For the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), January marks the beginning of membership renewal season. There are several ways that farmers, farm businesses and agricultural organizations become an OFA member. Most well-known…
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Faites de la FAO votre organisme agricole agréé de choix cette année
À la Fédération de l’agriculture de l’Ontario (FAO), le mois de janvier marque le début de la période de renouvellement de l’adhésion. Il y a plusieurs façons pour les agriculteurs ainsi que…
OFA members: take our Farm Business Confidence survey
OFA members: take the opportunity to share valuable insights about your farm business operation by taking part in OFA’s Farm Business Confidence survey. This survey is open to all OFA members. The…
OFA welcomes four new directors to provincial board
New directors joining the OFA board are Brian Crews, who was elected by Zone 12 farmers in Hastings, Lennox & Addington, Northumberland & Prince Edward; Clint Cameron as the representative of Zone…
OFA unveils 2023 Year in Review video at annual meeting
Every year at the Annual General Meeting, we take a few moments to review our successes and accomplishments of the past year. Everything the OFA does supports our mission of Farms and…
OFA encourages passing of Bill C-234 by Senate of Canada
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…
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…
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…