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LFA will host OFA President Geri Kamenz

All OFA members are invited to attend a meeting in your area on April 13, 2007 and meet Geri and discuss any concerns you may have. Agenda: 9:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. Twin Pines Apple Country, 8169 Kennedy Line, Thedford 11:00

When and how will this money get into the hands of farmers? Like the majority of Ontario farmers, I was impressed with the recent budget announced by the federal government. The Federal Government was going to make money available for

Lambton Junior Farmers On The Lookout For Old Batteries

Lambton County Junior Farmers are holding their annual Battery Drive. Junior Farmers spokesperson, Kyle Maw says if farm families have any old vehicle batteries cluttering up the garage or drive shed, they can be dropped off at designated locations around

Lambton Shows Strong Support at Solidarity Rally

On April 5th, fifty-six people from Lambton and neighbouring counties filled a bus and showed their support by travelling to Ottawa along with 10,000 voices to deliver the message of agriculture’s ongoing economic crisis to Members of Parliament and government

On April 5, 10,000 farmers from Ontario, Quebec and across Canada joined together on Parliament Hill to tell the federal government what farmers need to cure the income crisis. We are grateful to the grassroots organizers and our colleagues from

Eight Outstanding Leaders Selected To Ontario Ag Hall Of Fame

In its twenty-seventh year, the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association will induct eight leaders into the Hall of Fame Gallery at Country Heritage Park in Milton on Sunday June 11, 2006. Of note to agriculture in southwestern Ontario is

The Ides of March The Ides of March, the anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar and a difficult time financially for Canadian Agriculture. Last week the Ontario Government announced funding for agriculture. A total of $125 million is not

OFA Commentary #4205 Ontario agriculture’s leaders will soon be meeting face-to-face with the McGuinty Government’s Rural Caucus. These are the politicians who represent most Ontario farmers, and many rural residents who work at jobs that depend on the farming industry.

OFA Commentary #3505 Piece by piece, elements of what Ontario agriculture needs to succeed in the future are coming into place. Just recently we received a letter from Hon. Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for Ontario,

OFA Commentary #3205 Efforts to bring affordable and adequate child care facilities to rural Ontario continues to be a focus of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. For years OFA and its local federations have worked to realize this dream, and