A Message to Our Stakeholders

Mar 26, 2020

BURLINGTON, ON – Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is committed to keeping farmer-members and industry stakeholders informed on the latest updates regarding Ontario’s chicken business.

A few weeks ago, CFO made the prudent decision to cancel the CFO Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2020. This was a difficult decision. However, it was a necessary step in mitigating public health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In lieu of the 2020 CFO Annual General Meeting, CFO is releasing important information and updates through ontariochicken.ca.

Highlights of materials in lieu of the 2020 CFO Annual General Meeting, include:

Next Level: 2019 Annual Performance Report
Next Level: Building Value, Shaping the Future, Together - Presentation from Ed Benjamins, Chair, and Rob Dougans, President & CEO
CFO’s Audited Financial Statements

Source : CFO

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.