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Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

Put agriculture on the municipal election agenda

Grain farmers can help shape local decisions by asking candidates where they stand on rural infrastructure, land use, taxes, fees, and practical farm policies

September 2026 - Municipal elections give grain farmers a chance to raise local issues that affect their businesses, from infrastructure and land use to taxes, fees, and environmental regulations. Ontario is holding municipal elections on October 26, 2026.…
Looking back…

Fifteen years of Market Development

October 2025 - For more than 15 years, Grain Farmers of Ontario has been leading the way, supporting market development projects and outreach to grow demand for Ontario-grown barley, corn, oats, soybeans, and wheat. Working with partners across…
Your questions, answered

Online resources from Grain Farmers of Ontario

September 2025 - When you have questions, where do you turn for answers? Grain Farmers of Ontario has developed a suite of resources, all available online, to help farmers address the pressing issues that impact their farm and…
Looking back…

Fifteen years of leadership development

September 2025 - For more than 15 years, Grain Farmers of Ontario has been leading the way, supporting leadership development opportunities for farmer-members. The programs that Grain Farmers of Ontario hosts and supports build capacity for leadership development…
Handling treated seed

Tips to keep it out of your grain shipments

September 2025 - You’ve done all the hard work: made it through the planting season, gone to battle with pests, weeds, and disease, and have harvested your crop. The last thing you want is for that truckload of…
Looking back…

Fifteen years of global experiences

August 2025 - For 15 years, Ontario Grain Farmer has brought you stories from around the world featuring profiles of farmers facing similar challenges to Ontario farmers, such as threats from weeds, disease, and pests, climate change, and…
Honouring a legacy

Hall of Fame inductee’s profound influence on agriculture

August 2025 - Renowned educator, researcher, and extension agronomist, Dr. Peter Sikkema, can add another accolade to his long list of career achievements: induction into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Sikkema, who retired in 2024 after more…
Funding the future of agriculture

Grain Farmers of Ontario Legacy Scholarship

June 2025 - The world of work is changing; automation and artificial intelligence, the gig economy, and a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion are just a few of the factors that will influence job seekers in the…
Leadership legacy

Scott Persall completes 12 years on the Board

April 2025 - In January 2013, the Baltimore Ravens beat the New England Patriots to win the AFC championship before going on to win the Super Bowl; the NHL ended a 113-day lockout and returned to regular season…
Looking back…

FIFTEEN YEARS OF RESEARCH

February 2025 - For more than 15 years, Grain Farmers of Ontario has been leading the way, funding valuable research that address the most pressing challenges faced by Ontario farmers. The Ontario Grain Farmer magazine has been a…