Each year, OSCIA awards one deserving farm business the Don Hill Legacy Award at our Annual Meeting. Lynn Leavitt, an Ontario beef farmer from Prince Edward County, won the Don Hill Legacy Award in 2022. Leavitt recently competed in the national Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) competition at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, Alberta. Beef Farmers of Ontario have released a new consumer-facing video that will be shared to highlight the role of beef farmers and beef cattle in creating a healthy environment for our communities. 

The deadline for 2024 nominations is December 1, 2023. This annual award recognizes an individual farm business in Ontario who successfully applied on-farm innovation and ingenuity to effectively address an identified environmental risk associated with soil, water, air or biodiversity on their farm. For more information, or to access the application form, visit our website: https://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-don-hill-legacy-award/.