DECEMBER 2017 THE RIDER/ 9 INSIDE


2017 Youth Rodeo League Champions!


gratulate the following on their Champion titles in the 2017 Youth Rodeo League! Ages 15 & under these up and coming cowboys and cowgirls worked hard all sea- son long to win points for their year-end buckle and jacket (to be awarded at the Awards Banquet)


The RAM-Case IH Rodeo Tours would like to con-


Youth Pole Bending- Tory Fry Youth Tie Down Roping- Cody Fry Youth Breakaway Roping- Arturo Gallegos Jr. Youth Team Roping- Arturo Gallegos Jr. For full results and standings please visit: www.on-


tariorodeo.com


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Lindsay Grice. Coach and horse show judge “Is it me or my horse?”


“What makes horses do what they do?”


OFA acclaims board of directors and focuses on rural growth potential at AGM


Guelph, ON [November 21, 2017] – More than 400 agricultural represen- tatives met in Toronto this week to dis- cuss the issues and opportunities facing farmers and rural Ontario, and the investments and policies needed to support growth in the agri-food sector, at the Ontario Federation of Agricul- ture’s (OFA) annual general meeting Keith Currie, a Collingwood-area


hay and sweet corn farmer, was ac- claimed as OFA president, returning for his second one-year leadership term for OFA’s 37,000 farm members. “There are tremendous opportu-


nities and plenty to look forward to in Ontario agriculture right now,” says Keith Currie, OFA president. “We talked a lot about the need to distribute economic development across rural and urban areas – a concept that will benefit growth and prosperity for the entire province, and strengthen our rural communities. Based on the level of member feedback and engagement at this year’s annual meeting, we have a clear and positive direction to advo- cate with government for the infra- structure needed to make this a


reality.” OFA launched the organization’s


political campaign for the 2018 provincial election Producing Prosper- ity at the annual meeting. The election campaign illustrates why distributed economic development is necessary for rural Ontario to grow and prosper, and offers solutions to boost the province’s economy and stimulate rural Ontario’s communities. The campaign was also the theme of OFA’s annual meeting, including the topic of the keynote speaker, grassroots mem- ber discussions and questions to guest speakers, including representatives of Ontario’s political parties. Peggy Brekveld, a northern On-


tario dairy farmer, was acclaimed as Director at Large for a three-year term. Brekveld and Mark Reusser were also acclaimed to the vice presi- dent positions. Drew Spoelstra was also acclaimed as the fourth executive member. New to the OFA board of di- rectors is Director at Large, Jackie Kelly-Pemberton,


from Dundas


County who joins the board after win- ning the Zone11 election. OFA’s


Board of Directors is made up of 18 positions representing regions across Ontario. For the second year, OFA


awarded bursaries to three secondary school students pursuing education and a future career in agriculture. Three 2017 winners were announced at OFA’s annual meeting – Julie French from Peel, Emily Potter of Temiskaming and Cassie Allen from Prescott. Each bursary winner was awarded $2,000. The Ontario Federation of Agri-


culture (OFA) is the largest general farm organization in Ontario, repre- senting 37,000 farm families across the province. As a dynamic farmer-led organization based in Guelph, the OFA works to represent and champion the interests of Ontario farmers through government relations, farm policy recommendations, research, lobby efforts, community representa- tion, media relations and more. OFA is the leading advocate for Ontario’s farmers and is Ontario’s voice of the farmer.


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