Grains and health
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SEPARATING THE MYTHS FROM THE FACTS THERE IS NO shortage of opinions when it comes to what diet is the best to follow for weight loss and overall healthy eating. From fat-free to low carb…
Author: Rachel Telford
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A responsibility to lead
- 2016 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADERS A?PROGRESSIVE FARMER, a good employer, and a proud dad — these are just a few of the roles Jeff Barlow takes on every day. Now, he’s also adding American Soybean… -
The effect of extreme weather
- UNDERSTANDING FARMERS’ INSURANCE COVERAGE NEEDS AS?FARMERS?IN?Essex County prepare for soybean harvest, they hope the weather cooperates this fall. It certainly didn’t during planting in the spring. Farmers saw day after day of rain in May… -
The St. Lawrence Seaway
- INVESTMENTS AND CHANGING REGULATIONS SINCE 1679, COMMERCIAL ships have plied the waters of the St. Lawrence moving goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Today, 165 million metric tonnes (MT) of cargo is shipped… -
Representation for barley and oats
- PRODUCERS WELCOMED TO GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO BARLEY AND OAT producers now have official representation in Ontario. As of July 1, 2015, they have been added to the mandate of Grain Farmers of Ontario. “We… -
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American connections
- COLLABORATION AMONG COMMODITY GROUPS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has established important relationships across the agriculture industry, both domestically and internationally. Among these relationships are connections with the American organizations representing corn, soybean, and wheat farmers.… -
Maintaining an important relationship
- SOY CANADA OUTGOING MISSION TO JAPAN JAPAN IS ONE of Canada’s top five soybean export markets. According to Statistics Canada data, Canada exported approximately 370,457 metric tonnes (mt) to Japan in 2014 — accounting for… -
Growing RTRS soybeans
- LEARNING FROM BRAZIL’S EXPERIENCE SOYBEAN PRODUCTION THAT is environmentally correct, socially appropriate, and economically viable is the expectation of the international Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS). The initiative began in 2006 with the goal… -
Corn management trials
- NEW OCC HYBRID TESTING IN 2015 A DESIRE TO stay relevant has prompted the Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) to change the way it conducts their hybrid performance trials. For decades, performance trials conducted by the OCC have… -
A costly lesson
- LEASING LAND IT’S THE MIDDLE of November 2014. At the edge of a soybean field on the outskirts of Temiskaming Shores, a wood post has just been hammered into the ground. On it is nailed…
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Weed control tips
FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – November 2025
From the CEO's desk
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As I write this, I’m en route to Mexico City, joining Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Trevor Jones, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Heath…