Andrew Campbell, a dairy farmer from Middlesex County, was the 2016 recipient of the Farm & Food Care Champion award. Campbell was nominated by the Middlesex Federation of Agriculture with support letters written by Dairy Farmers of Ontario and the Dinner Starts Here program. Shown here (from left) are: Bruce Christie, Farm & Food Care Ontario; Stewart Snyder, Dairy Farmers of Ontario; Scott Snyder, Dinner Starts Here; Andrew Campbell, Lucia Lilbourne, Middlesex Federation of Agriculture; Justin Williams, Dinner Starts Here. (Photo submitted)Andrew Campbell, a dairy farmer from Middlesex County, was the 2016 recipient of the Farm & Food Care Champion award. Campbell was nominated by the Middlesex Federation of Agriculture with support letters written by Dairy Farmers of Ontario and the Dinner Starts Here program. Shown here (from left) are: Bruce Christie, Farm & Food Care Ontario; Stewart Snyder, Dairy Farmers of Ontario; Scott Snyder, Dinner Starts Here; Andrew Campbell, Lucia Lilbourne, Middlesex Federation of Agriculture; Justin Williams, Dinner Starts Here. (Photo submitted)
Sarnia
Agriculture

Farm And Food Conference This Month

By Steve Sabourin
April 4, 2017 - 10:33am

Tickets are still available for Farm & Food Care’s Annual Conference and Speakers’ Program.

It's being held Thursday, April 13 at the Royal Botanical Gardens, in Burlington.

Highlights include:

The politics of food: Feeding nine billion presented by Dr. Evan Fraser, University of Guelph.

Ask the millennials: A consumer panel discussion on issues related to food and farming, as seen through the perspective of university student leaders moderated by Andrew Campbell, Fresh Air Farmer.

The day will also feature highlights of Farm & Food Care’s 2016 activities and presentation of the Annual Champion Award.

Tickets are $100 for Ontario farmers; $150 for industry/academia and government.

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