Elgin Farmers
450 Sunset Drive N5R5V1 Saint Thomas, ON, Canada

OFA gives out 3 bursaries per year. If you know an eligible student, or are an eligible student, please have them apply. Students tend to like money.

When photographing a liquid manure drag hose operation, it's always important to stay up wind! Hope you are taking full advantage of this great weather.

Zac has a point. Take it easy folks.

Maple syrup season!!!! How many of you boil your own sap? Let's see your boiling setups

Last year in North America there were over 3,400 collisions with trains, resulting in over 2,200 serious injuries or fatalities. CN Police want to aid in the efforts to minimize the risk of accidents at rail crossings and help promote rail safety to Ontario farmers. #AgSafeCanada

The OFA is hosting a webinar regarding the disposal of agricultural plastic waste. Monday Jan 18 at 8:00. Feel free to reach out to Stephanie if you would like to virtually attend.

The Elgin Federation is delighted to be able to lead this initiative to provide iPads for senior residences. Great things going on here.

The Elgin Federation of Agriculture would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas. May your season be filled with the joy of friends and family and most of all the food. Happy Holidays

Farm kids are a special breed. The lessons learned on the farm shape kids into incredible adults. When you grow up on a farm, you learn what it means to ha...ve a work ethic. Not only by having chores of your own, that have to be done in a timely and efficient manner, but by watching your parents, and sometimes grandparents, work sun up to sun down. They do it without complaint- because it’s the only way of life that they know. You learn about life and death at a young age. You watch a wobbly calf take its first steps, and you watch as a tear falls from your dads eye when that same calf doesn’t make it. You know what it’s like to bury your family dog in the grove behind the house, and the joy of new kittens born in the Spring. You learn about sacrifice. When your dad can’t make it to your music concert because the cows got out, when you have to miss going to the park because plans changed and your mom has to run for tractor parts, or when you only get to see your dad in the field on your birthday because you were born during the busy season. You sacrifice, because the rest of your family sacrifices too. You learn how to use your imagination. You spend hours outside during the summer, building forts out of old fence posts and cattle panels in the grove. You know every nook and cranny of the barn, and have the best hiding places when the neighbor kids come to play hide and go seek. And you’re disappointed when your mom calls you inside for supper and bedtime. And you learn that there is no better way to grow up, than in the dirt, with livestock and long work days. You learn that being a farm kid is one of life’s greatest blessings. See more

’ ? I have to get going- I haven’t done the chores since last year - every livestock farmer on January 1st

Who else is going to the barn before they open gifts?

***COWS DOESN'T GIVE MILK*** A peasant used to say to his children when they were young: When you all reach the age of 12 I will tell you the secret of life.... One day when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father replied that he was going to tell him, but that he should not reveal it to his brothers. The secret of life is this: The cow does not give milk. "What are you saying?" Asked the boy incredulously. As you hear it, son: The cow does not give milk, you have to milk it. You have to get up at 4 in the morning, go to the field, walk through the corral full of excrement, tie the tail and legs of the cow, sit on the bench, place the bucket and do the work your self.. That is the secret of life, the cow does not give milk. You milk her or you don't get milk. There is this generation that thinks that cows GIVE milk. That things are automatic and free: their mentality is that if " I wish, I ask, and I obtain." " They have been accustomed to get what ever they want the easy way...But No, life is not a matter of wishing, asking and obtaining. The things that one receives are the effort of what one does. Happiness is the result of effort. Lack of effort creates frustration. So, remember to share with your children, from a young age, the secret of life. So they don't grow with mentality that the government, their parents, or their cute little faces is going to give them everything they need in life. NO. Remember "Cows don't give milk. You have to work for it"

Franco Naccarato was a rockstar speaker. He was very informative and spoke highly of opportunities in the abbattoir industry. High return on capital investment. EFA would like to thank Franco for speaking. In other business 12 directors were acclaimed. Melissa Schneider was acclaimed as President and Greg Fentie was elected as Vice President. EFA would also like the thank Garret Vanderwyst for his years of service including his past role as Vice President. We would also like to welcome Jonathon Giret to the board of Directors. We are excited for 2021

If you see Isaac Clutterbuck today, be sure to wish him a happy birthday. Isaac has been on the EFA board for 2 years in December. We hope for many more. Happy birthday Isaac

Check this course out!

Gah, stop raining!!

Cheers to these amazing women in agriculture

It has been very busy this harvest season. Please be mindful of farmers on the road.

Here is the new Buy Local Buy Fresh map. Lots of tasty things on here. Enjoy!!

I know it's a tired message but some people still don't get it. I'm looking at you guy in the white truck from the other day. Slow down, stay safe, share the road.

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but dairy farmers really do love their cows. Dairy farming isn't an easy job. The pay generally sucks. The hours ...are obnoxious. The job is all consuming. But there is a passion that drives us to care for cows and provide food for the world that makes all the negatives manageable. The benefits of raising our family on the farm, getting to care for our land and the ladies, that's worth the dollars we give up, the missed meals, vacations and sleep. We will keep farming so long as you continue to enjoy delicious dairy products. And know that every time you reach for the jug, the tub, the block or the carton of real dairy, farmers like me and my family thank you for allowing us to do what we love.

Oh this looks fun. Who wants in?

Grab your tool belt. We have some building to do

If only it was that easy

Come on sunshine!

This guy is gonna need a shovel. Any volunteers?

Did anybody get a good picture of the sky tonight? So beautiful

AgriResponse.ca: Enabling Canadian producers to be better prepared to face uncertainty A NEW website to help farmers prepare for emergencies, contingency plan a...nd improve their capacity to face uncertainty. Ask questions. Get answers. Find resources. Farm Management Canada has put together a new interactive website that will allow producers to ask all their questions about emergency preparedness and contingency planning through an online forum, and then receive answers based on the knowledge and experience of industry experts. The site has a question forum where you can vote for a question that has already been asked or write your own, an answers section where you can find the answers to all the questions that have already been answered, and a resource library which contains useful tools to help farmers prepare for uncertainty. https://www.agriresponse.ca/ has launched today and is available to all Canadian producers for free. This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Dairy Farmers of Canada Canadian Chicken - Poulet canadien Egg Farmers of Canada Quebec Farmers Association Agricultural Alliance of N.B. - Alliance Agricole du N.-B. Canadian Federation of Agriculture Réseau Agroalimentaire Est ontarien - Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network 4-H Canada National Farmers Union Farm Credit Canada Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan NL Federation of Agriculture New Brunswick Farmers Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario PEI Agriculture Sector Council BC Agriculture Council Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Peel Federation of Agriculture PEI Federation of Agriculture Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture Yukon Agricultural Association Leeds County Federation of Agriculture Alberta Federation of Agriculture Wellington Federation of Agriculture Huron County Federation of Agriculture Cape Breton Federation of Agriculture Kent Federation of Agriculture National Farmers Union - Ontario Thunder Bay Federation of Agriculture Dundas Federation of Agriculture Stormont Federation of Agriculture Haldimand Federation of Agriculture Perth County Federation of Agriculture Durham Region Federation of Agriculture Brant County Federation of Agriculture Dufferin Federation of Agriculture Frontenac Federation of Agriculture Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan Inc. (ACS) Rainy River Federation of Agriculture Atlantic Canada Farm Writers' Association Oxford County Federation of Agriculture Halton Region Federation of Agriculture Elgin Farmers - Elgin Federation of Agriculture Grenville Federation of Agriculture Lanark Federation of Agriculture Middlesex Federation of Agriculture

This is great news for Ontario's livestock haulers.

Does anybody have an old hopper wagon laying around?

Somebody cut some hay please. We could use a rain

94 participants online in todays PAC meeting. There are so many people we need to shut our video off. At least that's what they told me. OFA president Keith Currie has updated us on a few topics and steering committee rookie Julie Danen chaired us through county and commodity concerns.

It's a little long but it was suggested this be shared with agricultural community. What fun things do you do on Friday on the farm?

Some very impressive writing skills on display in Elgin County

OFA regional meeting tonight! Fons Van den Broek and Greg Fentie re-elected as PAC members. Wonderful to have so many faces from OFA!