Mission
The mission of the Ontario Forage Council is to provide leadership to the Ontario forage industry through communication, research, technology transfer, market development, advocacy, policy development and bringing stakeholders together.
Objectives:
- to act as the primary forage information source,
- to collaborate with other Ontario agricultural organizations for the development of information and educational materials as well as other service related projects for forages,
- to assist in the objective development of research priorities, coordination of research projects, and patent registration related to forage production, management and marketing,
- to promote the positive environmental impacts of forage and grassland on soil and water conservation, carbon sequestration, reclamation, wildlife habitat and aesthetic value,
- to identify, receive and distribute funds to support development of the Ontario forage industry,
- to develop and promote market innovations at the local and export levels (i.e. pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products).
Executive
President
Birgit Martin, Ontario Soil & Crop Association
birgit@pureislandbeef.com
1st Vice President
Joe Dickenson, Individual Member joe@dickensonfarms.com
Past President
Terry Nuhn,
Nuhn Forage
terrynuhn@yahoo.ca
Directors
| Name | Organization/Company | Email Address |
| Birgit Martin (President) | Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association | birgit@pureislandbeef.com |
| Joe Dickinson (1st VP) | Individual Member | joe@dickensonfarms.com |
| Terry Nuhn (Past President) | Nuhn Forage | nuhnforage@quadro.net |
| Roger Boersen | Dairy Farmers of Ontario | roger.boersen@milk.org |
| Erin Morgan | Ontario Sheep Farmers | emorgan@ontariosheep.org |
| Donna Hancock (ex-officio) | University of Guelph | dhancock@uoguelph.ca |
| Christine O’Reilly (ex-officio) | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | christine.oreilly@ontario.ca |
| Sam Luckhardt | Ontario Hay Marketing Forum | skluckhardt@gmail.com |
| Fritz Trauttmansdorff | Ontario Hay and Forage Co-op | fritz@dunleafarms.com |
| Geoff Bedard | Can Grow Crop Solutions Inc. | gbedard@biolinecorp.ca |
| Fred Brown | Quality Seeds | fred@qualityseeds.ca |
| Stephen Rongits | GROWMARK | srongits@growmark.com |
| Barry Robinson | Semican | brobinson@semican.ca |
| Scott Fisher | Mapleseed | scott.fisher@mapleseed.ca |
| Chris Meier | A & L Canada Laboratories | cmeier@alcanada.com |
| Tom Faulkner | Prorich Seeds | deb_prorich@hotmail.com |
| Travis Grubb | Kubota Canada | travis.grubb@kubota.com |
| Bob Kerr | Individual Member | bobpatkerr@gmail.com |
| Ryan Parish | DLF PICKSEED | ryan.parish@dlfpickseed.com |
| Jack Legg | SGS Agrifood Laboratories | Jack.legg@sgs.com |
| Scott Thompson | International Stock Foods | s.thomson@quadro.net |
| Neil Wideman | Silo King | neilwideman@yahoo.ca |
| Mark Horst | Marcrest Manufacturing, Inc. | carol@balebaron.com |
| Scott Bowman | Speare Seeds | sbowman@speareseeds.ca |
| Jim Whitley | Beef Farmers of Ontario | modelaranch@hotmail.com |
Staff
general Manager
Patricia Ellingwood
PO Box 463
Markdale, Ontario
NOC 1H0
Phone: 877-892-8663
Fax: 519-986-2643
support@ontarioforagecouncil.com
Communications Assistant
Joan McKinlay
RR 1
Ravenna, Ontario
NOH 2E0
Phone: 519-599-6236
Fax: 519-599-6236
jmckinlay@bmts.com
Executive Assistant
Rebecca Vito
PO Box 463
Markdale, Ontario
NOC 1H0
Phone: 877-892-8663
Fax: 519-986-2643
admin@ontarioforagecouncil.com
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