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BFO's 2026 Annual General Meeting

November 18, 2025

The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) is pleased to invite you to join us for our 64th Annual General Meeting, which will take place on February 18 & 19, 2026 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto Airport & Conference Centre, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto. The two-day meeting will welcome close to 400 beef farmers, industry partners and government officials, and with direction from our delegates from across the province, will help set the course for BFO in 2026.

Registration for the 2026 BFO AGM will open in mid-December. Stay tuned!

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Plaza C

Join us for an evening of learning and hospitality as we kick-off our annual meeting. 

Can't attend in person? We have you covered! You can watch the Cattle Academy and our AGM through our livestream feed. 

  • Link will be available closer to the event!

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

This casual reception is an opportunity to meet with young beef farmers from across the province, as well as BFO board and committee members and other industry stakeholders. The event is open to all producers between the ages of 18-35 who are attending the Beef Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting. Visit again soon for updates!

You can reserve accommodations at the Delta Hotel Toronto Airport & Conference Centre by booking online or calling 1-800-668-3656 before Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. Please specify the “BFO” block of hotel rooms. 

The BFO Annual General Meeting draws hundreds of attendees from many facets of the agricultural and livestock sectors. It’s an excellent opportunity to further showcase your organization through sponsorship and/or tradeshow participation. Sponsors are given broad exposure in a number of different mediums, including recognition in the Ontario Beef magazine, which is sent to over 16,000 homes and businesses in Ontario. If your company is interested in providing sponsorship, the package below summarizes the return on investment you will receive at the various sponsorship levels.

The degree to which Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) can provide leadership in responding to industry needs is heavily dependent on the competencies and leadership of the BFO Board of Directors, committee members and BFO representatives to the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). As a producer-driven organization, elected officials of BFO play a key role in identifying and prioritizing issues to better the Ontario beef sector, and provide direction in developing and advancing solutions to address a variety of issues in the areas of economic sustainability, animal health and welfare, food safety, environment, and domestic and export market development.

BFO is currently calling for nominations for various positions with the BFO Board of Directors, BFO Committees, and CCA representatives. Candidates will be elected at the BFO Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place on February 18 & 19, 2026 in Toronto.


2026 POSITIONS OPEN FOR ELECTION

BFO Board of Director Positions

  • Cow-Calf Director
  • Background Director
  • Feedlot Director (One-Year)
  • Feedlot Director (Three-Year)
  • Eastern Director

BFO Committee Positions

  • Cow-Calf Committee Members (3)
  • Feedlot Committee Members (3)
  • Background Member on the Feedlot Committee (1)

Directors to Canadian Cattle Association

  • CCA Representatives (2)

Ontario Beef Youth Alliance

  • Youth Member on BFO Cow-Calf Committee (1)
  • Youth Member on the BFO Feedlot Committee (1)


NOMINATION PACKAGE


NOMINATION FORMS 

Nomination Deadline: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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