From the CEO’s desk – April/May 2025 From the CEO's desk April 2025 - 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…
From the CEO’s desk – March 2025 FROM THE CEO'S DESK March 2025 - 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;…
From the CEO’s desk – February 2025 FROM THE CEO'S DESK February 2025 - It’s a new year, and Grain Farmers of Ontario has lots to celebrate! 2025 marks 15 years since the three legacy associations, the Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board, Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, and Ontario Soybean…
Charting the path forward FROM THE CEO'S DESK December 2024 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO LAST UPDATED ITS STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2020. As I reflect on the past four years, it has been a period of tremendous change and upheaval but also a time of growth…
Tradition meets innovation FROM THE CEO'S DESK November 2024 - IN EARLY OCTOBER, GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO HOSTED A VIP RECEPTION on opening day following the parade at the International Plowing Match (IPM) held near Lindsay, Ontario. The IPM is one of those traditional activities…
Your voice, heard FROM THE CEO'S DESK October 2024 - FARMER-MEMBERS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO – 28,000 of you are doing your part to grow safe, healthy, and sustainable grains and oilseeds that drive our $27 billion industry. That’s why it…
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…