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FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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AS A PROVINCIAL commodity organization it is our job to provide value to our farmer-members and help to ensure a strong future within the grain industry. To do that effectively, we need to have a…
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Know your market
- UNDERSTANDING THE FEED MARKET THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES for grain farmers interested in tapping livestock feed markets – but feed specialists advise producers to do their homework before any seed is planted. “If you’re going to… -
Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION A different look at food traceability The Value Chain Management Centre (VCMC) and SCS Consulting (SCS) recently released a research paper concerning food traceability, entitled “Traceability… -
Business side: Advanced Payments Program
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- Why was the Advance Payments Program developed and who is it for? The Advance Payments Program (APP) was established by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to assist producers in managing their cash flow. Currently the program… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Herbicide choices affect replant corn Andrea Seccafien Identifying safe herbicides for corn producers can help reduce crop injury and stand loss in replanted corn. Plant Agriculture… -
Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION A different look at food traceability The Value Chain Management Centre (VCMC) and SCS Consulting (SCS) recently released a research paper concerning food traceability, entitled “Traceability… -
Deferred payments
- COVERAGE UNDER THE GFPP since july 2013, deferred payments have been permanently allowed under the Grains Act. However, there remains some confusion over the coverage provided by the Grain Financial Protection Program (GFPP) in a… -
Business side: Advanced Payments Program
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- Why was the Advance Payments Program developed and who is it for? The Advance Payments Program (APP) was established by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to assist producers in managing their cash flow. Currently the program… -
Winter wheat performance
- COMPARING GENETICS, SEED RATES AND PLANTING DATES what happens when you compare two varieties of winter wheat, one older and one newer? How have genetics changed over the last 40 years? And what happens when… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Herbicide choices affect replant corn Andrea Seccafien Identifying safe herbicides for corn producers can help reduce crop injury and stand loss in replanted corn. Plant Agriculture…
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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…