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: Rachel Telford

Opportunity

October 2013 - ONTARIO’S CORN, SOYBEAN AND WHEAT MARKETS in ontario, grain crops cover 5.5 million acres of farmland and generate $3 billion in farm gate receipts. These are impressive numbers, but there is still room for growth.…
Growing the future of soybeans

October 2013 - 2014 ASA/DUPONT YOUNG LEADERS rob and cindy Foster believe in preserving the land and serving their agricultural community. It is that dedication that prompted a Grain Farmers of Ontario committee to select the Middlesex County…
Business side: Advanced Payments Program

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2013 - Why was the Advance Payments Program developed and who is it for? The Advance Payments Program (APP) was established by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to assist producers in managing their cash flow. Currently the program…
Deferred payments

October 2013 - COVERAGE UNDER THE GFPP since july 2013, deferred payments have been permanently allowed under the Grains Act. However, there remains some confusion over the coverage provided by the Grain Financial Protection Program (GFPP) in a…
Business side: Advanced Payments Program

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2013 - Why was the Advance Payments Program developed and who is it for? The Advance Payments Program (APP) was established by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to assist producers in managing their cash flow. Currently the program…
Business side: Explaining the exchange rate

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

September 2013 - Why should an Ontario farmer care about the Canadian dollar exchange rate? Exchange rates reflect the value of different currencies relative to one another. As currency values fluctuate, so too do the prices of a…
Understanding the GFPP

September 2013 - LICENSING, INSPECTION AND FINANCIAL SECURITY imagine storing your grain at an elevator and your crop disappears before you go to sell it. Or imagine selling your grain to a dealer and not getting paid. Thirty…
Web Special

Managing resistance

WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM

August 2013 - Ontario does not yet have any confirmed cases of western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn; however, researchers say that the potential is there, therefore Ontario corn producers need to reconsider their management of this…
Business side: Understanding Agristability

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

July 2013 - WHAT IS AGRISTABILITY? AgriStability is an affordable way to protect your farm income. It has been in place since 2007 and has provided over $670 million in program payments. Think of the program as you…
A study tour of India

May 2013 - TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY with more than a billion people to feed, farmers play an important role in India. Most of them are small land holders in tribal villages with an average of five acres; however,…