Peggy Brekveld is the president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. She and her husband Gert have been farming together for over 28 years. They own Woodstar Farm, a 75-cow dairy farm in Murillo, near Thunder Bay and have five grown children.

Peggy is also the chair of President’s Council, Vice Chair of Canlead Solutions, Vice Chair of Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council and Vice Chair of Agricultural Adaptation Council. She is a Class 12 AALP grad and a proud advocate for farming and agriculture wherever she goes. When given the opportunity Peggy capitalizes on her love for walking and singing a good tune.

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– Introduce a bit about yourself and your journey to becoming President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture 

– What does OFA do/role? 

– Who is the average farmer in SW Ontario? Big corporate farms vs ideal image of homestead style organic family farms. 

– What are the biggest challenges facing SW Ontario Farmers? Rural Ontario Challenges in a post COVID world. 

– Bill 97: talk through what the bill was, OFA position, some changes maybe coming (may have come by the time we record), farmers perspective on the housing crisis

– Climate Change and Farming – Essex County hasn’t had rain since May 19th, Fire Warning in SWO, how are farmers adapting to changing climate and how can they help combat climate challenges? 

– What is one thing that you wished elected officials better understood about Farming in SWO?