Summer fades to fall FROM THE CEO'S DESK September 2024 - 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…
Global insights FROM THE CEO'S DESK August 2024 - 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…
Looking back, moving forward FROM THE CEO'S DESK June 2024 - MAY 1 MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE in Ontario agriculture – the 150th anniversary of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) at the University of Guelph. On this day, Aggies from across Canada (and the world!) celebrated…
The shows go on FROM THE CEO'S DESK April 2024 - THIS WINTER, GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO DIRECTORS, DELEGATES, AND STAFF WERE ON THE ROAD, attending someof the biggest and best winter agricultural shows Ontario has to offer. Our Grain Farmers of Ontario booth was set…
Growing our reputation FROM THE CEO'S DESK March 2024 - ONTARIO’S REPUTATION FOR GROWING HIGH-QUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE GRAINS continues to drive demand for the products that Grain Farmers of Ontario’s farmer-members grow — and this was evident on a recent trade mission to Mexico that…
Investment nets results FROM THE CEO’S DESK February 2024 - GRAIN AND OILSEED PRODUCTION makes a huge contribution to Ontario’s economy. With the recent release of a new report by MNP, an Economic Impact Analysis of Grain Farming in Ontario, we can share the great…
Feeding the world FROM THE CEO'S DESK December 2023 - IT IS DECEMBER — THE end of another year, another season, and hopefully, another harvest. For Ontario’s farmers, it has been a challenging year — we have experienced wild weather, from early-season drought to record…
Farming for the future FROM THE CEO'S DESK November 2023 - LIKE MANY OF you, I attended Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) in September and took some time to wander around the show and check out the latest in farm machinery, tools, and gadgets. The sheer…
Resilient and optimistic FROM THE CEO'S DESK October 2023 - IN AUGUST, GRAIN Farmers of Ontario’s chair, Brendan Byrne, and I joined colleagues from the Canadian Canola Growers at the 25th International Oilseed Producers Dialogue (IOPD). This year, the event was held in Argentina in…
Collaboration is key FROM THE CEO'S DESK September 2023 - RIGHT NOW, FARMERS across the province are gearing up for a busy corn and soybean harvest following the summer harvest of cereal crops. After what can only be described as a growing season featuring incredibly…