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OFVGA re-elects board chair, vice-chair

The leadership of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Assocation remains unchanged for 2025. Shawn Brenn was re-elected as the organization’s chair and Mike Chromczak was re-elected as vice chair at a board meeting following the organization’s annual general meeting in Niagara Falls, February 18.

“It’s my honour to lead this organization for another year and I appreciate the support from the OFVGA’s strong board and staff team in this role,” says Brenn. “Issues around trade, grower profitability, labour and regulatory burden will remain priority files for the OFVGA this year and we will continue to work hard to put grower needs and concerns in front of provincial decision-makers as well as support local and national advocacy efforts.”

Brenn is president of Brenn-B Farms Ltd near Waterdown, where the fourth-generation family business grows potatoes, onions, cilantro and dill, and corn, soybeans and wheat as rotation crops. He represents the potato sector on the OFVGA board and is also chair of the Ontario Potato Board. Brenn has led the OFVGA since 2023, after a one-year term as vice chair. 

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