OSCIA's Virtual Annual Meeting

Delegates, Book your calendars now!

The virtual 2023 AGM is set for: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 from 10AM to 3PM

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Contact Information

Questions or concerns regarding the Annual Meeting: 519-826-5405 OR kpentland@ontariosoilcrop.org

OSCIA 2022 Annual Report

The OSCIA Annual Report covers association business, updates, and reporting from our associations, committees, leadership, and staff across the province.

OSCIA 2023 Annual Report

The OSCIA Annual Report covers association business, program updates, and reporting from our regional associations, Board of Director Committees, and leadership from across the province.

Highlights from the 2022 Annual Meeting

OSCIA 2022 President

Click Here to View the OSCIA 2022 Board of Directors

Click Here to View the Executive Committee

2022 Annual Meeting Videos

Full presentation videos are are available on OSCIA’s Membership Platform

Congratulations to our 2022 and 2023 recognition and award recipients

Don Hill Legacy Award

2023 Recipient:
Jake Kraayenbrink

Soil Champion

2023 Recipients:
Nick Stokman & Christine Brown

Soil and Crop Sustainability Fund

2022 Recipient:
Zachary Buchanan

OSCIA Resolutions

Local SCIAs may present resolution(s) at the OSCIA annual meeting, where they are voted on by the delegates. If carried, appropriate action is taken by the OSCIA Board of Directors following the annual meeting. Resolutions are sent to the appropriate parties, and responses are sent to the SCIA and delegate who presented the resolution(s). All actions, updates and responses are posted here, along with the original resolution. Click here for Resolution Guidelines.

2023 Resolutions

Responses Received:
All resolutions are currently being investigated and responses will be posted as soon as they are available

2022 Resolutions

Responses Received:
All resolutions were forwarded to either OSCIA staff or internal Board of Director committees to investigate and report back.

Resolution #1 – Credit Card Payments

Resolution #2 – Multi-County Memberships

Resolution #3 – EFP and OSCIA membership

Resolution #4 – Renfrew SCIA – EFP standardization

Resolution #5 – Norfolk-Renfrew SCIA – OSCIA Membership fee increase

2021 Resolutions

Responses Received:
Resolution #1 & #5 – Forage seeding programs & cereal rye
Resolution #2 – Apprentice-style agricultural programs
Resolution #3 – Producer Crisis support program
Resolution #4 – Property and Crop damage due to trespassers
Resolution #7 & #8 – OSCIA Website and Financial Visioning

2020 Resolutions

Resolutions directed to summary

Responses Received:
Resolution #7: Credit Card payments
Resolution #13: OMAFRA Staffing
Resolution #3: Forage Production Insurance

2019 Resolutions

Responses Received:

Resolution #1 – Brant SCIA – Recycle of Biosolids and Reduction to Landfill
Resolution #7 – Glengarry SCIA – Succession Planning as an Eligible Expense Under CAP
Resolution #9 – Halton SCIA – Agricultural Leases on Development Lands
Resolution #11-12 – Middlesex SCIA (Variability of DON Testing Results & Agricorp Inconsistency in DON Policy)
Resolutions #11 (Middlesex SCIA) #13 (Oxford SCIA) & #18 (York SCIA) – Variability of DON Testing Results

Response document from Ontario Agri Business Association

Resolution #14 – Parry Sound/East Nipissing SCIA – Slow Moving Vehicle Signs
Resolution #16 – Sudbury SCIA – Sandhill Cranes
Resolutions #17-19 – York SCIA (Researching Impacts of DON on Grain Marketability; Variability of DON Testing Results; & Deregistration of Older Pesticides)

Annual Meeting Sponsorship

We would like to thank our Supporting Partners. While OSCIA did not seek sponsorships specifically for the AGM this year, we wish to acknowledge the Supporting Partners continued support of the Association