Rural Life and Issues

Farm helplines and links

Ontario Farm Women’s Network is a provincial network of farm women who act together to identiy and address isues important to farm women, farm family and the family farm. www.ofwn.org

Queen’s Bush Rural Ministries, a United Church sponsored ministry, 519 392 6090

Ontario Federation of Agriculture http://www.ofa.on.ca/site/home.asp

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/rural/index.html

http://www.omafra.on.ca/scripts/english/rural/thelist/default.asp - for a list of organisations

Ontario Cattlemen’s Association, http://www.cattle.guelph.on.ca/

Beef Information Centre www.beefinfo.org

 BSEinfo.Org, an information resource on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). This site includes information about the USDA expanded BSE surveillance program as well as background information about the beef industry and about BSE. www.bseinfo.org

 The Canadian Cattle Association is the only National Association representing the interests of Canada's 100,000 beef producers. The CCA provides the leadership and unity necessary to speak as one voice for the beef industry. www.cattle.ca

Ontario Pork, http://www.ontariopork.on.ca/homepage.htm

Ontario Diary Council, http://www.ontariodairies.ca/frameset/index.htm