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Researching disease

IN-FIELD GUIDELINES FOR FARMERS

August 2018 - STUDYING THE INCIDENCE and severity of diseases in your field can help farmers better understand which crop varieties to grow and the best management techniques to use to ensure a profitable crop. When researchers conduct…
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Trust in agriculture: the next generation

FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MILLENNIALS

June 2018 - WHILE CANADA CURRENTLY has a strong reputation for agriculture, the perception of agriculture is changing as we see a shift in the consumer demographic. “The millennial generation is huge and some of the countries that…
Managing successful field research

ON-FARM APPLICATIONS

June 2018 - ACCORDING TO MIKE Demeyre, “no data is better than bad data.” That’s why he makes sure that everything is uniform in his research fields — from seed bed, to fertilizer application, to the uniformity of…
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Political change

VOTER ENGAGEMENT IN THE 2018 PROVINCIAL ELECTION

May 2018 - CHANGES IN OUR society, how we see ourselves in the world, and the expectations we have for the future will all play a role in the outcome of the 2018 provincial election. “This is an…
GFO Newsletter for April/May 2018

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April 2018 - COMMODITY CLASSIC Representatives from Grain Farmers of Ontario attended the 2018 Commodity Classic in California in March. The conference and trade show were a great opportunity to meet with our counterparts in the U.S. and…
Field technician training

ON-FARM APPLICATIONS

March 2018 - FIELD TECHNICANS PLAY an important role in private and public research programs. Their work includes executing plans for research plots and gathering data from variety performance trials, field crop research, and breeding programs. Technicians come…
GFO Newsletter for March 2018

March 2018 - PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has transitioned the delivery of the Provincial Premises Registry Program (PPR) from Angus GeoSolutions Inc. (AGSI) to Agricorp. Your Premises ID number…
GFO Newsletter for February 2018

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February 2018 - NEW COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased to welcome Victoria Berry to the role of communications manager. Berry took on this role in early January. She will be leading the communications team and…
Identifying locally grown

2017 NUFFIELD SCHOLAR UPDATE

January 2018 - NICOLE MACKELLAR IS the recipient of the 2017 Grain Farmers of Ontario sponsored Nuffield Scholarship. Mackellar, manager, market development for Grain Farmers of Ontario, is using the scholarship to study the possibilities for branding of…
GFO Newsletter for January 2018

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January 2018 - TRADE MISSION TO CHINA A Ministerial Trade Mission to China led by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, took place in November. The mission included a group of Canadians from across…