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Marketing Boards and Section 12 Associations
in Ontario

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 03 May 2003
Last Reviewed: 30 July 2009

Table of Contents

Marketing Boards

Organization and Contacts

Address

Telephone/Fax/E-mail

Chicken Farmers of Ontario

Chair - Murray Booy
Vice-Chair-
Henry Zantingh

CEO - Rob Dougans

3320 South Service Rd.
P.O. Box 5035
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3Y8
phone: (905) 637-0025
fax: (905) 637-3464
e-mail: info@cfo.on.ca
website: www.cfo.on.ca

Dairy Farmers of Ontario

Chair - Bill Emmott
Vice-Chair - Ron Versteeg
General Manager - Peter Gould
Secretary - John Karn

6780 Campobello Rd.
Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 2L8

phone: (905) 821-8970
fax: (905) 821-3160
e-mail: general@milk.org
website: www.milk.org

Grape Growers of Ontario

Chair - Bill George Jr.
Vice-Chair - Matthias Oppenlaender
CEO - Debbie Zimmerman

P.O. Box 100
Vineland Station, Ontario
L0R 2E0
phone: (905) 688-0990
fax: (905) 688-3211
e-mail: info@grapegrowersofontario.com
website: www.grapegrowersofontario.com

Ontario Apple Growers

Chair - Brian Gilroy
Vice-Chair - Rien Van Brenk
Manager - Kelly Ciceran

P.O. Box 100
Vineland Station, Ontario
L0R 2E0
phone: (905) 688-0990 ext. 236
fax: (905) 688-5915
e-mail: kciceran@onapples.com

Ontario Asparagus Growers' Marketing Board

Chair - Brenda Lammens
Vice-Chair - Jason Ryder
General Manager- Denton Hoffman
Box 587
1283 Blueline Road
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4N5
phone: (519) 426-7529
fax: (519) 426-9087
e-mail: info@asparagus.on.ca
website: www.asparagus.on.ca

Ontario Bean Producers' Marketing Board

Chair - Gilbert Vansteelandt
General Manager - Tino Breuer

4206 Raney Cres.
London, Ontario
N6L 1C3
phone: (519) 652-3566
fax: (519) 652-9607
e-mail: whitebeans@ontariobeans.on.ca
website: www.ontariobeans.on.ca

Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission

Chair - Jim Rickard
Vice-Chair - John Kraay
Vice-Chair- Thomas S. Fleming
General Manager - Bob Guy

251 Woodlawn Rd. W.
Ste. 213
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 8J1
phone: (519) 837-0005
fax: (519) 837-0464
e-mail: info@obhecc.com
website: www.obhecc.com

Egg Farmers of Ontario

Chair - Carolynne Griffith
Vice-Chair - Scott Graham
General Manager - Harry Pelissero

7195 Millcreek Dr. Mississauga, Ontario
L5N 4H1
phone: (905) 858-9790
fax: (905) 858-1589
e-mail: eggboard@eggsite.com
website: www.eggsite.com

Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers' Marketing Board

Chair -Fred Neukamm

Vice-Chair - Harry Vergeer
Secretary - Vicky Buyse
General Manager- (Vacant)

P.O. Box 70
Tillsonburg, Ontario
N4G 4H4
phone: (519) 842-3661
fax: (519) 842-7813
e-mail: otb@ontarioflue-cured.com
website: www.ontarioflue-cured.com

Ontario Fresh Grape Growers' Marketing Board

Chair - Larry Hipple
Vice-Chair - Dave Lambert
Secretary/Manager - Adrian Huisman

P.O. Box 100
Vineland Station, Ontario
L0R 2E0

phone: (905) 688-0990
fax: (905) 688-5915
e-mail: adrian@ontariotenderfruit.com
website: www.ontariotenderfruit.com

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

Chair - Len Roozen

Vice-Chairs - Jan VanderHout & Jim Slater
General Manager - George Gilvesy

245 Talbot St. West
Suite 103
Leamington, Ontario
N8H 1N8
phone: (519) 326-2604
1-800-265-6926
fax: (519) 326-7842
e-mail: admin@ontariogreenhouse.com
website: www.ontariogreenhouse.com

Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board

Chair - Wilma Jeffray
Vice-Chair - Mary-Ann Hendrikx
Executive Director -

(Vacant)

655 Southgate Drive
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 5G6
phone: (519) 767-4600
1-877-668-7675 (877-ONT-PORK)
fax: (519) 829-1769
e-mail: comm@ontariopork.on.ca
website: www.ontariopork.on.ca

Ontario Potato Board

Chair - Glen Squirrell
Vice-Chair -Bruce Wilson
General Manager - Don Brubacher

485 Washington Street
Elora, Ontario
N0B 1S0

phone: (519) 846-5553
fax: (519) 846-8803
e-mail: spud@sympatico.ca

website: www.ontariopotatoes.ca

Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers

Chair - Jim Reith
Vice-Chair - Phil Richards
General Manager - John Mumford

435 Consortium Crt.
London, Ontario
N6E 2S8
phone: (519) 681-1875
fax: (519) 685-5719
e-mail: opvg@opvg.org
website: www.opvg.org

Seed Corn Growers of Ontario

Chair - Tim Krudoch
Vice-Chair - Neil Wilson
Executive Director - Mary Lynn Lister Santavy

825 Park Avenue West
Chatham, Ontario
N7M 5J6
phone: (519) 352-6710
fax: (519) 352-0526
e-mail: info@seedcorngrowers.on.ca
website: www.seedcorngrowers.on.ca

Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency

Chair - Markus Wand
Vice-Chair - Dennis Fischer and Chris Kennedy
General Manager - Murray Hunt

130 Malcolm Rd.
Guelph, Ontario
N1K 1B1
phone: (519) 836-0043
fax: (519) 836-2531
e-mail: general@ontariosheep.org
website: www.ontariosheep.org

Ontario Soybean Growers

Chair - Leo Guilbeault
1st Vice-Chair - Kevin Marriott
2nd Vice-Chair - Kim Fysh
General Manager - Dale Petrie

Ontario AgriCentre
Suite 201
100 Stone Rd. W.
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 5L3

phone: (519) 767-1744
fax: (519) 767-2466
e-mail: cansoy@soybean.on.ca
website: www.soybean.on.ca

Ontario Tender Fruit Producers' Marketing Board

Chair - Len Troup
Vice-Chair - Ken Porteous
Secretary - Manager - Adrian Huisman


P.O. Box 100
Vineland Station, Ontario
L0R 2E0

phone: (905) 688-0990
fax: (905) 688-5915
e-mail: adrian@ontariotenderfruit.com
website: www.ontariotenderfruit.com

Ontario Tomato Seedling Growers' Marketing Board

Chair - Dave Dick
Vice-Chair - Ross Adamson
Secretary-Treasurer - Lynda Baird

275 Talbot Street West
P.O. Box 157
Leamington, Ontario
N8H 3W2

phone: (519) 326-4481
fax: (519) 326-9062

Turkey Farmers of Ontario

Chair - Ingrid DeVisser
Vice-Chair - Bill Mailloux
General Manager - Janet Schlitt

100 Conestoga College Blvd, Suite 1120
Kitchener, Ontario
N2P 2N6
phone: (519) 748-9636
fax: (519) 748-2742
e-mail: info@turkeyfarmers.on.ca
website: www.turkeyfarmers.on.ca

Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board

Chair - David Whaley
1st Vice-Chair - Henry Van Ankum
2nd Vice-Chair - Richard Blyleven
General Manager - Larry Shapton

Ontario AgriCentre
100 Stone Rd. W.
Suite 201
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 5L3
phone: (519) 767-6537
(800) 943-2809
fax: (519) 767-9713
e-mail: general.mail@ontariowheatboard.com
website: www.ontariowheatboard.com

 

Section 12 Associations

Organization and Contacts

Address

Telephone/Fax/E-mail

Ontario Canola Growers' Association

President - Jeff Kobe
Director - James McKinlay
Office Contact - Carrie James

Ontario AgriCentre
100 Stone Rd. W.
Suite 201
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 5L3
phone: (519) 763-1200
fax: (519) 767-9713
e-mail: info@ontariocanolagrowers.ca
website: www.ontariocanolagrowers.ca

Ontario Coloured Bean Growers' Association

Chair - Tom Harris
Vice-Chair - Mike Donnelly-Vanderloo
Secretary/Treasurer - Bernardine Wolfe

R.R. # 5
Mitchell, Ontario
N0K 1N0
phone: (519) 348-4141
fax: (519) 348-8165
e-mail: wbwolfe@hsfx.ca
website: www.ontariobeans.on.ca
Ontario Ginseng Growers' Association

Chair - Doug Bradley
Vice-Chair - Ken Van Torre
General Manager- Denton Hoffman

1283 Blueline Rd.
P.O. Box 587
Simcoe, Ontario
N3Y 4N5

phone: (519) 426-7046
fax: (519) 426-9087
e-mail: gga2@kwic.com
website: www.ginsenggrowers.com

Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc.

Executive Director - Irwin Smith

President - Andrew Kuyvenhoven

45 Speedvale Avenue East

Unit #7

Guelph, Ontario

N1H 1J2

phone: (519) 836-5495
fax: (519) 836-7529
e-mail: flowers@flowerscanada.org
website: www.flowerscanada.ca

 

This Factsheet was authored by: Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission

For more information:
E-mail: ontariofarm.productsmarketing.omafra@ontario.ca