Scott will be working in the Kemptville office. She brings relevant experience working as a field crop agronomist with Harvex Agromart in eastern Ontario for the past three years. She is a graduate of the University of Guelph with a BA from the Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics. SIGN UP TODAY FOR GRAINTALK E-NEWS Get the latest farm news and important Grain Farmers of Ontario updates delivered to your inbox each week! GrainTALK is Grain Farmers of Ontario’s weekly e-newsletter that highlights the organization’s latest activities, breakthroughs in research and timely production information. Sign up today and get your weekly dose of Grain Farmers of Ontario in a concise email. Go online to www.gfo.ca and click on the button. MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION CHANGES Farmer-members and industry associates who have changes to their mailing address or wish to cancel their subscription to the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine can contact Phaedra McIntosh, Grain Farmers of Ontario fee collection and reporting specialist, at pmcintosh@gfo.ca or 519-767-4130. MARKET COMMENTARY by Philip Shaw War in Ukraine has redefined our grain market pricing environment into something we haven’t seen before. Violent volatility and price levels not seen since 2012 have been the result. In the April 8 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) WASDE report, Ukrainian corn exports were reduced by 4.5 MMT to 23 MMT, but these estimates were very fluid in wartime. At the same time, USDA reduced domestic corn ending stocks to 1.44 billion bushels, and soybeans stocks were reduced to 260 million bushels. In Ontario, the Canadian dollar fluttering at the 78 and 79 cents U.S. level continues to add even greater stimulus to Ontario cash prices with these inflated futures prices. Resting standing orders for grain in this volatile market environment can help manage this risk. NEW EDUCATIONAL TRAILER Grain Farmers of Ontario launched a new Good in Every Grain educational trailer at the 2022 March Classic. The 26-foot trailer replaces the 52-foot Growing Connections trailer used since 2014, and features a virtual reality 360 degree tour of a grain farm and interactive components, including trivia games and video consoles. The trailer will be featured at consumerfacing events across the province this year, including the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill, the Honda Indy, the Canadian National Exhibition, the International Plowing Match, and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The trailer will also be part of the Good in Every Grain educational program. It will visit schools across Ontario to teach elementary school students how grains are grown, what grains are used for, and how farmers care for the environment. The Grain Discovery Zone trailer will continue to visit smaller fairs and exhibitions in Ontario. NEW OMAFRA FIELD CROP STAFF Grain Farmers of Ontario welcomes Sophie Krolikowski, cereal crop specialist, and Laura Scott, cropping systems specialist, to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Krolikowski, who will work from the Stratford office, has more than five years of experience as an entomology lab technician with Agriculture Agri-Food Canada in London, Ontario. She has an M.Sc. in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Western Ontario. 17 Discover other ways to join the GrainTALK conversation: E-News, Webinars, Podcasts, Radio, Research Days, and events. Visit www.gfo.ca/ GrainTALK. ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER JUNE/JULY 2022
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