Guelph, ON – Inwood-area cash crop farmer Don McCabe was acclaimed as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) at the organization’s annual general meeting this week in Toronto. McCabe returns for a second one-year term to lead the organization of 37,000 Ontario farm families.
OFA’s two vice presidents, Collingwood-area hay and sweet corn farmer Keith Currie and northern Ontario dairy farmer Peggy Brekveld were also acclaimed. Mark Reusser, Waterloo County turkey farmer, was later elected by the board as its fourth executive member. In total, OFA’s Board of Directors is made up of 18 positions representing regions across Ontario.
This year’s theme, How to Talk Farming and Influence People, guided the event’s presentations and discussions. The agenda was also filled with leadership elections and discussions on grassroots resolutions.
OFA kicked off 80th anniversary celebrations at the AGM with the announcement of three anniversary bursaries, the 80 by 80 trivia contest, a farm gate challenge and a member-exclusive trip to the 2017 World Agriculture Expo. Details of the anniversary celebrations are available at www.ofa.on.ca.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is the largest general farm organization in Ontario, representing 37,000 farm families across the province. As a dynamic farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, lobby efforts, community representation, media relations and more. OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer.
Source: OFA