About CFO

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.

District Map

Notice of 2009-2010 Board

2009-2010 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 Urs Kressibucher

CFO Executive

Chair Murray Booy
1st Vice Chair Henry Zantingh
2nd Vice Chair Murray Opsteen

CFO Board Representatives

CFC Representative Urs Kressibucher
CFC Alternate Representative Adrian Rehorst
CBC Representative Tom Beischlag
Trade Representative Murray Booy
OFA Representative Ed Verkley
PIC Representative Murray Opsteen
OFAC Representative John Maaskant

Back row (L-R):  Ed Verkley, John Maaskant, Murray Opsteen, Henry Zantingh, Urs Kressibucher,

Front Row (L-R) Bill Woods, Murray Booy, Tom Beischlag, Adrian Rehorst