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: Lois Harris

Finding fairness

PROVIDING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

December 2019 - MAKING FARM TRANSITION plans fair for everyone involved can be tough, but it is doable and can be rewarding, according to two experts in the field. “It’s no longer 1983 — today, founders live longer,…
Setting expectations

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY

December 2019 - THE ABILITY TO communicate well and effectively is the ‘secret sauce’ to family farm transition planning, according to Dr. John Fast, the Family Business Doctor. “It’s about the family’s ability to have the emotional intelligence…
A skills revolution

RBC REPORT SHOWCASES AGRICULTURE’S POTENTIAL

November 2019 - A REPORT RECENTLY published by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) emphasizes the potential for the Canadian agriculture industry to be an economic powerhouse — but only if it pushes the envelope on innovation and…
Port of Goderich

A GRAIN GATEWAY TO THE WORLD

October 2019 - GRAIN ELEVATORS HAVE towered over the town of Goderich for more than 150 years, taking in the local harvest, employing local citizens, and contributing to the local economy. “The elevators are part of the fabric…
The rules of the road

ENSURE SAFETY AT HARVEST

September 2019 - WITH HARVEST SEASON getting into full swing, it’s important for farmers to understand what the rules of the road are, and how to keep themselves, their employees, and their children safe. During the fall, the…
Under pressure

HOW FARMERS CAN RELIEve MENTAL STRESS

August 2019 - FINDING MENTAL HEALTH services when you’re feeling overwhelmed can be very difficult, especially if you’re a grain farmer in a rural part of the province. There are, however, strategies for getting help, according to Jenni…
New leadership

GRAIN GROWERS OF CANADA

June 2019 - IT’S BEEN A long time since she worked at Calgary’s River Café, but Erin Gowriluk thinks that her background there helps her as the new executive director of the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). “Now…
Taking root

THE ADVANTAGES OF PLANTING TREES

April 2019 - PLANTING TREES ON farmland has multiple benefits, including increasing crop yields by as much as 15 to 20 per cent. “There are many studies in Canada and the U.S. that show yields are higher in…
Value creation

CEREALS INDUSTRY CONSIDERS RESEARCH FUNDING OPTIONS

March 2019 - CANADA IS FALLING behind the world in funding cereals plant breeding research and the models being proposed to fix the situation have prompted sometimes heated discussion among producers across the country. TWO PROPOSALS One of…
Breeding a better soybean

PROMISING VARIETIES EMERGING

February 2019 - DEVELOPING SOYBEAN VARIETIES that perform better in terms of yield, protein content, and resistance to disease is a complicated, time-consuming, but ultimately rewarding job. Just ask assistant professor Dr. Milad Eskandari, who works in the…