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: Lisa Ashton

Winter wheat

A POWERHOUSE IN SUSTAINABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

April 2024 - ONGOING RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CROP ROTATION IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN GROWING SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE CROPS — and winter wheat is one of the crops that growers should consider including. With a list of benefits,…
Quantifying GHG emissions

DRIVERS, APPROACHES, AND FARM INSIGHTS

April 2024 - AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IS A SOURCE AND SINK OF GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS. Determining if a farm, region, or even a country’s agricultural sector is a net source or sink of GHG emissions requires data collection…
Sustainable finance on the farm

INVESTMENT DECISIONS USING ESG PRINCIPLES

October 2023 - INDUSTRY CAN HAVE positive and negative impacts on the environment and society. Accounting for these impacts and companies’ actions to demonstrate progress is of increasing interest among investors and financial institutions. For many involved in…
Sustainability and the value chain

PERSPECTIVES OF PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS

August 2023 - GLOBALLY, AGRICULTURE AND food companies are developing sustainability programs to build resiliency within their business, meet sustainability targets, and communicate environmental and social progress to stakeholders. The sustainability of an agri-food value chain starts with…