From the CEO’s desk – April/May 2025
From the CEO's desk
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Spring has sprung, and that means we are all anxious to get out in the fields and get to work. After a cold and snowy winter—more snow than we’ve seen in a long time, in…
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Trucking troubles
Moving grain a challenge for Ontario farmers
- Insurance limitations, onerous safety regulations, and driver shortages—these are some of the factors that have been increasingly troubling for grain growers in need of efficient trucking services. Here, stakeholders in Ontario’s grain sector share some… -
How agriculture adapts to climate
An economist weighs in
- Dr. Al Mussell started his session at the 2025 Southwest Agriculture Conference with a confession: he’s not a climatologist. Yet his prowess as an economics researcher provides a foundation to address some questions about climate… -
Organizing with purpose
Conversations with business experts
- (J.M.) WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ORGANIZED SPACE? (J.R.) Whether tackling a busy farm workshop or streamlining your home office, organization is key to maintaining efficiency, reducing stress, and maximizing productivity. A well-organized space…
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GrainTALK for April/May 2025
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. Meghan McLeodMember relations coordinator Meghan McLeod joined Grain… -
Herbicide-resistant weeds found in 2024
Agronomic information from ontario's crop specialists
- Grain Farmers of Ontario provided partial support for an Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness-led project which tested 57 fields for herbicide-resistant weeds. Significant 2024 findings: Pigweed: six field populations resistant to Group 14… -
From the CEO’s desk – March 2025
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- There’s an old saying that ‘the only constant is change,’ and that has definitely been the reality in the first couple of months of 2025. A new U.S. administration in January brought cross-border tariff threats;… -
Record winter wheat yields
GREAT LAKES YEN’S INNOVATION AND PROGRESS
- The fourth year of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) marked another successful chapter of this innovative program. The concept of the YEN, which began in the U.K. in 2012 by ADAS, encourages collaboration… -
On-farm emergency planning
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY PLAN? (D.A.) I consider an emergency as anything that can negatively impact a farm operation, especially when it comes to the safety and care of workers, livestock, and farm property.… -
GrainTALK for March 2025
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. Emma WeizenbluthGrains educator Emma Weizenbluth joined Grain Farmers…