The Internet The Internet and electronic communications continue to grow in influence and importance with the association and Ontario corn producers. The World Wide Web now offers a significant crop, market, research, education, association, government and financial information for farmers. We will continue to develop and improve our Internet presence and capabilities during 2001. OCPA has significantly increased its financial contribution to the organization with the CRFA move to Toronto and the hiring of a fulltime president, Bliss Baker. We will continue to offer support in electronic communications, media relations and public affairs as requested.
Awareness continues to be an important factor in the expansion of the corn-based ethanol industry.
Displays and Education Thanks to OCPA's Education and Computer Coordinator, Brenda-Miller Sanford, for the excellent job she does in providing displays, handout and educational materials. The OCPA provided displays and handout materials for 20 events during 2000. In November 2000, OCPA was invited by the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to present an education centre in the crops section. The attendance at the Royal was about 300,000 people and of that about 30,000 school kids visited the fair through field trips from their schools. With four antique corn shellers set up as well as a working model of a corn planter and new display graphics, it was enough to attract many people through the exhibit.