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.
2010-2011 CFO Board of Directors
| District 1 | Adrian Rehorst |
| District 2 | John Maaskant |
| District 3 | Murray Booy |
| District 4 | Tom Beischlag |
| District 5 | Henry Zantingh |
| District 6 | Murray Opsteen |
| District 7 | Ryan Van Til |
| District 8 | Ed Verkley |
| District 9 | Tim Klompmaker |
CFO Executive
| Chair | Murray Booy |
| 1st Vice Chair | Henry Zantingh |
| 2nd Vice Chair | Murray Opsteen |
CFO Board Representatives
| CFC Representative | John Maaskant |
| CFC Alternate Representative | Ed Verkley |
| CBC Representative | Tom Beischlag |
| Trade Representative | Murray Booy |
| OFA Representative | Ryan Van Til |
| PIC Representative | Murray Opsteen |
| OFAC Representative | John Maaskant |
