Our Role
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.
Organization 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).
Our Executive Team
President
Terry Nuhn
4863 Perth Line 36 RR #5
Stratford, ON N5A 6S6
519-393-5770
terrynuhn@yahoo.ca
1st Vice President
Scott Bowman
sbowman@speareseeds.ca
2nd Vice President
Birgit Martin bmartin@ontariosoilcrop.org
Past President
Don Oliver
3491 Wallace Point Road
Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y3
705-742-2147
oliverettefarm@hotmail.com
Our Directors
Name | Company | Email Address |
Joe Dickinson | Beef Farmers of Ontario | joe@dickensonfarms.com |
Don Gordon | Dairy Farmers of Ontario | Don.Gordon@milk.org |
Erin Morgan | Ontario Sheep Farmers | emorgan@ontariosheep.org |
Patricia Ellingwood | OFC Staff | support@ontarioforagecouncil.com |
Terry Nuhn | Nuhn Forage | nuhnforage@quaro.net |
Ashley Knapton | Corteva Agrisicenceā¢, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont | Ashley.Knapton@corteva.com |
Sam Luckhardt | Ontario Hay Marketing Forum | skluckhardt@gmail.com |
Fritz Trauttmansdorff | Ontario Hay and Forage Co-op | fritz@dunleafarms.com |
Tom Clays | Can Grow Crop Solutions Inc. | tom@cangrow.com |
Brigit Martin | OSCIA | bmartin@ontariosoilcrop.org |
Fred Brown | Quality Seeds | fred@qualityseeds.ca |
Scott Bowman | Speare Seeds | sbowman@speareseeds.ca |
Don McLean | GROWMARK | dmclean@growmark.com |
Barry Robinson | Semican | brobinson@semican.ca |
Scott Fisher | Mapleseed | scott.fisher@mapleseed.ca |
Chris Meier | A & L Canada Laboratories | cmeier@alcanada.com |
Dean Shantz | Pestell Minerals & Ingredients | dshantz@pestell.com |
Donna Hancock | University of Guelph | dhancock@uofguelph.ca |
Tom Faulkner | Prorich Seeds | deb_prorich@hotmail.com |
Travis Grubb | Kubota Canada | travis.grubb@kubota.com |
Bob Kerr | Individual Member | bobpatkerr@gmail.com |
Jon Gough | DLF PICKSEED | jgough@dlfpickseed.com |
Randy Neals | SGS Agrifood Laboratories | Randy.Neals@sgs.com |
Doug Yungblut | Yungblut and Associates | doug.yungblut@sympatico.ca |
Scott Thompson | International Stock Foods | s.thomson@quadro.net |
Neil Wideman | Silo King | neilwideman@yahoo.ca |
Mark Horst | Marcrest Manufacturing, Inc. | carol@balebaron.com |
Christine O’Reilly (ex-officio) | OMAFRA Forage & Grazier Specialist | Christine.OReilly@ontario.ca |
Our Staff
Manager
Ray Robertson
Box 463
Markdale, Ontario
NOC 1HO
Phone: 877-892-8663
Fax: 519-986-2643
ray@greyagservices.ca
Communications Assistant
Joan McKinlay
RR 1
Ravenna, Ontario
NOH 2E0
Phone: 519-599-6236
Fax: 519-599-6236
jmckinlay@bmts.com
Executive Assistant
Patricia Ellingwood
Box 463
Markdale, Ontario
NOC 1HO
Phone: 877-892-8663
Fax: 519-986-2643
support@ontarioforagecouncil.com
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