Veal Farmers of Ontario is a farmer-run organization that represents the interests of Ontario veal and dairy calf farmers, providing leadership to promote industry development through collaboration and communications.
About us
Our Vision
Proactive and engaged leadership for Ontario dairy calf and veal cattle farmers.
Our Mission
Veal Farmers of Ontario provides leadership to promote industry development through collaboration and communications.
About Veal Farmers of Ontario
On April 1, 2015, Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO) came into force as a regulated marketing board under Regulation 272/14 and Regulation 58/15 of the Farm Products Marketing Act. VFO is responsible for collecting licence fees (also known as check-off) in the amount of $7.50/head on veal cattle.
The definition of “veal cattle” includes:
- a) Male calves or freemartin female calves of any dairy breed or dairy crossbreed, each weighing no more than 150 lbs. (68 kg)
- b) Intact male calves of any dairy breed or dairy crossbreed, each weighing no more than 450 lbs. (204.1 kg)
- c) Calves of any breed, each weighing no more than 769 lbs. (348.8 kg), that are to be sold for harvest at an auction or through a livestock dealer
- d) Calves of any breed that are sold for harvest to a processor to be processed into a veal carcass within the meaning of section 304 of the Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations (Canada)
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Ontario Veal Appeal
Calfcare.ca, brought to you by Veal Farmers of Ontario, is a toolbox for farmers and industry professionals navigating challenges with calf health, welfare and nutrition. Our goal is to continuously improve the care of all dairy calves.
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