Nominations open for Excellence in Agriculture Award

Nominations open for Excellence in Agriculture Award

Provincial award recognizes outstanding achievement of Ontario’s agri-food leaders

Ontario’s 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes farmers, food processors, businesses, and industry organizations that promote excellence, sustainability, and long-term competitiveness across 12 categories.

“Doing nothing is not an option. Doing nothing costs businesses and farmers significantly. But choosing sustainability has to be sustainable, and that goes for the financials as well.” – Daniel Metherington

$9 million invested to increase sustainability and competitiveness of Ontario farms

The Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Initiative (OASI) is getting an additional $9 million from the federal and provincial governments.“We encourage our world-class farmers to seize the opportunities this program offers to improve their soil health, food production and long-term competitiveness,” said Rob Flack, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agri-business.OASI funding assists farmers with adopting new […] Read more