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Changing nitrogen use

RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITIES IN MEXICAN CORN

December 2018 - AN OPEN-POLLINATED variety of corn bred by Mexican farmers in the state of Oaxaca may be the key to developing commercial corn varieties that can provide their own nitrogen rather than depending on commercial fertilizer.…
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Trends in Ontario farmland values

STRONG PROFITS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE FUTURE PRICE INCREASES

November 2018 - IT’S WIDELY KNOWN that Ontario farmland values, and values across Canada, have seen strong increases in recent years, but the situation cooled to some extent this year compared to 2017. “It is safe to say,…
Field work

MAKING POLITICAL CONNECTIONS AT THE 2018 IPM

November 2018 - MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL Parliament of all stripes left the “Toronto bubble” (as Premier Doug Ford called it) to attend the 2018 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Pain Court in September. They offered their…
A new trade agreement

AGRICULTURAL COMMITMENTS

November 2018 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO offers its congratulations to the Canadian government for having successfully negotiated Canada’s inclusion in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In particular, Grain Farmers of Ontario recognizes the hard work of Canadian…
Access to technology

FARMERS NEED TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE

November 2018 - YOU HEAR THE word innovation in all industries and farming is no different. Grain and oilseed farmers are constantly innovating, they use a combination of agronomic knowledge and the latest technology to help them grow…
IPM connections

FOCUSING ON OUR PRIORITIES

November 2018 - THE INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH (IPM) is an Ontario tradition. Did you know that the legislature shuts down only one day of the year to allow all members to attend the IPM? Grain Farmers of Ontario…
BRM programs that work for farmers

AGRICULTURE MINISTERS SUPPORTING REVIEW

November 2018 - BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT (BRM) programs are essential tools for farmers to manage risks that are out of their control. BRM programs in Canada are undergoing a review to address weaknesses within the current suite of…
More energy than a cup of coffee

UTILIZING BIOMATERIALS

November 2018 - THERE’S A NEW kind of coffee mug that stores and releases more energy than a cup of caffeine, thanks to a soy-based biomaterial developed at Trent University. The mug — sold under the brand name…
Strengthening relationships

ANDREW SCHEER, LEADER OF THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION

November 2018 - An Ontario Grain Farmer Q&A (OGF) HOW WOULD A CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT ENSURE THAT TRADE AGREEMENTS WILL ENCOMPASS REDUCING TARIFFS ON GRAINS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS AND OPENING MARKET ACCESS? (A.S.) Our farmers and their products can…
GrainTALK for November 2018

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

November 2018 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What is Grain Farmers of Ontario doing to protect grain farmers in the wake of the global trade war? There doesn’t appear to…