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Grain Farmers of Ontario

Author: Melanie Epp

Here’s what really drives soybean yield variation

Ontario research points to environment and R5 growth as key factors

February 2026 - Even when environment and management both increase yield, they may do so for fundamentally different reasons. Ontario soybean fields often differ sharply in yield from one year to the next, but the reasons driving those…
Adapting to the market

Polish farmer pivots to livestock amid lower commodity prices

August 2025 - When global grain markets crashed in 2022, Polish farmer Maciej Brzozowski knew he had to make some changes on the farm. The ‘perfect storm’ of war in Ukraine, prolonged drought and the rising cost of…
Bio-economic boost

Unlocking domestic potential for Ontario grain

June 2025 - For decades, Canada’s grain producers have largely played the role of exporters—reliably growing, harvesting and shipping grain to customers around the world. But in today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical and regulatory landscape, the question is no…
Ongoing European farm protests

PRODUCERS CHOKED BY RED TAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

August 2024 - FARMERS ACROSS THE EUROPEAN UNION HAVE BEEN PROTESTING ISSUES driven, for the most part, by failed policy since early 2024. The reasons behind the protests differ from country to country, but most centre around escalating…
The globetrotters

YOUNG FARMERS’ ADVENTURES TAKE THEM AROUND THE WORLD

June 2024 - PEOPLE CHOOSE TO TRAVEL FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. For some, travel provides a much-needed diversion from everyday life. For these travellers, comfort, rest, and relaxation are the biggest goals. For others, travel is less about the…
European machinery technology

AGRITECHNICA RETURNS AFTER FOUR-YEAR HIATUS

November 2023 - EVERY SECOND YEAR, Agritechnica, the world’s largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment, takes place in Hanover, Germany. After a four-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the German Agricultural Society (DLG), the trade fair’s organizer,…
U.K. Yield Enhancement Network

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SUCCESS

June 2023 - IT HAS BEEN just over 10 years since U.K.-based independent agricultural and environmental consultancy, the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service (ADAS), launched its Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) project, and what a success it’s been. The…
Breeding innovations

OAT AND SOYBEAN VARIETY DEVELOPMENT

February 2023 - THE OAT BREEDING program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Ottawa Research and Development Centre, led by Dr. Weikai Yan, has been working on a project to boost yield, quality, and disease resistance in new oat…
Farming in a war zone

UKRAINE FARMERS CONTINUE TO BE RESILIENT

December 2022 - IN JUNE OF this year, Ontario Grain Farmer published a story on the challenges faced by Ukrainian farmers amidst the growing conflict with Russia. First interviewed in April, Oleh Zahorodnii and Roman Gorobets provide an…
Funding innovation

TRANSFORMING CANADA'S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

November 2022 - SINCE ITS INCEPTION in 2019, the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) has launched a number of agri-food projects, several of which are grain-related, thanks in part to funding from a Strategic Innovation Fund…