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Ten years of leadership

LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD

January 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Don Kenny was the first chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario board following the amalgamation of the three legacy organizations: Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers and the…
The view from the grassroots

FARMER-MEMBERS REFLECT BACK

January 2020 - THE DECISION TO form Grain Farmers of Ontario was the culmination of years of discussion and debate by farmers from across a geographically large and agriculturally diverse province. Ontario Grain Farmer reached out some farmer-members…
Ten years and counting

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

January 2020 - IT’S HARD TO believe it has been 10 years since Grain Farmers of Ontario was formed. In some ways it seems like no time at all has passed, but then when you look at all…
A tumultuous decade

GRAIN MARKETS STILL FACING HEADWINDS

January 2020 - THE RECENT TARIFF wars between the U.S. and China may have taken the wind out of grain markets, but over the sweep of the last decade, a whole host of factors have had an influence.…
Ten years of wild weather

WHAT PRODUCERS ARE DOING ABOUT IT

January 2020 - WEATHER-WISE, THE past decade has been fraught with extremes and variability. Ontario’s producers have been hit with bouts of excessive rain, untimely frosts, and oppressive heat waves. And while these incidents are normal, their frequency…
The merger, one decade later

FOUNDING CHAIRS REFLECT ON THE NEW ORGANIZATION

January 2020 - THREE COMMODITY BOARDS had to combine strategies, structures, and expertise to create Grain Farmers of Ontario. Now, a decade after the organization’s official launch, the chairs of the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers,…
Here we grow again

BARLEY AND OATS JOIN IN 2015

January 2020 - IN 2010, AS the newly-formed Grain Farmers of Ontario was gaining momentum as the voice of Ontario corn, soybean and wheat farmers, the Oat and Barley Council of Ontario (OBCO) was winding down operations after…
GrainTALK for January 2020

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

January 2020 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will be. I think…
Today and tomorrow

THE WORLD NEEDS GRAIN FARMERS

January 2020 - It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. — Danish proverb THE FUTURE IS destined to lead us to the unexpected, let alone to the unknown. After all, when Grain Farmers of Ontario was…
Web Special

Ontario Corn Committee Performance Trials

TRIAL RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE

December 2019 - Just like corn farmers this year, the Ontario Corn Trials had the same struggles of delayed spring planting and a long drawn out harvest. We would like to thank the trial coordinators and their staff…