GFO Newsletter for June/July 2014
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GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Good in Every Grain Whether in our food, fuel, or furniture, every grain brings a natural and sustainable solution to our everyday lives. From the farmers…
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Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New guide available for scouting Pythium root rot in soybean Producing high soybean yields begins with establishing an even stand of vigorous plants. Studies have been… -
Business side: Farm business vision
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- WHY SHOULD FARMERS SEE THEMSELVES AS BUSINESS PEOPLE? For so many years, farm businesses were family businesses and many just considered themselves a family farm. Now that farms are getting so much bigger, so much… -
Growth in the west
- CORN, SOYBEAN ACRES INCREASING ACROSS THE PRAIRIES HISTORICALLY, WESTERN CANADA has been a major producer of wheat and canola, growing 90 percent of all wheat in Canada and 99 percent of Canada’s canola. The success… -
Continuous learning
- A PROFILE OF AN AME ALUMNI EXPERIENCE TODAY, DALE AND Carlene Mountjoy successfully manage the family farm with their daughter Holly and her husband Owen Boucher. Together, they cash crop 1,750 acres, run a 35… -
Engaging youth in agriculture
- THE CHALLENGE IN AFRICA ACCORDING TO THE World Bank, growth in the agricultural sector is absolutely essential to sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to both support its growth and reduce poverty. African nations, though, face diverse challenges,… -
One Seed
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ZAMBIA AN ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL company is taking the knowledge and skills they provide to local farmers in southwestern Ontario and sharing it with farmers over 12,000 kilometres away in the African… -
International Year of Family Farming
- ENSURING FUTURE GROWTH A NORTH AMERICAN DIALOGUE WHAT DO YOU consider a family farm? Chances are, you consider your operation a family farm – even if you hire some outside help. In Canada, 97 percent… -
International markets
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- OPPORTUNITIES IN KOREA ANY DEMAND FOR our commodities – large or small – is important; and we need to develop and foster as many market opportunities as we can. The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)… -
Web Special
The farmer’s attitude towards environmental BMPs
- SURVEY SHOWS WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE FARMERS ARE MUCH more likely to consider the environment an important issue than consumers are, says a recent report by Ipsos Marketing. When it comes to environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs),…
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Weed control tips
FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – March 2026
From the CEO's desk
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Farmers’ resilience is being tested. Members need trust, leadership, and security beyond the protective shield that they normally keep over their families and their farms. Each year, Grain Farmers of Ontario holds district meetings in…