CFA Membership and Policy Development
Being a federation of organizations, the deliberative body is composed of provincial farm organizations and commodity groups. Policy is generally developed in the form of grassroots resolutions, passed through member organizations and finally brought before the general assembly for a vote at the Annual General Meeting. Additional policy development decisions are deliberated by the 21 board members. Organizational decision-making is decided through a subset of the board of directors, called the National Council.
Members of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture currently include:
Provincial Farm Organizations:
| Organization | Acronym | Province |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture | NLFA | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture | NSFA | Nova Scotia |
| Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture | PEIFA | Prince Edward Island |
| Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick | AANB | New Brunswick |
| Union des producteurs agricoles | UPA | Quebec |
| Ontario Federation of Agriculture | OFA | Ontario |
| Keystone Agricultural Producers | KAP | Manitoba |
| Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan | APAS | Saskatchewan |
| Wild Rose Agricultural Producers | WRAP | Alberta |
| British Columbia Agriculture Council | BCAC | British Columbia |
Commodity Groups and Other Organizations:
| Organization | Acronym | Area of Focus |
| Dairy Farmers of Canada | DFC | Dairy Marketing |
| Chicken Farmers of Canada | CFC | Chicken meat Marketing |
| Egg Farmers of Canada | EFC | Chicken egg Marketing |
| Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency | CTMA | Turkey Meat |
| Canadian Hatching Egg Producers | CHEP | Broiler Eggs |
| Canadian Pork Council | CPC | Pork Marketing |
| Canadian Sugar Beet Producers' Association | CSBPA | Sugar Beet Production and Marketing |
| Canadian Wheat Board | CWB | Wheat and Barley Marketing Pool. |
| Canadian Horticultural Council | CHC | Vegetable and Fruit Production |
| Ontario-Quebec Grain Farmers Coalition | OQGFC | Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, and other grains |
| Coopérative Fédérée de Québec | CFQ | Agricultural cooperative (aka La Coop fédérée) |
| Canadian Young Farmers Forum | CYFF | Agricultural youth organization |
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