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CFFO welcomes new general manager

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Tom Tavani has been named the new general manager of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO). The CFFO Board of Directors said Tavani brings experience in Christian media marketing, agribusiness and operated his own real estate marketing company.  “Tom stood out as a candidate for this position,” Ed Scharringa, CFFO president said in a […] Read more
Ministers’ orders could mean faster development of farmland
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Ministers’ orders could mean faster development of farmland

CFFO says new powers could reduce local input into land use changes

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Updated Sept. 11, 2020 The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act is already a matter of concern for some agricultural communities in the Region of Durham as well as the Town of Ajax. The bill, passed in the Ontario legislature on July 21 gives ministers broader powers to override local planning, which could put more farmland at […] Read more
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Scharringa acclaimed as new CFFO president

Former president Clarence Nywening will serve as interim general manager

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Provincial delegates have acclaimed a new president for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO). This year’s annual business meeting was held March 24, 2020, via remote communications. Ed Scharringa will now lead the CFFO as president. Scharringa has been vice president of the organization and has served on the CFFO board of directors for […] Read more
Farmland stretches to Point Pelee National Park, the southernmost point of Ontario and Canada jutting into Lake Erie.
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Comment: Provincial land use changes could affect Ontario farms

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Ontario’s provincial policy statement is currently under review. It directs land-use planning and guides municipal development for all of Ontario. The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario is focusing on the provincial policy statement review during our annual stewardship and policy committee series. CFFO members across the province are weighing in, online or in person, to […] Read more
In spite of the recent ban on Canadian meat by China, opportunities for growth still exist.
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Opinion: There’s opportunity in world meat market changes

The current issues in the meat market won’t go away quickly

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At the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford recently, the mood was positive, not only among producers but the support industry as well. Pork prices are high and are expected to stay that way for a significant stretch of time, mostly because of the African swine fever disaster in China, the world’s largest pork consumer. The […] Read more
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Dyack brings global experience to new CFFO role

Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario’s new executive director has worked in agri-food policy in Canada and Australia

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Brenda Dyack has been hired as the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario’s executive director. Dyack’s career in policy and research has spanned over three decades with posts as agricultural advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Finance, senior economist and manager of Economic, Social and Scientific Integration with the  Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics […] Read more
Opinion: Can the new food guide dish up good agri-food policy?
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Opinion: Can the new food guide dish up good agri-food policy?

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The release of Canada’s Food Guide on Jan. 22 was, predictably, followed by hot debate. The food guide has a long history of being contentious and although government asserts that the newest version is based on science, which some debate, critics seem more concerned about its wider societal implications. The 2007 version was criticized as […] Read more

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