Farmers call for quick resolution to Seaway workers’ strike
submitted by OFA
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is joining Grain Farmers of Ontario, Fertilizer Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in urging...
Farmers welcome funding for healthy soils, clean water
by Bruce Buttar, Director, OFA
The environment is important to all of us, but it’s particularly key for farmers and their businesses. That’s because we...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Moving along with soups, how about a Seafood Chowder? I made up a batch last Friday and it was...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier of Salamanders in Kemptville
A reader who enjoyed the Maple Johnny Cake sent me a mail asking if I knew anything about...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
One of the specials we served at Salamanders for Valentine’s Day 2024 was lamb chops. Canadians have always had...
OFA targets leadership recruitment as a pillar for building strong organizations and communities
What makes Ontario’s agri-food industry strong is the abundance of strong, confident and spirited farmers we have leading our organizations and businesses, striving towards...
OFA reflects on a year to remember
by Tracey Arts, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
2020 has been a whirlwind year for Ontario agriculture. As farm business owners, we had to be...
Creativity expressed through grafting
by Dan Driedger
The garden is a place of creativity and backyard adventure. It is for this reason that many choose not to seed grass...
Farm shows a chance to meet, learn and reconnect
by Andrea McCoy-Naperstkow, Director, OFA
Even though the weather hasn’t caught up to the calendar just yet, we’ve just turned the corner into spring. It...
Local food system
by Dana Douglas, MScFN, RD, LG&L District Health Unit
The “food system” refers to everything and everybody that’s involved in growing, processing, acquiring, transporting, distributing,...