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Navigating farm succession

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

August 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING? (M.V.) Most people don’t know that, if done well, there’s power in building a farm succession plan. It is more than tax planning and legal…
Opening the Cuban market

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE EXPANDS OPPORTUNITY

August 2024 - CANADA’S CONNECTION WITH ONE OF ITS FAVOURITE TOURIST DESTINATIONS, CUBA, MAY BE POISED TO REACH A NEW LEVEL — one that could be a changing market opportunity for Ontario specialty grain producers and help save…
Global insights

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

August 2024 - IN JUNE, JEFF HARRISON AND I TRAVELLED TO WISMAR, GERMANY, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 26TH INTERNATIONAL OILSEED PRODUCERSDIALOGUE (IOPD). Hosted by Germany’s Union for the Protection of Oil and Protein Crops, the IOPD included representatives…
Field Observations

SUMMER 2024

June 2024 - September 19, 2024 Incredible weather for mid-September has helped the corn and soybean crops reach maturity a few days earlier than expected. Soybean harvest has begun, as has winter wheat planting. Corn Some corn has…
PGRs in winter wheat

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2024 - PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS (PGR) ARE APPLIED TO WINTER WHEAT TO REDUCE PLANT HEIGHT AND INCREASE STEM THICKNESS. This reduces the risk of lodging or delays the onset and amount of lodging, making managing and harvesting…
The survivors

STRONG SUPPORT HELPS BEAT BACK CANCER

June 2024 - A CANCER DIAGNOSIS CAN BE A DEVASTATING SETBACK FOR YOUNG, BUSY FARMERS, but with personal grit and support from family, friends, and empathetic members of the agricultural community, they can not only survive but thrive.…
The globetrotters

YOUNG FARMERS’ ADVENTURES TAKE THEM AROUND THE WORLD

June 2024 - PEOPLE CHOOSE TO TRAVEL FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. For some, travel provides a much-needed diversion from everyday life. For these travellers, comfort, rest, and relaxation are the biggest goals. For others, travel is less about the…
The educators

HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

June 2024 - IN APRIL 2024, GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO STAFF HEADED NORTH TO EXHIBIT AT THE EARLTON FARM SHOW. The farm show draws large crowds from the farm and rural communities from across the north who come…
The mental health advocates

TURNING UP THE VOLUME ON FARMER WELLNESS

June 2024 - MENTAL HEALTH IS THE STATE OF OUR EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. It impacts how we think, feel, and act and plays a significant role in how we cope with stress. Mental health is receiving…
The 4-Hers

GROWING INTEREST IN CROP PRODUCTION

June 2024 - CULTIVATING AN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE AT A YOUNG AGE CAN HELP INFLUENCE THE FUTURE OF ONTARIO AGRICULTURE — and 4-H clubs are often the first place Ontario youth — farm kids and urban kids alike…