ABOUT OCFA
The Oxford County Federation of Agriculture (OCFA) is a local, general farm organization affiliated with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and are dedicated to uniting the farming community through grassroots leadership and co-operation to address rural concerns.
OUR OBJECTIVES
To develop and consolidate farmer opinion for the promotion of any activity within which will improve the welfare of the individual farmer and the farming industry
To bring viewpoints and concerns of the membership to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for policy development and action and, in turn, to interpret OFA policy so developed to all members in the county
To facilitate the spread of information, of concern to the farming industry, to all farmers in the county
To represent the farmers' interests in all areas of the policy making process in the county
Our Members:
Farm families and employees
Agri-businesses and agriculturally-related organizations
Any person or entity involved in the farming industry
The OCFA is funded directly through Ontario Federation of Agriculture membership fees.
DIRECTORS
Joe Wilson
President
Cassandra MacKay
Vice President
Davina Garner
Vice President
Dirk Boogerd
Board Member
John Gal
Board Member
Terry Lupton
Board Member
Henk Pelders
Board Member
Gordon Stock
Board Member
Steve Veldman
Board Member
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Board Member
vacant
Board Member
Jan de Wit
Oxford Junior Farmers Representative
June Nussey
Administrator (Interim)
Coralee Foster
Treasurer
Laura Fraser
OFA Member Service Representative
Tracey Arts
OFA Regional Director (Zone 4)
OCFA Committees
Land Use Committee
Dirk Boogerd, Virginia Janssen, Terry Lupton, Cassandra MacKay
Hiring Committee
OCFA Executive, and Coralee Foster
Oxford Fresh Committee
Laura Fraser, Davina Garner, Cassandra MacKay
Bursary Committee
Steve Veldman, Dirk Boogerd, Coralee Foster, Administrator
Ag Safety Day Committee
Dirk Boogerd, Administrator, Oxford JF rep
Field Sign Committee
Henk Van Roekel, Steve Veldman, Terry Lupton
Constitution Committee
Dirk Boogerd, Tracey Arts, Laura Fraser, administrator
Policy Committee
Dirk Boogerd, Joe Wilson
OFA Policy Advisory Council Representatives for Oxford County
Andrea Gal and Cassandra MacKay
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture Policy Advisory Council (PAC) is an elected body of grassroots members that meet approximately four times per year. The PAC consists of 90 members providing grassroots input on key issues and policy direction, including representation from each county and commodity organizations.