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ABOUT US ONTARIO PORK COMMITTEES Print

Each year the newly elected Board of Directors forms the committees that will work under Board mandate for that year.

Ontario Pork Committees:

Environment | ResearchFood Safety & Traceability | Resolutions


Environment Committee
This committee works to communicate with and educate producers, industry and those outside agriculture regarding environmental issues.  The committee will discuss priorities with environmental issues faced by the Ontario Pork Industry.

Committee Members:

Teresa Van Raay (Chair) 
Chris Attema
Sam Bradshaw

Stewart Cressman
John Lammers
John VanderBurgt
Barb Zettler


Research Committee
This committee establishes, balances and monitors research projects.  Proposals are considered against the priorities set and recommendations for funding of proposals are made to the Board of Directors.

Committee Members:
Stewart Cressman (Chair) 
Dr. Tim Blackwell
Amy Cronin
Jim Donaldson
Greg Haskett 
Jean Howden
Gaylan Josephson
Curtiss Littlejohn
Janet Schell
Arno Schober



Food Safety & Traceability Committee
The mandate of this committee is to provide producer and provincial industry input and direction for the national traceability and food safety initiatives including the CQA program.

Committee Members:

Curtiss Littlejohn (Chair)
Doug Ahrens 
Jean Howden
Tim Metzger
Christine Orton

Louis Roesch
Teresa Van Raay 


Resolutions Committee
This committee prepares resolutions for the annual meeting and the response back to Councillors from resolutions passed.

Committee Members:
Beth Clark (Chair)
Ben Dekker
John DeVries
Rod de Wolde 
John Lammers 
Barb Zettler 



2009-2010 BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES

AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION COUNCIL

 CPC REPRESENTATIVES ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY COUNCIL

ONTARIO HOG PRODUCERS MARKETING ASSOCIATION

ONTARIO FARM ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION
 Representative from OCA until 09/10  Beth Clark
 Curtiss Littlejohn
 Steve Illick

 President (Amy Cronin)
 Vice President (Greg Haskett)

 Teresa Van Raay

ONTARIO FARM ANIMAL COUNCIL (OFAC) 

 OFA – CFFO – NFU  ONTARIO LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY COUNCIL  ONTARIO AGRI-FOOD TECHNOLOGY ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COALITION
 Amy Cronin  Teresa Van Raay  Teresa Van Raay  Stewart Cressman

 Stewart Cressman

ONTARIO AGRI-FOOD EDUCATION

TORONTO STOCKYARD LAND DEVELOPMENT BOARD

ONTARIO PORK GRADING AUTHORITY

ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE LABOUR ISSUES CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
 Oliver Haan  Stewart Cressman  Oliver Haan  OPIC to represent Ontario Pork   OPIC to represent Ontario Pork 


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