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Food Bank Donation July 2005

Lambton Federation of Agriculture recently completed a food donation to the Lambton County Food Banks. Several hundred pounds of beef and pork have been delivered to the Sarnia Food Bank. This was a joint venture with the Lambton Cattle and

Ontario farmers and their organizations are seeing changes at the top of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) as Hon. Steve Peters moves to Labour and Hon. Leona Dombrowsky moves from Environment to Agriculture. “The Ontario Federation of

OFA applauds CAIS funds being made available

Ontario farmers with funds in their CAIS (Canadian Agriculture Income Stabilization) accounts can now access those dollars, news the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) welcomes, says President Ron Bonnett. The June 10th announcement was made possible when the federal and

Farmers know there are no quick and easy solutions to agriculture’s financial malaise. Fixing what currently ails agriculture is going to require input and co-operation from a multitude of sources, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is prepared to work

OFA seeks Premier’s involvement in solutions

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is calling on Premier Dalton McGuinty to commit his government to meet the long-term needs of Ontario farmers. This action is prompted by the recent provincial budget and its failure to address agriculture’s issues.

The Farmers’ Share: Compare the Share 2004

A valuable tool for telling agriculture’s economic story. In 1991, Hon. Ralph Ferguson (M.P.) had his staff prepare a document to illustrate the share of the consumer’s dollar that farmers received. The resulting document was donated to the Centre for

Funds to expand Environmental Farm Plan work

OFA Commentary #1605 Ontario farmers have always had a strong urge to do everything possible to preserve and protect the environment. Now there’s additional financial incentive to get that work done. Recently our Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon.

OFA Commentary #1705 Without a doubt, Ontario agriculture’s Unified Voice initiative is having a major impact on governments and farmers alike. At the most recent meeting of the group, there was unanimous agreement that when agriculture works together, good things

Lambton’s MP’s and MPP’s Hear From Local Farmers

All of Lambton’s M.P.’s and M.P.P.’s took time to attend a meeting organized by the Lambton Federation of Agriculture on Saturday, April 23, 2005. Representatives of Lambton commodity groups and farm organizations were invited to parcipate in the round table

New Environmental Farm Plan program launched in Ontario

On a neatly manicured dairy farm just east of here in Bruce County, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC), Hon. Andy Mitchell, announced more than $57 million in funding for the next generation of Environmental Farm Plans for Ontario