Tag Archives: Ontario Federation of Agriculture

New farm leader faces challenge of a lifetime

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Owen Roberts

Get ready, Queen’s Park. You’ll soon be seeing a great deal more of new Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Mark Wales and his trademark Birkenstock sandals, weather be damned. The colourful and well-spoken Wales, an Elgin County horticulture producer, beat … Continue reading →

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Farmers are early with provincial election priorities

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Owen Roberts

A mandated, mandatory election such as the one Ontario will experience this fall takes the spontaneity out of campaigning. But does it ever help with planning. Case in point is the way farmers have prepared for the October 6 political … Continue reading →

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National food policy will have global implications

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Owen Roberts

Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Bette Jean Crews says she sensed a conciliatory tone and open mindedness among rural candidates in the recent federal election. She says regardless of their political stripes, they seem committed to working together on at … Continue reading →