GUELPH, ON [January 17, 2023] – The turning of the calendar to a new year is often accompanied by a pledge to live a healthier and more active lifestyle.
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OFA welcomes opportunity to work with federal government on resolution to fertilizer tariffs
GUELPH, ON [December 16, 2022] – The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) looks forward to continuing work with the Canadian government to find a fair resolution to tariffs that have been applied to fertilizer imported from Russia.
Locally source this year’s holiday feast From Ontario farms
GUELPH, ON [December 14, 2022] – There’s no denying that a home-cooked meal tastes better when the ingredients come from your own backyard.
More than 50,000 Ontarians sign on to Home Grown to show support for farmland preservation
GUELPH, ON [November 28, 2022] – With a growing concern for the fate of Ontario’s fertile farmland, more than 50,000 people have signed on to show support for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) Home Grown campaign.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture re-elects President Peggy Brekveld to lead organization for a third term
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s board of directors has expressed confidence in the leadership of Peggy Brekveld by electing the Thunder Bay area dairy farmer to a third one-year term as President of the province’s largest farm organization.
Ontario farmers gather in London for annual business meeting
GUELPH ON [November 22, 2022] – Ontario’s farmers hosted their annual general meeting in London over the past two days, gathering in-person for the first time in three years to debate resolutions, listen to engaging speakers and participate in educational workshops. Approximately 450 people attended the meeting, which marked the first time the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) Annual General Meeting was held in London.
OFA awards bursaries to five young leaders in agriculture
GUELPH, ON [November 21, 2022] – The tradition of celebrating young people in agriculture continued at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s (OFA) 2022 Annual General Meeting today as the organization named five winners in its newly expanded Bursary Program.
Put Ontario meat on the menu this autumn
While much of the autumn season in Ontario is focused on the fruit and vegetable harvest, it can be easy to forget that Ontario meat is also in high demand around this time of year.
OFA applauds made-in-Ontario fertilizer solution
The Ontario Government’s $2-million investment in the Fertilizer Accelerating Solutions & Technology Challenge is welcomed by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) as a made-in-Ontario solution to an international problem.
Municipal elections are critical for farmland preservation
The preservation of farmland is a very critical issue in Ontario. According to figures from the Census of Agriculture released in the spring, Ontario is losing 319 acres of productive farmland every day. That’s the equivalent of 58 city blocks, nearly 800 hockey rinks or 4,785 tennis courts. In terms of food, that is enough acreage to produce more than 23.5 million apples, 1.2 million bottles of Ontario VQA wine or 75.6 million carrots.