An updated Environment Farm Plan (EFP) will be available to Ontario farmers starting July 14, 2025. The updated edition reflects current regulatory requirements and latest science on best management practices, […] Read more
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Environmental Farm Plan updated

Walkerton: A lesson in crisis management
Stan Eby and Mike McMorris reflect on how they helped handle the crisis 25 years ago
In May 2000, there was no agricultural roadmap to defend against allegations that a beef producer caused the Walkerton water crisis.

What’s next for the EFP?
Core funding, more staff and incorporation with government and private sector goals possible for Environmental Farm Plan
Changes could be coming to the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) under the next agricultural policy framework. Although changes have yet to be formalized, users say the focus should be on […] Read more
Environmental Farm Plan update process eased
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has made it easier for producers to update their Environmental Farm Plan (EFP). Farms with a third or fourth edition EFP are […] Read more

Environmental Farm Plan can now be renewed online
The change means that farmers won’t always have to travel to attend in-person workshops
Farmers in Ontario can now access a website to update their Environmental Farm Plans. The enhanced system will make it easier for many to continue using this tool, which guides […] Read more

Pearce: Ontario’s EFP program takes next step
Next year it will have been 25 years since Ontario introduced the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) for farms, and leading up to that anniversary, it’s worth noting more than 38,000 […] Read more

Sask. environmental farm planning options sweetened
A list of beneficial management practices (BMPs) for which Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers can get funding through the federal/provincial Farm Stewardship Program has been expanded. The provincial and federal governments […] Read more