OFVGA AGM GOES VIRTUAL

Jan 18, 2022

The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association has made the difficult decision to hold the February 22, 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually.

The health and safety of our members are of utmost importance.

A Zoom meeting will be set up and a link will be provided at a later date. In similar fashion to last year’s AGM, everyone is welcome to attend and only registered and confirmed voting delegates/directors will be able to vote on resolutions and elections.

Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Agriculture Lisa Thompson will be joining virtually on February 22nd, 2022.

Section chairs and staff look forward to providing up-to-date information on what is and has been happening at the OFVGA and the industry. You will have the opportunity to participate during the meeting and have your questions answered.

Source : OFVGA

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.