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GrainTALK for December 2019

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

December 2019 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What are some of the lessons you have learned through succession planning? A. I will tell you straight off the bat that succession…
Getting the conversation started

A SUCCESSION STORY: EMERY HUSZKA

December 2019 - ONE OF THE most common hurdles in succession planning is how to start. That was certainly the case for Emery Huszka. “We never had a good, serious conversation with my dad about the future of…
Handing over the reins

A SUCCESSION STORY: BRAD AND JOSH BOERSEN

December 2019 - FOR THE BOERSENS, creating a succession plan was part risk management and part career planning. Brad, 55, and his son Josh, 32, started succession talks three years ago when Josh wanted to take on more…
Business side: Finding the right advisor

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

December 2019 - (OGF) WHAT MAKES A GOOD FARM SUCCESSION ADVISOR? (D.W.) I feel any trusted professional or advisor can start a conversation about farm succession or transition. Most farm families surround themselves with a good business team…
A dream opportunity

A SUCCESSION STORY: KELSEY BANKS

December 2019 - KELSEY BANKS KNEW she wanted to be a farmer. She grew up working on her maternal grandparents’ fruit and vegetable farm in eastern Ontario — picking asparagus and growing a love for pumpkins. But her…
Different visions

A SUCCESSION STORY: ANONYMOUS

December 2019 - Names have been changed to provide anonymity for the family. FOR ONE ONTARIO farm family, succession planning has been a struggle. They are no closer to completing the process than when they started more than…
Choosing family first

A SUCCESSION STORY: DARCY SMITH

December 2019 - THERE WAS A time when Darcy Smith was adamant he would never farm. As a young teenager, he didn’t like that they worked every day after school and through the weekend and there always seemed…
GrainTALK for November 2019

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

November 2019 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What are some of the most important innovations in agriculture technology that you have seen or anticipate? A. There are a number of…
GrainTALK for October 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

October 2019 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will be. I think…
DON testing protocols

September 2019 - DURING THE SEVERE outbreak of DON in corn during the 2018 harvest season, Grain Farmers of Ontario partnered with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ontario Agri-Business Association, and the University…