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

A leadership experience

2019 YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM

August 2018 - WITH VOLATILE COMMODITY markets, the uncertainty of future trade agreements, and a changing political landscape, strong leaders are needed to take an active role in championing agriculture. Grain Farmers of Ontario is looking for a…
Reliability, innovation, and trust

2018 CANADIAN GLOBAL CROPS SYMPOSIUM

June 2018 - AGRICULTURE IS A driver of economic prosperity in Canada and grain exports have the potential for enormous growth over the next decade. Farmers are positioned to benefit from the expected increase in demand for raw…
Leadership for tomorrow

THE 2018 MARCH CLASSIC

June 2018 - TO ACHIEVE LONGEVITY in business, strong leadership is needed not only during a crisis but in times of prosperity as well. Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 2018 March Classic theme “Leadership for tomorrow” featured a line-up…
Agriculture and the environment

FOREST ONTARIO'S ENVIROTHON

April 2018 - CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS how we grow our crops; whether it’s drought, flooding, or other extremes, farmers have turned to technology to help them be better prepared for the unpredictability of a changing climate. “We now…
Improving soybean yields

IN-FIELD RECOMMENDATIONS

March 2018 - WHEN IT COMES to recommending the best strategy for growing high-yielding soybeans, the advice Horst Bohner is likely to give is “it depends”. Bohner, soybean specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
Farming for the future

2017-2018 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM

February 2018 - GROWING UP IN North Gower as the seventh generation on her family’s cash crop and beef farm, Ann Vermeersch always knew she wanted to be in agriculture. “It’s never been a doubt; it’s all I’ve…
Looking to the future

EXPANSION AT IGPC ETHANOL INC.

January 2018 - AS THE LARGEST corn producer in Canada, it’s not surprising that Ontario is also the country’s leading ethanol producer. Six facilities, operated by Greenfield Ethanol Inc., IGPC Ethanol Inc., Kawartha Ethanol, and Suncor, produce more than…
Straw yield

MEASURING PROFITABILITY

December 2017 - THE PROFITABILITY OF straw could be the deciding factor in whether or not you keep wheat in your crop rotation. It’s one of the reasons the Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) included a pilot project…
Showcasing modern agriculture

TECH PARK AT THE IPM

November 2017 - SUSTAINABILITY AND MODERN farming practices go hand in hand. Grain Farmers of Ontario highlighted this relationship at the 2017 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) in Walton with the Tech Park. This is the…
Business strategy

ADVANCED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

September 2017 - FARMERS ARE BUSINESS operators. Yet farmers have not always been perceived that way and they have not always had the same tools and opportunities as other types of business owners. The Agri-food Management Institute (AMI)…