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

Author: Erin Fletcher

Marketing the Pool

July 2013 - A GREAT OPTION FOR YOUR WHEAT over the next few months, the Wheat Marketing Team at Grain Farmers of Ontario has plans to make the Wheat Pool a more visible marketing option to farmers. At…
2013 RMP details available

January 2013 - UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE CHANGES MEAN TO YOU In March 2012, the provincial government’s budget included the continuation of the Risk Management Program (RMP) with $100 million in annual funding. Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased…
Exploring the future of agriculture

December 2012 - SCENARIO PLANNING imagine it is the year 2032 The population of Ontario is now 17 million, 40% are visible minorities, and half of them live in the Greater Toronto Area. There are 8.4 billion people…
Free Trade with Japan

October 2012 - ADDING VALUE FOR GRAIN FARMERS canada is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with Japan and Grain Farmers of Ontario was asked in June 2012 to make a presentation to the Standing Committee on Trade…
The Big Picture: Australian Year of the Farmer

April 2012 - . this year in Australia is the Year of the Farmer. A full scale campaign has been launched by a group of farmers as well as members of the agricultural industry and the supply chain…
Marketing freedom for the West

December 2011 - THE IMPACT OF AN OPEN WHEAT MARKET IN THE PRAIRIES ON EASTERN FARMERS as every canadian grain farmer is aware, the Government of Canada has initiated the transition plan to remove the Canadian Wheat Board’s…
Permanent Risk Management Program details now available

September 2011 - APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15 the program is now permanent, the details have been finalized and the applications are available through Agricorp. Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased a permanent Risk Management Program has been made…
The Big Picture: Farmers are important! But why?

December 2010 - WHAT NON-FARMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FARMING farmers feed cities set out to discover what non-farmers think about farming and the results are really positive for Ontario’s farmers. According to their survey of 807 randomly selected…
The road to RMP

September 2010 - EXTENSION OF THE RMP PILOT FOR 2010 IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION “WE HAVE ALL really grown with this campaign, become more sophisticated at relating to government and learned how to ensure that…
Still no commitment to RMP for 2010

February 2010 - Editorial WITH UPCOMING GOVERNMENT BUDGETS and a new Minister of Agriculture in Ontario, February will be a big month for farmers. We are involved in the pre budget consultations for both the federal and provincial governments,…