An Australian harvest May 2013 - YOUNG FARMERS BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS you are 22 years old and you have just graduated with a post-secondary education in agriculture. What’s next? For many young farmers, the answer to that question is working on…
The Big Picture: Farm Women find CommonGround May 2012 - CONNECTING THOSE THAT GROW FOOD AND THOSE THAT BUY IT “what is ordinary to farmers is extraordinary to the average person,” says Robbin Phillips, word of mouth marketing guru and author of the book Brains…
The Big Picture: The future of the global food landscape March 2012 - UNIFIED AND BALANCED NATIONAL FOOD STRATEGY NEEDED with challenges like climate change, a growing population, food safety concerns and resource availability it may seem like an uncertain time to be in the food industry. However,…
Taking the guesswork out of crop management February 2010 - SMART PROJECT MAKES ADVANCES with a barrage of input options and management choices, farmers have to carefully weigh the costs and benefits of any given input or practice. With so many uncontrollable variables like soil…
Tar spot prevention TIPS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S AGRONOMY TEAM August 2022 - Original article: Tar spot in Ontario MANY ACROSS THE province have heard about tar spot – southwestern Ontario and the Greater Toronto area have seen pressure. The disease was first detected in 2020; however, in…
Charting the path forward FROM THE CEO'S DESK December 2024 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO LAST UPDATED ITS STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2020. As I reflect on the past four years, it has been a period of tremendous change and upheaval but also a time of growth…