Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is a farmer-run, non-profit organization representing Ontario chicken farmers.  CFO serves a very dynamic industry here in Ontario. This province is the largest producer, processor and consumer of chicken in Canada. Approximately 1100 of Canada's 2800 chicken farmers live in Ontario. We grow more than 200 million chickens every year, producing more than 325 million kilograms of chicken meat annually which is valued at over half a billion dollars before it leaves the farm.

CFO has been in existence since 1965 and operates under a marketing system known as "supply management" or "orderly marketing." The CFO Board of Directors consists of nine elected chicken farmers who set policy for all Ontario chicken farmers.

CFO is accountable to the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC), which is a supervisory body that is part of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The OFPMC has delegated certain authority to CFO to control and regulate the production and marketing of chicken in Ontario through a quota system.

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2011-2012 CFO Board of Directors

CFO Executive

CFO Board Committees

Governance and Human Resources Committee (GHR)
Murray Booy
Henry Zantingh
Murray Opsteen

Audit Committee
Henry Zantingh
Murray Opsteen
Tom Beischlag
Ryan Van Til

Industry Relations and Value Chain Committee (IRVC)
Henry Zantingh
Adrian Rehorst
Tom Beischlag
John Maaskant

Farm Operations and Sustainability Committee (FOS)
Murray Opsteen
Tim Klompmaker
Ryan Van Til
Ed Verkley

Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) Representative: Adrian Rehorst

Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) Alternate Representative: Ed Verkley

Canadian Broiler Council (CBC) Representative: Tim Klompmaker

Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) Representative: John Maaskant

Poultry Industry Council (PIC) Representative: Murray Opsteen

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