The Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture is looking for folks interested in joining the following committees:
The Governance Committee meets bi-annually to:
- Review and propose changes to the constitution
- Review and propose board structure including committees and subcommittees
- Review and recommend who sits on our board and what input or message we want them to bring to the table
- Review and propose changes to our policy
The Political Action Committee meets as required to:
- Develop and consolidate farmer opinion for the promotion of any activity within the county which will improve the welfare of the individual farmer, the farming industry and the community.
- Developing strategies to build stronger relationships with local politicians to be considered a leader within ag locally
- Develop the schedule and strategy for breakfast meetings during the coming year including involvement of other ag groups
- Develop 2022 political action messaging
The Marketing Committee meets as required to:
- Develop an advertising strategy for the coming year (our ads create awareness about our communities challenges)
- Investigate kicking our ad campaign up to the provincial level
- Develop a public awareness strategy of who we are and what we do
- Investigate and propose how to increase attendance of the ag community at local events
The Education Committee meets as required to:
- Promote and participate in cultural, social and leadership development
- Increase our support in youth ag groups as a feeder system to the boards
- Develop strategy on how to get younger people involved
- Investigate and develop more education in the community about agriculture
If you are interested in joining a committee please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/cWmNtj8JQEf98dWNA