Grain for Good
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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BY THE TIME you read this, the federal election results will be known. At press time, we were in the last throes of the federal election campaign. As candidates made the rounds promoting their party’s…
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Harvest decisions
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- GRAIN FARMERS ARE faced with daily decisions that affect the quality of their crop and the profitability of their farm. The decisions made at harvest time can be the most difficult to make — and… -
Project development
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- FARMERS ARE OPTIMISTIC by nature. We are also innovative, willing to take risks, and recognize the need to take advantage of new opportunities. I noted before how the pandemic tested and proved the resilience of… -
Global connections
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- A SUCCESSFUL ONTARIO grain industry relies on many things outside of our borders. From input prices to market access there are global factors that impact how we grow and sell our crops. Grain Farmers of…
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A year of results
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- A YEAR GOES by fast. At this time last year, I took on the role of CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. And it has been quite the year. No one could have anticipated the… -
Virtual connections
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- IT’S HARD TO believe it was a year ago that the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. When the declaration was made on March 11, we were just days away from… -
Important work
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- RESEARCH HAS LONG been a standing pillar of our organization. Recently, through our new strategic plan development process, we had the opportunity to re-examine how we add value for our farmer-members — including our research… -
Being involved
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- FARMER-MEMBERS HAVE been the cornerstone of our organization since its inception — after all, it was you who asked for the merger of our legacy organizations. The input of our farmer-members shapes what we do… -
Investing in the future
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- FARMING IS A long-term investment. Many of us live and work on the same land that was tended by multiple generations before us. It makes agriculture a unique business. The decisions we make to buy… -
Standards
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- GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is a strong supporter of corn-based ethanol, but has been a vocal opponent of key aspects of Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) proposed by the federal government. On the surface, it may…