Senior Planner Debbie Vandenakker delivered the training. Lasting and…
Revive Fund – Lennox and Addington Federation of Agriculture 2023
Project summary and highlights: Agritourism in the County- We worked alongside the County of Lennox and Addington to promote tourism in the Agricultural sector by creating online advertising. The emphasis was on…