Make your voice heard FROM THE CEO'S DESK April 2022 - YOU ARE LIKELY seeing lots of signs of spring — the days are getting longer, daffodils are blooming, trees are budding, and tractors are starting to make their way to the field for the 2022…
Changes FROM THE CEO'S DESK March 2022 - OVER THE PAST two years we have become used to change — changing work environments, changing public health protocols, changing markets and supply chains. We have learned to adapt and as a result we have…
Priority investments FROM THE CEO'S DESK February 2022 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is investing close to $2 million of your check-off fees into research during the 2022 fiscal year. That money is being leveraged through funding partners at a ratio of more than…
Opportunities ahead FROM THE CEO'S DESK December 2021 - THIS FALL, SUPPLY chain uncertainty, disruptions in fertilizer deliveries, and increased prices for inputs and everything else in our daily lives added an extra layer of stress for grain farmers. As business operators, we took…
Turning ideas into action FROM THE CEO'S DESK November 2021 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is an organization that was founded to serve the collective needs of our farmer-members. Since our inception, feedback from the grassroots level has been our way of understanding what matters most…
Grain for Good FROM THE CEO'S DESK October 2021 - 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…
Harvest decisions FROM THE CEO'S DESK September 2021 - 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 FROM THE CEO'S DESK August 2021 - 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 FROM THE CEO'S DESK June 2021 - 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…
A year of results FROM THE CEO'S DESK April 2021 - 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…