By Brent Royce, Director, OFA
To The Haldimand Press
Every farmer works in concert with the natural environment.
Water, air, and soil are the backbone of our farm businesses, and we understand the importance of sound resource management. We follow, with keen interest, any government decisions that impact water management to ensure the agricultural community is included and informed.
There is a renewed Great Lakes proposal on the table – the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health. It’s a federal-provincial agreement that supports the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) recently responded to the proposal, leading with the fact that we are pleased to see that agriculture was specifically included as part of the Great Lakes community under this new Canada-Ontario Agreement, which provides agriculture the opportunity to participate and provide advice in the decision-making process.
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