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Presidents' Council Members and Other Campaign Contributors:
AGCare
www.agcare.org
Chicken Farmers of Ontario
www.cfo.on.ca
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario
www.christianfarmers.org
Dairy Farmers of Ontario
www.milk.org
Egg Farmers of Ontario
www.getcracking.ca
Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario
www.freshvegetablesontario.com
Grape Growers of Ontario
www.grapegrowersofontario.com
L'Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens
www.lavoieagricole.ca
National Farmers Union Ontario
www.nfu.ca/on/index.html
Ontario Agri-Food Education
www.oafe.org
Ontario Apple Growers
www.onapples.com
Ontario Asparagus Growers Marketing Board
www.asparagus.on.ca
Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg & Chick Commission
www.obhecc.com
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association
www.cattle.guelph.on.ca
Ontario Canola Growers’ Association
www.ontariocanolagrowers.ca
Ontario Farm Animal Council
www.ofac.org
Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/environment/efp/efp.htm
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
www.ofa.on.ca
Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers` Marketing Board
www.ontarioflue-cured.com
Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association
www.ofvga.org
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers
www.ontariogreenhouse.com
Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association
www.ontariomaple.com
Ontario Pork
www.ontariopork.on.ca
Ontario Potato Board
www.ontariopotatoes.ca
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
www.ontariosheep.org
Ontario Soybean Growers
www.soybean.on.ca
Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board
www.ontariotenderfruit.ca
Ontario Veal Association
www.ontariovealappeal.ca
Turkey Farmers of Ontario
www.turkeyfarmers.on.ca | www.turkeyrecipes.ca
University of Guelph – Research
www.uoguelph.ca/research
Ontario Commodities: [Top]
Apples
Ontario Apple Growers
www.onapples.com
Asparagus
Ontario Asparagus Growers Marketing Board
www.asparagus.on.ca
Beans
The Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board
www.ontariobeans.on.ca
Beef
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association
www.cattle.guelph.on.ca
Berries
Ontario Berry Growers Association
www.ontarioberries.com
Canola
Ontario Canola Growers’ Association
www.ontariocanolagrowers.ca
Corn
Ontario Corn Producers’ Association
www.ontariocorn.org
Chicken
Chicken Farmers of Ontario
www.cfo.on.ca
Dairy
Dairy Farmers of Ontario
www.milk.org
Eggs
Egg Farmers of Ontario
www.getcracking.ca
Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc.
www.flowerscanadagrowers.com
Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario
www.freshvegetablesontario.com
Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board
www.ontariotenderfruit.ca
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
www.ofvga.org
Garlic
Garlic Growers Association of Ontario
www.garlicgrowers.on.ca/
Grapes
Grape Growers of Ontario
www.grapegrowersofontario.com
Lamb
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
www.ontariosheep.org
Maple Syrup
Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association
www.ontariomaple.com
Mushrooms
Mushrooms Canada
www.mushrooms.ca
Pork
Ontario Pork
www.ontariopork.on.ca
Potatoes
Ontario Potato Board
www.ontariopotatoes.ca
Soybeans
Ontario Soybean Growers
www.soybean.on.ca
Tobacco
Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers` Marketing Board
www.ontarioflue-cured.com
Tomatoes and Cucumbers
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers
www.ontariogreenhouse.com
Turkey
Turkey Farmers of Ontario
www.turkeyfarmers.on.ca; www.turkeyrecipes.ca
Veal
Ontario Veal Association
www.ontarioveal.on.ca
Wheat
Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board
www.ontariowheatboard.com
Other links: [Top]
AgCare & OFAC
Please take a look at "The 'Real' Dirt on Farming: People in Canadian Agriculture Answer Your Questions". This booklet attempts to answer, in an easy-to-understand format, many common questions about food production, www.ofac.org/pdf/Dirtfinaleditiontwo.pdf
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
www.agr.gc.ca
Better Pork, August 2007 Issue
www.betterfarming.com/bp/bp_2007/august/env.html
Canadian Organic Growers
www.cog.ca
CNW Group,
Farmers continue to show commitment and support for plant biotechnology in Canada and around the world
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/13/c9815.html
Farmers' Markets Ontario
www.farmersmarketsontario.com
FarmIssues.com
www.farmissues.com
Farms, Food and Fun
www.farmsfoodfun.com
Foodland Ontario
www.foodland.gov.on.ca
Foodlink
www.foodlink.ca
Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario
www.freshvegetablesontario.com
Grape Growers
Please take a look at our anniversary video celebrating 60 years of grape growing in Ontario, www.grapegrowersofontario.com/thegrowers/60thmovie.html
Harvest Ontario
www.harvestontario.com
Homegrown Ontario
www.homegrownontario.ca
Local Food Plus
www.localfoodplus.ca
Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association
www.ontariofarmfresh.com
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
www.ofa.on.ca
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
www.omafra.gov.on.ca
Ontario Rural Routes
www.ruralroutes.com
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
http://www.distinctivegetaways.ca/streampkg/stream.cfm?stream=WC&mstr=yes
Savour Ontario
http://www.distinctivegetaways.ca/streampkg/stream.cfm?stream=WC&mstr=yes
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture
www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/95-629-XIE/95-629-XIE2007000.htm
University of Guelph, Farmland Preservation Research Project www.farmland.uoguelph.ca/publications/factsheetaugust2004.pdf
Sources: [Top]
The following sources were also used:
Farms, Food and Fun, Agri-Knowledge Quiz
www.farmsfoodfun.com
“All About Food: Agri-Food Facts” by Ontario Agri-Food Education, 2005.
“The Real Dirt on Farming” by Ontario Farm Animal Council, 2006.
www.farmissues.com (Media Resource Centre – fact sheets)
University of Guelph research paper on Canada’s farmland, 2004.
http://www.farmland.uoguelph.ca/publications/factsheetaugust2004.pdf
Statistics Canada results from the 2006 Census of Agriculture
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/95-629-XIE/95-629-XIE2007000.htm
Pigs per farm, Better Farming, 2007.
http://www.betterfarming.com/bp/bp_2007/august/env.html
CropLife Canada (February 2008 news release re: commercial success of GM corn and soybeans in Canada)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2008/13/c9815.html