The Rural Voice, 2003-06, Page 68HURON
Box 429, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0
519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Website: www.hcfa.on.ca Email: huron@ofa.on.ca
The Rural Voice is provided to all farmers
in Huron County by the HCFA.
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
Your OFA membership makes things happen in Huron
Wonder where your $150 OFA
membership fee goes?
The OFA returns $25 from each
membership to the county. It targets
for this $25 rebate back to the county
go to 4-H projects, scholarships to
local high schools annually, farm
safety awareness programs, farm
tours increasing consumer awareness
to agriculture, circulating newsletters
to OFA members at the local level
and information meetings to help
Huron County Federation of
Agriculture
BOARD MEETING
Fourth Monday of the Month -- 8:00 p.m.
Vanastra Office
Members Welcome!
NOTICE
If any member of OFA from
Huron County or any Huron
OFA Associate is interested
in advertising on our web
page, please contact Henry
Damsma at 233-5893 or
Fax: 233-5894 or e-mail:
henry@damsma.com for
prices, sizes. etc.
HCFA OFFICE
HOURS
Mondays and Fridays
9 a.m. to 12 noon
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday
Please leave a message.
(519) 482-9642
1-800-511-1135
FAX (519) 482-1416
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local, federal and provincial
politicians get a better understanding
of the farming industry.
Leadership development is a vital
aspect of all local federations of
agriculture, and with the funding
made available to county federations,
along with specific training programs
offered by OFA, Ontario's future
agricultural leaders are brought
through the system and prepared to
move the industry forward.0
Mark your calendar!
Thursday, October 23, 2003
HURON COUNTY FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
ANNUAL MEETING
Seaforth Agriplex
Watch for details soon!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Huron Farm Environmental Coalition needs two
representatives who are OFA members to sit on their
"mediation" committee. We need names by early June.
The person would have to take a one -day training course.
It would probably involve no more than five to six meetings
a year.
If interested, please contact the Federation office at 519-
482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135.0
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
a report on the state of
The Bayfield River and its Watershed
presented by "Friends of the Bayfield River"
Saturday, June 14, 2003
8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Seaforth Golf and Country Club
Keynote speaker: Dr. John Ferguson, Educational Unit,
Environmental Commissioner's Office and a researcher in
environmental ethics and economics
$5 includes lunch and a 1 -Year Membership in FOBR
Presentations by Ausable Bayfield CA, OMNR, OMAF and OME
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