Drew Spoelstra, a dairy farmer from Binbrook near Hamilton, has been elected president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
He takes over from Peggy Brekveld who served three one-year terms as president.
Spoelstra is a graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, is chairman of Hamilton’s rural affairs sub-committee and has served as president of the Binbrook Agricultural Society and Hamilton-Wentworth Soil and Crop Improvement Association.
Sara Wood, a dairy farmer from Perth County, and Paul Vickers, a dairy farmer from Meaford, were elected vice-presidents.
Others elected directors are Brian Crews of Hastings, Lennox & Addington, Northumberland & Prince Edward County; Clint Cameron from Dundas, Frontenac, Grenville and Leeds, and Adrea McCoy-Naperstkow of Arnprior, Lanark, Ottawa and Renfrew.
Leaving are directors Bruce Buttar, Jackie-Kelly Pemberton and Jennifer Doelman.
