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Results released from 2023 Farmland Value and Rental Value survey
The 2023 Farmland Value and Rental Value Survey summary of findings, conducted by the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College, has been released. The report presents insights gathered from 1,116 respondents in…
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April 21, 2024
2024 Good Roads Conference
The 2024 Good Roads Conference will be held April 21 – 24, 2024 at the Fairmont Royal York in downtown Toronto.
April 24, 2024
In The Know – Mental Health Literacy Workshops for Northwestern Ontario Agriculture – April 24
Free mental health training for the agriculture community. Wednesday, April 24 starting at 1:00 pm at Emo Feed, 21 Canning Ln., Emo On
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At the reception, President Drew Spoelstra provided opening remarks followed by Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Lisa Thompson, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal MPP Ted Hsu and Leader of the Ontario Greens Mike Schreiner. Thanks to all political parties and…
The annual #OFAatQP Advocacy Day concluded with an evening reception in the legislative dining room. It was an opportunity to wrap up a full day which included engaging meetings with 34 MPPs. We appreciated the time everyone took to meet with us, learn more #ontag priorities,…
Connecting with @JeffBurch_ Critic for Municipal Affairs today at #OFAatQP was great. We appreciated the discussion on land use, housing, infrastructure, farmland protection, and economic growth opportunities for #ontag. #FarmsFoodForever
Thank you MPP @JessicaBellTO for meeting with our #teamOFA directors today during #OFAatQP. Priorities discussed included land use planning, public transportation, workforce housing and housing affordability. #ontag #FarmsFoodForever
Team OFA was thrilled to meet w/ the Hon. Graydon Smith Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources & Forestry @GraydonTheMPP. Topics addressed were young farmers & succession planning, taxation, development charges & exemptions for farm buildings, food security & land use. #ontag
Team OFA was pleased to meet with the Hon. @ninatangri Associate Minister of Small Business today for #OFAatQP. Topics discussed included red tape reduction, inflation, housing, and land use. Our sector is an economic powerhouse with room to grow🌱 #ontag #FarmsFoodForever
Thank you Minister @LisaThompsonPC for meeting w/ our young farm leaders today for #OFAatQP. They voiced their concerns regarding veterinary issues, rural education, food literacy, rural infrastructure, & the need for continued agriculture innovation & technological advancements.
Ontario agriculture is an economic powerhouse for the province & we appreciated the chance to sit down today w/ Liberal Leader @BonnieCrombie. Topics discussed included storm water drainage, rural infrastructure, local food production & issues hindering young farmers. #OFAatQP
Thank you MPP @ShamjiAdil for taking the time to connect with #teamOFA during #OFAatQP today. Discussion topics included carbon tax, food insecurity, rising costs, affordability, land preservation, and infrastructure investment. #FarmsFoodForever #ontag
It was a pleasure to meet w/ the Hon. Ted Arnott @MPPArnottWHH during #OFAatQP today. Thank you for providing insight & discussing shared priorities such as responsible land use planning, investment in agriculture processing, & rural economic development. #ontag #FarmsFoodForever