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: Mary Feldskov

The next chapter

BRENDAN BYRNE FINISHES TERM AS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO CHAIR

March 2024 - LIKE MOST GOOD STORIES, THE STORY OF HOW BRENDAN BYRNE ended up as chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario doesn’t follow a straight line. With a few twists and turns and a cast of supporting…
A $27 billion industry

ONTARIO GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GROW

February 2024 - THE NUMBERS ARE IN, AND THEY TELL AN EXCITING STORY about Ontario’s grain and oilseed industry: it is an economic juggernaut, with $27 billion in total economic output — representing a whopping 60 per cent…
Legacy Scholarship winners

NINE ONTARIO STUDENTS HONOURED

February 2024 - THE ONTARIO GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY employs more than 90,000 people — but finding qualified people to fill those jobs is becoming increasingly difficult. According to a Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council study, the estimated…
What do Canadians think about food?

RESEARCH IDENTIFIES WHAT CONSUMERS CARE ABOUT

December 2023 - CANADIAN CONSUMERS ARE growing increasingly concerned about the cost of food and the affordability of healthy food, according to the 2023 Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2023 Public Trust Research Report. The CCFI’s annual…
Ontario Agricultural Conference 2024

Ontario Agricultural Conference 2024 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE OPTIONS FOR AGRONOMIC LEARNING

December 2023 - FINDING NEW WAYS to be more efficient and net better results is always a priority for Ontario farmers; this is also true of the organizing committee behind the 2024 Ontario Agricultural Conference (OAgC) “From Good…
Grain contracts guide

A RESOURCE FOR GRAIN SELLERS AND BUYERS

December 2023 - A “THUMBS UP” IN a text message in response to a grain contract proposal cost a Saskatchewan farmer $82,000 after a Saskatchewan judge ruled in June 2023 that replying with the commonly used emoji constituted…
Rural food insecurity

INNOVATIVE FOOD PROGRAMS HELP ADDRESS HUNGER

November 2023 - EVERYONE IS FEELING the pinch at the grocery store. According to Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 — a joint effort by researchers from Dalhousie University, University of Guelph, University of British Columbia, and University of…
The electric farm

WINTEROSE FARM IS SOLAR POWERED

November 2023 - DENNIS AND HELEN Martin of Winterose Farm near Winterbourne, Ontario, have gone all-in on solar power. Since 2010, they have been involved with three separate solar generation projects — two on their home farm and…
As seen at the show

CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW MARKS 30 YEARS

November 2023 - CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW (COFS) has been showcasing the latest in agriculture technology for 30 years — and the 2023 show was no exception. With three full days of equipment demonstrations, crop plot displays, special…
On a mission

PROMOTING ONTARIO GRAINS AND OILSEEDS

October 2023 - WHILE TRAVELLING IN Southeast Asia in February 2023, Grain Farmers of Ontario’s CEO, Crosby Devitt, says he was amazed at how often he saw the Canadian maple leaf displayed prominently on food packaging and in…