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Website. Official website. The United Farmers of Alberta ( UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history – as a lobby group, a successful political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. As a political party, it formed the government of Alberta from 1921 to 1935. [1]
- Scott Bolton, President & CEO
Feb 7, 2006 · Last Edited January 7, 2022. The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) was founded in 1909. This organization advocated for rural co-operatives and for the needs and interests of farmers in Alberta ( see Co-Operative Movement ). The UFA became involved in politics and was provincially elected from 1921 to 1935. By 1939, the UFA ended its political ...
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Jul 17, 2013 · In 1909, when the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) was founded, Walter Parlby became the first president of the Alix branch. Initially, the UFA was not so much a political party as an economic and social movement. It emphasized “equity” and promoted the economic principle of cooperation and the creation of co-operative societies.
For over a century, UFA has been a part of Alberta’s co-operative landscape, working with our members to adapt to their changing economic and social needs. UFA’s influence in political, social and economic areas of Alberta’s history is a story full of accomplishments. Four years after Alberta became a province, UFA is founded by farmers ...
Jul 18, 2021 · “Farmers may not be ready to take over government, but they are going to do it anyway” – Henry Wise Wood, July 8, 1921. A lot of Albertans might recognize the United Farmers of Alberta as a farm-supply retail cooperative with gas stations, fertilizer plants and retail outlets scattered across Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan.
Proud to serve over 120,000 member-owners. Founded in 1909, UFA is one of Canada’s largest and most dynamic co-operatives and has grown from a small-scale local co-operative into an extensive commercial and retail operation. We are a progressive and diversified business that provides the products, services and solutions our owners and ...
UFA is governed by a twelve-member Board of Directors who direct the affairs of the co-operative in the best interests of members. Our board includes active farmers and ranchers, as well as business experts with a broad range of experience and expertise. Directors are elected by current directors and delegates at the annual general meeting to ...
