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Awarding innovation

CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW INNOVATION PROGRAM AWARDS

November 2024 - INNOVATION HAS DRIVEN ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CENTURIES – at the turn of the 20th century, a Canadian farmer could feed 10 people; today, that number tops 120. The constant turning of the wheels…
Tradition meets innovation

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

November 2024 - IN EARLY OCTOBER, GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO HOSTED A VIP RECEPTION on opening day following the parade at the International Plowing Match (IPM) held near Lindsay, Ontario. The IPM is one of those traditional activities…
Soybean lodging

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2024 - SOYBEAN LODGING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE YIELDS. Lodging impedes light penetration into the canopy during key growth stages, reducing a plant’s ability to produce seed. Lodging that occurs from R3 (beginning pod) to R5 (beginning seed)…
Optimistic outlook for global soy oil

U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL CONFERENCE

October 2024 - GROWING DEMAND FOR VEGETABLE OIL FOR USE IN BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL will drive demand for soybeans on the international market. That’s the key takeaway from David Mielke’s supply and demand outlook presentation at the…
Automation and farm jobs

STUDY ESTIMATES ONE-THIRD SMALLER WORKFORCE

October 2024 - WILL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY REPLACE ONE-THIRD OF ALL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION JOBS? A recent report from The Conference Board of Canada, a national research and analysis firm, says it’s very possible. Indeed, the same report also says…
From Ontario to the world

AARON BREIMER’S JOURNEY TO INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR LEADERSHIP

October 2024 - AARON BREIMER, PRINCIPAL AT MOOSE- AG, A HIGH-DEFINITION TOPSOIL MAPPING SERVICE, is the current chair of the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Board and has recently been elected the incoming vice- chair for the International…
GrainTALK for October 2024

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

October 2024 - 2023-2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Grain Farmers of Ontario held its Annual General Meeting on September 10 at the Craigowan Golf Club in Woodstock. The financial statements for the 2023-2024 fiscal year (June–May) was presented by the…
Exporting to the EU

CETA’S SUCCESS IN INCREASING GRAIN TRADE

October 2024 - RECENTLY OBSERVED TRENDS IN ONTARIO EXPORTS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION indicate the success of the 2017 CETA agreement and numerous growing international markets for Ontario crops. WHAT IS CETA? The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement…
A new “industrial revolution”

SOYBEAN-BASED PAINTS AND COATINGS

October 2024 - FOR DECADES, CORN, WHEAT, AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION WAS SIMPLE; corn was used for feed or processed into starch, oil, syrup, or ethanol, wheat was ground into flour, and soybeans were processed into oil and meal.…
What does sustainability mean?

STEWARDSHIP, VIABILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY

October 2024 - SUSTAINABILITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURE, is often defined as the ability to meet essential societal needs indefinitely without causing significant negative impacts on the environment, economy, or society. This concept is not static…