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…
From the CEO’s desk – April/May 2025 From the CEO's desk April 2025 - Spring has sprung, and that means we are all anxious to get out in the fields and get to work. After a cold and snowy winter—more snow than we’ve seen in a long time, in…