Veal and dairy producers vote 88.3% in favor of proposal to create a marketing board
By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC) released the results of a vote that was held this March by the province’s veal and dairy producers to support the creation of a veal marketing board. The Commission says that producers’ overwhelmingly supported the creation of a marketing board with 88.3% voting in favor of the proposal. Following the vote, the Commission says that is recommends the creating of a veal marketing board.
“The vote passed and we could not be happier with the overwhelming mandate we received,” said Judy Dirksen, President of Ontario Veal Association (OVA). “All of the hard work of our board members, staff and producers has finally come to fruition. We want to thank Ontario’s veal and dairy producers for allowing us to take this next step in the evolution of our organization,” she explained.
Veal and dairy producers participated in the vote from March 18 to 29th to indicate whether they would support the creation of a veal marking board. The voting process was conducted by the OFPMC. OVA Executive Director Jennifer Haley says that a timeline for the establishment of the marketing board has been set out yet, noting that it will take time to develop.
The OVA also thanked other farm groups – the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association and the Dairy Farmers of Ontario for their support in helping communicate this proposal to cattle farmers.