Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine is the flagship publication of Grain Farmers of Ontario and a source of information for our province’s grain farmers.

Grain Farmers of Ontario

June 2020

In this issue:

Field observations

SUMMER 2020 UPDATES

June 2020 - September 18, 2020 Hazy conditions covered most of southern Ontario this week. Smoke from the west coast forest fires have drifted high into the atmosphere while the jet stream’s air currents have carried the smoke…
Web Special

Sharing your farm data

A NEW TOOL FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS?

June 2020 - SHOULD YOU SHARE data about your farm business with insurance providers? Farmers Edge thinks so. According to the company, information from in-field sensors and satellite imagery is increasingly being used by growers to demonstrate a…
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Forging new links

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2020 - THIS IS MY first column as CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. At the time of writing, I have officially been in the role for a month. And what a month it has been. I…
COVID-19 financial update

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2020 - Updates to support programs: The 75% Canada Emergency Wages Subsidy (CEWS) – The program was originally intended to be in place for a 12-week period, from March 15 to June 6, 2020, but has since…
Supply chain resiliency

MAINTAINING THE FLOW OF GRAIN DURING COVID-19

June 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11.• COVID-19 is an infection caused by a coronavirus. Symptoms range from mild to severe, including cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and…
Agricultural and cultural connections

AALP CLASS 17’S JOURNEY THROUGH SPAIN

June 2020 - SOMETIMES YOU JUST need to enjoy an experience — look at what is around you, take a deep breath, and soak in the environment — and not worry about taking a picture. That’s a lesson…
Ontario’s grain markets

UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS

June 2020 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S Market Development department works to create new markets and expand existing markets for Ontario grains and oilseeds. In order to do this successfully, it’s important to understand their current uses and…
New leadership

CROSBY DEVITT NOW CEO OF GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

June 2020 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is now under new leadership. Crosby Devitt took over the role of chief executive officer on April 2 as former CEO Barry Senft officially stepped down after 10 years. “The CEO…
Looking back

10 YEARS OF MEMBER RELATIONS

June 2020 - In recognition of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 10th anniversary, Ontario Grain Farmer is talking to staff about the impact that the organization has made. This month we sat down with Mel Reekie, manager of member…
GrainTALK for June/July 2020

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

June 2020 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. As we head into #Plant20 what are some of the issues that farmer-members need to be aware of? A. Global markets are shifting…
Farmer to farmer collaborations

A PROFILE OF A NUFFIELD CANADA SCHOLAR

June 2020 - MARK BROCK’S TRIP to Australia and New Zealand may have been cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but he learned a lot about the farm practices, attitudes, and approaches to agri-business common to farmers there.…
COVID-19

THE IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION

June 2020 - EARLY SPRING 2020 the world shifted as COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. By the end of April, more than three million people had been infected by the virus and more than 215,000 people had died…
Safe operations

MANAGING ON THE FARM DURING COVID-19

June 2020 - THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has had a significant impact on all aspects of our lives. Physical distancing and staying home from work are easy to understand for office jobs. On the farm, regular work needs to…
Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame

FOUR NEW INDUCTEES IN 2020

June 2020 - THIS YEAR, FOUR new provincial agricultural leaders will be added to the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame. Selected based on their life-long legacies to Ontario agriculture, the 2020 candidates are the late John Curtis, Dianne…
Cropside: Resistance test

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2020 - ONTARIO FARMERS WILL now be able to find out, in a matter of days, if a weed in their field is herbicide resistant thanks to a new service offered by Harvest Genomics Inc, a new…
Growing acceptance

AFRICA WARMING UP TO AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

June 2020 - NORTH AMERICA’S QUARTER-century of positive experiences with agricultural biotechnology appear to finally be driving more acceptance by consumers and governments at home and especially abroad. Africa, which has long taken a cautious approach to genetically…