ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER MARKET DEVELOPMENT 31 December 9-10, 2025 Delta Hotel 50 Stone Rd W, Guelph, ON N1G 0A9 Be part of a supportive and empowering space where women in the grain industry come together for networking, leadership development, and personal and professional growth. $150 (hotel accommodation included) Visit https://gfo.ca/ about/womens-symposium/ for more details. NEW! Grain Farmers of Ontario is proud to support our community by offering childcare services during the Women’s Grain Symposium. Childcare needs must be noted during registration. Sponsored by: Canadian Mental Health Association/Farmer Wellness Ontario The plan for testing the tool this fall is for a small Sevita team to visit growers (the number to be determined) and also work with Sevita’s scale house staff to conduct as many tests as possible under real-world conditions. Variety identification results will be compared to retained samples across roughly 30 soybean varieties, identified through Sevita’s existing traceability grain ID and quality testing protocols. “We plan to run the tests during harvest visits that would be happening under normal circumstances, and the process is very fast,” says Hart. “Everyone we’ve talked to so far thinks the tool is pretty cool and would like to see it in action.” In the broader context, Hart believes that this type of technology will only enhance the already exceptional global reputation of the Canadian grain industry. “Canada can, and in a lot of ways already does, lead the world in producing high-quality soybeans and many other important grains to be used directly in making food,” he says. “We have a professional class of growers who can do an excellent job of channelling and segregation on-farm. We have amazing infrastructure in order to condition grains according to the needs of various end-use markets, and we are seen as a trustworthy and reliable supplier to the world's importers and food makers. Anything we can do to improve the value proposition for customers of Canadian grain used in making food will be to the benefit of our entire grain sector in terms of profitability and sustainability. I think this technology definitely ticks the box.” •
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