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

December 2023

In this issue:

Stormy skies ahead?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024

December 2023 - THERE ARE MANY challenges on a grain farm, and one that farmers increasingly have to worry about is erratic weather. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, notes in one of…

Feeding the world

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

December 2023 - IT IS DECEMBER — THE end of another year, another season, and hopefully, another harvest. For Ontario’s farmers, it has been a challenging year — we have experienced wild weather, from early-season drought to record…
Giving from the farm

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

December 2023 - (J.M.) HOW IS CHARITABLE GIVING ACCOUNTED FOR IN A FARM BUSINESS? (K.A.) The ability to support your local community or organizations that are important to you is so rewarding. For some, that means charitable giving…
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A year in review

GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO AGRONOMIST WEIGHS IN

December 2023 - LIKE MOST YEARS, it has been a year of ups and downs: temperature, moisture, and, in some cases, disease. Heavy rains and snow across much of the province at the start of spring caused a…
Market review 2022 – 2023

GRAIN PRICES FALL BUT REMAIN HIGH

December 2023 - WHILE THE CORN, soybean, and wheat prices for the 2022 – 23 crop marketing year retreated from the lofty highs of 2021 – 22, they were still well ahead of the previous five-year average. The…
What do Canadians think about food?

RESEARCH IDENTIFIES WHAT CONSUMERS CARE ABOUT

December 2023 - CANADIAN CONSUMERS ARE growing increasingly concerned about the cost of food and the affordability of healthy food, according to the 2023 Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2023 Public Trust Research Report. The CCFI’s annual…
GrainTALK for December 2023 / January 2024

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

December 2023 - What did 2023 mean to you? This is my final year as chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, and while the last three years have had their trying moments and times of frustration, I am…
European trade policies

IMPACT ON ONTARIO GRAIN EXPORTS YET TO BE SEEN

December 2023 - the past 20 years have seen their share of disputes among technology users, countries, and trading partners involving various innovations, from transgenics to active ingredients in chemical products, often with corresponding trade issues. The disputes…
More winter barley acres

HIGHER YIELDS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

December 2023 - SIGNIFICANT JUMPS IN yield potential and a desire to expand rotation options are making new winter barley varieties a more attractive rotational option in Ontario — the direct result being an increase in winter barley…
Grain contracts guide

A RESOURCE FOR GRAIN SELLERS AND BUYERS

December 2023 - A “THUMBS UP” IN a text message in response to a grain contract proposal cost a Saskatchewan farmer $82,000 after a Saskatchewan judge ruled in June 2023 that replying with the commonly used emoji constituted…
2023 DON survey

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

December 2023 - OMAFRA FIELD CROP specialists, in collaboration with Grain Farmers of Ontario and members of the Ontario Agri-Business Association (OABA), released the results of the annual Ontario corn ear mould and DON mycotoxin survey at the…
Ontario Agricultural Conference 2024

Ontario Agricultural Conference 2024 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE OPTIONS FOR AGRONOMIC LEARNING

December 2023 - FINDING NEW WAYS to be more efficient and net better results is always a priority for Ontario farmers; this is also true of the organizing committee behind the 2024 Ontario Agricultural Conference (OAgC) “From Good…
Stronger leadership

2024 ASA CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM

December 2023 - building a supportive team, risking new ways of doing things, and having a strong passion for pursuing her goals have been some of the keys to achieving success as a grain farmer for Kelsey Banks.…
Farming for world hunger

CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

December 2023 - WORKING TOGETHER TO end global hunger has been the mission driving a national charity for the last four decades. While food security remains a major issue around the world today, there is no doubt that…