Better Farming January 2017 Story Idea? Email andrea.gal@farms.com 7 KEY PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR AHEAD OFA starts the new year with a new mission — Farms and Food Forever — to focus our work on the long term, the practice of sustainable farming, and the evolving relationship between agriculture and consumers. Our key 2017 priorities include many of the issues we’ve been working on for the benefit of the agri-food industry and to create opportunities to meet the Premier’s challenge for growth. 3 Energy — pushing for affordable, accessible energy, including natural gas across rural Ontario 3 Infrastructure — ensuring rural municipalities have access to investments to support roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and broadband 3 Climate change — working on agriculture’s role in the Climate Change Action Plan, and its potential to help mitigate the impact 3 Land use — advocating for policies and plans that preserve farmland and water resources 3 Regulations — continuing to work with government for a more effective regulatory system 3 Waste Free Ontario Act — supporting this new legislation to reduce waste and dependence on rural landfills Watch for updates on these issues at ofa.on.ca and through all our social media channels. FOCUS on 2017 ofa.on.ca | @OntarioFarms @OFABenefits | OntarioFarms | OntarioFarms | ontariofarms OFA: We advocate and serve Ontario farmers.