Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) - Address, activities & membership
Address:
200 Hanlon Creek Blvd.
Guelph, ON N1C 0A1
Canada
Telephone number:
519-821-8883
Fax number:
519-821-8810
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Contact information in previous versions
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100 Stone Road West
Suite 206
Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Canada
Telephone number:
519-821-8883
Fax number:
519-821-8810
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100 Stone Road West
Suite 206
Guelph, ON N1G 5L3
Canada
Telephone number:
519-821-8883
Ext.
205
Fax number:
519-821-8810
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40 Eglinton Ave E
5th Floor
Toronto, ON M4P 3A2
Canada
Telephone number:
416-485-3333
Ext.
243
Fax number:
416-485-9027
Description of the organization's activities:
The OFA is a farmer led organization working on behalf of its farm business members in Ontario. The OFA provides policy analysis and advocates on behalf of its members on all issues affecting farm business and rural communities. OFA also administers the delivery of environmental programming offered by the federal and provincial govenrments and provides affinity benefits and services to members.
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Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- As a grassroots farmer-led organization, the OFA has grown to become the largest voluntary farm organization in Canada. The OFA has built on the self-help and co-operative spirit of the farm community to promote programs and policies which are farmer-driven and preserve the distinctive character of the agricultural sector.
Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The OFA voting membership is farmers and representatives of farming businesses that are registered under the Farm Business Regsitration Act of Ontario. Ontario agricultural organizations, including 31 Ontario commodity boards are also members of the OFA.
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Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- OFA lobbies on behalf of individual farmers, County Federation, Farm Commodity Group and Marketing Board.