Guelph, ON [March 18, 2026] — This week is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is encouraging farmers, farm families and rural communities to make safety on the farm a priority – this week and all year long.

GUELPH, ON [March 16, 2026] – As temperatures begin their familiar springtime swing between freezing nights and warmer days, maple syrup producers across our province are tapping trees and getting ready to harvest the crop that comes from that most iconic Canadian symbol – the maple tree.

GUELPH, ON / LONGUEUIL, QC [February 27, 2026] – As planning advances for Alto, the proposed high-speed rail corridor linking Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City, Canadian farm leaders are urging to suspend the project.

GUELPH, ON [February 20, 2026] – Ontario farmers remain confident in their own ability to weather economic challenges but are increasingly concerned about the outlook for the broader agricultural sector, according to the results of the latest annual Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Farm Business Confidence Survey.

The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Fertilizer Canada, Grain Farmers of Ontario, the Ontario Agri Business Association, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture along with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness have renewed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program for a third term.

Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook has been acclaimed to a third one-year term as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), the leading voice for 38,000 farm families in the province. Returning to the OFA executive with Spoelstra for a second year in the two Vice President positions are Sara Wood and Ethan Wallace. Paul Maurice was re-elected as Executive Member.

Six exceptional individuals pursuing careers and leadership roles in Ontario’s agriculture sector have been recognized by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture with scholarship awards of $2,000 each.

Nine Ontario veterinary medicine and veterinary technology students were announced as the first-ever recipients of a scholarship created by Ontario farmers to support the next generation of animal health professionals.

GUELPH, ON [September 16, 2025] – The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) welcomes two new and one returning director to its board table following elections in three of its zones. Larry Davis of Burford was re-elected as the provincial director for Zone 3, representing farmers in Brant, Halidmand and Norfolk. Davis, an OFA director since 1989, farms with his wife and son, growing crops and raising sheep. Davis ran against chicken and beef farmer Henry Lise and beef and crop farmer Steve Sickle.

With summer in full swing, so too is the sweet season of Ontario fruits — fresh from the orchard, grove, bush, field or vineyard.