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2024 YEN wrap-up

A SUCCESSFUL THIRD YEAR IN THE BOOKS

March 2024 - THE ONTARIO GREAT LAKES YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORK (YEN) wrap-up meeting, held in January 2024, kicked off with a welcome from Marty Vermey, senior agronomist with Grain Farmers of Ontario and a welcome video from Dr.…
Young workers’ safety

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

March 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DO FARM EMPLOYERS HAVE WHEN HIRING OR WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE? (S.M.) A farm with paid employees is a workplace like any other under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act. As an…
Winning with wheat

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREAT LAKES YEN

March 2024 - OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE GREAT LAKES YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORK (YEN) participants have posted some pretty impressive results. In 2023, the highest yield award went to Jeff Cook, from London, Ontario, with a yield…
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…
GrainTALK for February 2024

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

February 2024 - As you approach the end of your three-year term as chair, what accomplishments are you most proud of? When I look back on the work of the last three years, it is remarkable to me…
Legacy Scholarship winners

NINE ONTARIO STUDENTS HONOURED

February 2024 - THE ONTARIO GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY employs more than 90,000 people — but finding qualified people to fill those jobs is becoming increasingly difficult. According to a Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council study, the estimated…
Market access update

NEW GPS TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS

February 2024 - IN 2024 AND 2025, two critical markets for Ontario grains will be introducing new market access requirements. CANADA’S CLEAN FUEL REGULATIONSBiofuels are a critical market for Ontario corn, representing 33 per cent of end-use market…
Nitrogen availability

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2024 - ADDING PH AND CARBON TO NITROGEN (C:N) ratio to the manure analysis could help fine-tune nitrogen (N) predictions for corn and wheat crops. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could predict how much N from…
A $27 billion industry

ONTARIO GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GROW

February 2024 - THE NUMBERS ARE IN, AND THEY TELL AN EXCITING STORY about Ontario’s grain and oilseed industry: it is an economic juggernaut, with $27 billion in total economic output — representing a whopping 60 per cent…
Crop rotation diversification

MEASURING STABILITY IN LONG-TERM STUDIES

February 2024 - Research shows that diversifying crop rotation can bring a variety of benefits, but it remains a complex practice with many context-specific responses that need more research. Amélie Gaudin, associate professor and endowed chair of agroecology…