Summer fades to fall
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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IT’S GO-TIME FOR ONTARIO’S FARMERS – WE’RE NOW INTO THE HOME STRETCH OF THE 2024 CROP SEASON. As summerfades to fall – marked by kids back in school, shorter days, and cooler nights – farmers…
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Leading up to harvest
PREPARATION IS KEY
- THE MODERN-DAY REALITY IN AGRICULTURE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS NO LONGER ONE TIME OF YEAR THAT IS BUSIER THAN ANOTHER. Even winter,long considered the “downtime” for growers, now carries the opportunity for upgrading and learning. Yet,… -
Have you ever considered a giving plan?
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) WHAT IS A GIVING PLAN? (S.G.) Giving back to your community can look different for everyone. A planned approach is one way to incorporate financial, tax, and even estate planning into a person’s charitable… -
European Corn Damage in Bt Corn
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- SOME EUROPEAN CORN BORER (ECB) POPULATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA ARE BECOMING LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BTCORN. This means we need to go back to past practices, including scouting Bt fields for ECB injury and shredding stalks…
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GrainTALK for September 2024
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- YOUR GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO TEAM Here is our next installment of profiles of your Grain Farmers of Ontario staff to help introduce you to the team. JACK MCMILLAN, MARKET DEVELOPMENT CO-OP Millan is currently… -
Global insights
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- IN JUNE, JEFF HARRISON AND I TRAVELLED TO WISMAR, GERMANY, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 26TH INTERNATIONAL OILSEED PRODUCERSDIALOGUE (IOPD). Hosted by Germany’s Union for the Protection of Oil and Protein Crops, the IOPD included representatives… -
Opening the Cuban market
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE EXPANDS OPPORTUNITY
- CANADA’S CONNECTION WITH ONE OF ITS FAVOURITE TOURIST DESTINATIONS, CUBA, MAY BE POISED TO REACH A NEW LEVEL — one that could be a changing market opportunity for Ontario specialty grain producers and help save… -
Navigating farm succession
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING? (M.V.) Most people don’t know that, if done well, there’s power in building a farm succession plan. It is more than tax planning and legal… -
GrainTALK for August 2024
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- YOUR GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO TEAM Here is our next installment of profiles of your Grain Farmers of Ontario staff to help introduce you to the team. MAGGIE POLLARD, COMMUNICATIONS INTERN Maggie Pollard joined Grain… -
Planting green
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- DOES IT WORK TO PLANT GREEN INTO COVER CROPS FOR CORN? Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something that would have been considered…