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: Ontario Grain Farmer

Investing in farmers

LAWRENCE MACAULAY, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD

November 2018 - An Ontario Grain Farmer Q&A (OGF) HOW WOULD A CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT ENSURE THAT TRADE AGREEMENTS WILL ENCOMPASS REDUCING TARIFFS ON GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS AND OPENING MARKET ACCESS? (A.S.) Our farmers and their products can…
Helping farmers grow

ERNIE HARDEMAN, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

November 2018 - An Ontario Grain Farmer Q&A (OGF) WHAT ARE THE MAIN ISSUES IMPACTING THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED? (E.H.) The global opportunity for Ontario agriculture and food is enormous. We are one of the…
A sustainable future

GRAIN FARMERS’ COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

November 2018 - LIKE ANY BUSINESS owners, grain farmers want to be profitable; but they are also stewards of their land — protecting the soil, water, and ecosystem that their farm needs today and for future generations. Grain…
Open for business

DOUG FORD, PREMIER OF ONTARIO

November 2018 - An Ontario Grain Farmer Q&A (OGF) WHAT ISSUES ARE YOU FOCUSING ON TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF RURAL ONTARIO, AND SPECIFICALLY FARMERS? (D.F.) The Ontario PCs are proud to have MPPs from across rural Ontario…
Rural priorities

JOHN VANTHOF, NDP DEPUTY LEADER AND AG CRITIC

November 2018 - An Ontario Grain Farmer Q&A (OGF) WHAT ISSUES ARE YOU FOCUSING ON TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF RURAL ONTARIO, AND SPECIFICALLY FARMERS? (J.V.) Infrastructure in rural Ontario. Modern farms need as much technology as businesses…
GrainTALK for October 2018

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

October 2018 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Grain Farmers of Ontario recently joined Grain Growers of Canada. Why did we do so, and why is it important for us to…
Harvesting data

KNOWING WHAT TO KEEP FROM THE FIELD

September 2018 - COLLECTING ACCURATE HARVEST data begins in the spring. That’s when you get your first indication of how a crop is performing. “What you see in the spring is what you will see in the fall,”…
GFO Newsletter for September 2018

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

September 2018 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ANNUAL REPORT Grain Farmers Of Ontario’s Annual Report is available online at www.gfo.ca or by calling the office at 1-800-265-0550 and requesting a copy be mailed to you. The financial statements…
GFO Newsletter for August 2018

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

August 2018 - GrainTALK Grain Farmers of Ontario has developed a new way to communicate with our farmer-members — GrainTALK. We want to share the best information and we want that information to be easy to find and…
GFO Newsletter for June/July 2018

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

August 2018 - GRAIN DISCOVERY ZONE The Grain Discovery Zone educational trailer is off to an early start this fair season with a trip to the Earlton Farm Show, April 12 – 14. The trailer features a corn…