Quebec Farmers' Association

The Quebec Farmers' Association (QFA) is a not-for-profit, member-based organization that defends the rights and advocates on behalf of the English-speaking agricultural community across Quebec. QFA is a voice for Quebec's rural English-speaking population actively representing Quebec's agricultural producers at the boardroom table, at conferences and consultations, one-on-one, and before the media. QFA keeps its finger on the pulse of Quebec farming by communicating with our local branches, through its newspaper, local meetings, and correspondence. Volunteers, who serve on the provincial board of directors, are also links to local issues and challenges provision of bursaries.

QFA has close ties with many provincial and national farming organizations including the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, 4-H, Quebec Young Farmers (QYF), as well as education and research institutions such as Macdonald and Kemptville Colleges. The Association's monthly newspaper, the Quebec Farmers' Advocate, is read by more than 3,000 producers, government officials and researchers. The QFA also administers the Warren Grapes Agricultural Education Fund which promotes agricultural and silvicultural education and learning among the English-speaking farm and rural community of Quebec through the provision of bursaries. The Fund was created in September 1998 in honour of the late Warren Grapes who served many years as QFA President.