Lennox & Addington Federation of Agriculture
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 @ 8:00pm, Selby Sales Barn
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News Release October 26, 2009 For Immediate Release GUELPH – The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has received $126,000 in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Program, which is delivered in Ontario by the Agricultural Adaptation Council. The funding will be used to undertake a feasibility study into how a carbon trading system could become a viable business option for Ontario farmers. “Farmers are always looking for new ways to increase the profitability of their operations,” says Bette Jean Crews, OFA President. “Trading carbon credits could allow them to do that while at the same time contributing to improving the environment for all Ontarians.” Continue reading OFA awarded grant for carbon aggregator study The past year has witnessed profound change at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture both structurally and in terms of our policy focus and initiatives. Continue reading A report by OFA President, Bette Jean Crews — Summary of Events and Activities 2009 Visitors to this year’s Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show north of Woodstock will have an opportunity to witness the growth and evolution of agriculture’s role in Canada’s energy business. This will mark the first year for the show to host the Canadian Energy Expo, a new feature intended to provide participants with the opportunity to build on the show’s philosophy of research, development and demonstration. September 16th will highlight this Expo in the program. On all three days of the show, visitors will have access to the displays of 50 exhibitors illustrating a range of technologies to harness agriculture’s opportunities with green energy. Working on an acceptable definition By Mark Wales, Vice-President, Ontario Federation of AgricultureAfter years of debate and discussions with the provincial government about a definition of a farm and agriculture, we may have moved a bit closer to resolution of the issue recently. Following a hearing of the Ontario Labour Relations Board in June, the board issued its finding on July 30. While we can’t claim to have won the war, we believe the Board ruling is an indication we have won a battle on the issue of defining a farm and agricultural labour activity. Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 @ 7:30pm, Selby Sales Barn AGENDA News Release June 18, 2009 For Immediate Release GUELPH – Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) members across Ontario will experience even more benefits thanks to a joint initiative by TSC Stores and the OFA – benefits valued in excess of the cost of the annual OFA membership fee, the federation announced today. It begins with OFA ‘Member Days’ at TSC’s 40 locations in Ontario, June 19 to July 2. By showing their 2009 OFA Member Card, farmers will receive a 15 per cent discount on most regular-priced merchandise. To help prepare farmers for this event, TSC Stores mailed a special mini catalogue promoting the savings to OFA’s 37,000 members. The catalogue also offered special savings exclusive to OFA members. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture and most of the province’s commodity organizations spent a day together recently reviewing the issues that are critical for today’s farmers – we know the government expects farmers and their organizations to come with a single, clear message. We’ve agreed on our message and we will continue to work together to convince the government of what it takes for agriculture to be successful and drive our economy forward. Disposing of farm animals when they die has always been a problem for farmers. A decade ago, there were deadstock removal services located throughout the province, and in most cases they paid the farmer for the carcass of larger animals because the carcass had value. In recent years, especially since BSE, disposing of dead farm animals has been much more complicated – mostly because of specified risk material (SRM) associated with BSE. It is thought that BSE was being spread when SRM from infected animals was incorporated into the feed materials provided to livestock. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture and commodity groups have made many advances in the past two or three years – much of it with the help of farmers across the country demanding a single voice going to governments. It became obvious that when multiple messages went to the politicians, they had an easy excuse to say they didn’t know what farmers wanted, and then they’d do nothing. Cont’d…………………… |
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