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Larry Verbeke,
President
Leamington,
Larry is a vegetable farmer in the Municipality of Leamington. He is the President of the Essex County Federation of Agriculture and an agricultural representative on the Source Water Protection Committee for the Essex region.


Mark Balkwill,
Vice-President
Kingsville,
Mark is an Essex County Milk Producer in Kingsville. He also grows hay and cash crops. Mark is currently a Vice-President on the Essex County Federation of Agriculture Board of Directors. Mark is active in the Essex County 4-H Association as a leader.


Dennis McLean,
Vice-President
Harrow,
Type of Farm: Grain and Oil Seed Producer
Dennis McLean is a grain and oil seed producer in the Town of Essex and one of two ECFA Vice-Presidents.


Bernard Nelson,
Past - President
Kingsville,
Type of Farm: Dairy Farmer
Bernard is a dairy farmer in the Town of Kingsville. He is a leader of the Essex County 4-H Association Dairy Club. Bernard is a Past - President of the Essex County Federation of Agriculture.


Brad Anger,
Director
Harrow,
Brad is a grains and oil seed as well as beef farmer in the Town of Essex. He is currently President of the Colchester South and Harrow Agricultural Society (Harrow Fair).


Robert Bailey,
Director
Amherstburg,
Robert farms in the Town of Amherstburg. His commodities include beef cattle, corn, soybeans, sweet corn, hay and processing tomatoes. He is a member of the Essex County Cattlemen?s Association.


Ray Beneteau,
Director
Ray is an Essex area farmer.


Jason Fuerth,
Director
Woodslee,
Type of Farm: Sheep and meat Processing
Jason farms in the Town of Lakeshore. He operates a sheep and meat processing operation that also includes hay and cash crops. He is involved with the Essex County Stewardship Network.


Joe Grondin,
Director
Amherstburg,
Type of Farm: Beef Producer
Joe is a beef producer in the Town of Essex.


Lyle Hall,
Director
Essex,
Type of Farm: Cash Crop Farmer
Lyle is a cash crop farmer in the Town of Essex. He is also a member of the Essex County Plowmen's Association.


Josh Mailloux,
Director
Amherstburg,
Type of Farm: Turkey and Cash Crop
Josh is a turkey and cash crop farmer in the Towns of Amherstburg and Essex. He is a member of the Essex County Grain and Oil Seed Producers.


Tony Mastronardi,
Director
Leamington,
Type of Farm: Greenhouse Farmer
Tony is a greenhouse farmer in the Municipality of Leamington. He grows peppers and eggplants. Tony is a director on the Essex County Associated Growers board.


Bonnie Popov,
Director
Essex,
Type of Farm: Grain and Oil Seed
Bonnie is a grain and oil seed farmer in the Towns of Essex and Kingsville. She is a member of the Essex County 4-H Association as well as President of the Essex County Farm Safety Association which organizes the annual Kids Safety Day.


Richard Trimble,
Director
Woodslee,
Type of Farm: Beef, Hay, Corn and Soybeans
Richard farms in the Town of Kingsville. His commodities include beef, hay, corn and soybeans.


Tony Unholzer,
Director
Woodsle,
Type of Farm: Grain
Tony is a grain farmer in the Town of Lakeshore.


Ed Verbeke,
Director
Leamington,
Type of Farm: Greenhouse Tomato
Ed is a greenhouse tomato farmer in the Municipality of Leamington. He is an active director of the Essex County Associated Growers.


Ralph Brodie,
Zone 1 Director
Chatham,
Ralph is a grain and oil seed farmer in Kent County. He is President of the Kent Corn Producers, member of Farm Safety for Kent, member of the Chatham/Kent Unified Voice, Kent Soybean Producers and an active member of the Kent Soil and Crop Association. Ralph represents Zone 1 (Essex and Kent)as an Ontario Federation of Agriculture Director.


Charles McLean,
Policy Advisory Councillor
Lakeshore,
Type of Farm: Grain and Oil Seed
Charles is a grain and oil seed producer in the Town of Lakeshore. He currently is representing Essex County on the Policy Advisory Council of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.


Julien Papineau,
Policy Advisory Councillor
Lakeshore,
Type of Farm: Grain and Oil Seed
Julien is a grain and oil seed farmer in the Town of Lakeshore. He is a member of the Essex County Stewardship Network. Julien is a past president of the Essex County Federation of Agriculture and currently a Policy Advisory Councillor(PAC) for Essex.


Amanda Moore,
Jr. Farmers
Ruthven,


Gayle Bogart,
Member Service Representative
Southwold,
Gayle is the OFA Member Service Representative for counties of Essex and Kent.
Phone: 519-776-7960
1-800-222-8172
Fax: 519-764-2709
gayle.bogart@ofa.on.ca

Anne Anger,
Secretary / Treasurer
Harrow,
Phone: 519-776-5159
Fax: 519-776-4671
ecfa@wincom.net

 

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