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BFO Cow-Calf Financing Survey
June 27, 2025
BFO is soliciting feedback from Ontario cow-calf producers on the use of various financial assistance and herd financing programs through the completion of a short survey. The survey is anonymous and should take less than five minutes to complete. BFO is particularly interested in your views on the Ontario Beef Breeder Co-operative Program, including your perception and/or experience with the program, it’s effectiveness, how it can be improved, and other alternative financing options that you may be using or have used previously that you have found to be beneficial. BFO is currently working with the provincial government on the exploration of a government guarantee to augment the Ontario Beef Breeder Co-operative Program.
Please note that we are soliciting feedback from producers with, and without, experience with breeder finance. This short survey is broader than breeder finance alone and we would encourage you participate. Your feedback will be extremely helpful in support of our conversations with the province about competitive financing options for cow-calf producers.
As a thank you for completing the survey, your name will be entered into a draw to win two (2) tickets (meals and accommodations) to attend BFO’s Cow-Calf Management Tour on August 22-23, 2025 in eastern Ontario, or a gift card of your choice of equal value. The winner will be announced and notified on Monday, July 28, 2025.