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Innovative cover crop approaches

BIO STRIP-TILL RESEARCH A FIRST IN ONTARIO

February 2020 - THE BENEFITS OFcover crops are widely known — keeping the soil covered to minimize soil erosion, improve water filtration and increase organic matter are just a few of the reasons that farmers will use cover…
Preventing pest damage in soybeans

UNTANGLING THE METABOLIC FACTORS of RESISTANCE

February 2020 - ONTARIO SOYBEAN GROWERS contend with many challenges each year, from cold and wet springs to potential pre-harvest frost to diseases and pests. If the threat to yield from two prominent pests — soybean aphids and…
The digital revolution is here

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS?

February 2020 - THROUGHOUT THE FARMING community, there is an ongoing discussion of how novel technologies are changing agriculture. According to a University of Waterloo study, 89 per cent of Ontario grain farmers somewhat or strongly agree that…
Growing future leaders

CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM

February 2020 - CHRIS AND RACHEL RENWICK of Wheatley, Ontario were selected as the 2019-2020 Grain Farmers of Ontario representatives to the Corteva Agriscience Young Leaders Program, an annual producer-education program organized by the American Soybean Association that…
Ten years of leadership

LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD

January 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Don Kenny was the first chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario board following the amalgamation of the three legacy organizations: Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers and the…
The view from the grassroots

FARMER-MEMBERS REFLECT BACK

January 2020 - THE DECISION TO form Grain Farmers of Ontario was the culmination of years of discussion and debate by farmers from across a geographically large and agriculturally diverse province. Ontario Grain Farmer reached out some farmer-members…
Ten years and counting

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

January 2020 - IT’S HARD TO believe it has been 10 years since Grain Farmers of Ontario was formed. In some ways it seems like no time at all has passed, but then when you look at all…
A tumultuous decade

GRAIN MARKETS STILL FACING HEADWINDS

January 2020 - THE RECENT TARIFF wars between the U.S. and China may have taken the wind out of grain markets, but over the sweep of the last decade, a whole host of factors have had an influence.…
Ten years of wild weather

WHAT PRODUCERS ARE DOING ABOUT IT

January 2020 - WEATHER-WISE, THE past decade has been fraught with extremes and variability. Ontario’s producers have been hit with bouts of excessive rain, untimely frosts, and oppressive heat waves. And while these incidents are normal, their frequency…
The merger, one decade later

FOUNDING CHAIRS REFLECT ON THE NEW ORGANIZATION

January 2020 - THREE COMMODITY BOARDS had to combine strategies, structures, and expertise to create Grain Farmers of Ontario. Now, a decade after the organization’s official launch, the chairs of the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers,…