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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…
Everything you need to know about RMP

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2024 - (J.M.) WHAT IS THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? (M.S.) The Risk Management Program (RMP) for grains and oilseeds helps Ontario farmers cover losses caused by fluctuating costs and market prices. Payments are made if the average…
Advancing field crop research

NEW UOFG PROFESSORS TAKE ON INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

October 2024 - LIKE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, Dr. Gursahib Singh, a pathologist recently appointed to fill the Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Research Pathology at the University of Guelph Ridgetown…
Your voice, heard

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2024 - FARMER-MEMBERS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO – 28,000 of you are doing your part to grow safe, healthy, and sustainable grains and oilseeds that drive our $27 billion industry. That’s why it…
Field Observations

FALL 2024

September 2024 - November 28, 2024 As the holiday season approaches, harvest is almost entirely wrapped up across the province. Unlike some years, November harvest conditions have been excellent, and farmers have not had to battle to get…
Junior Farmers celebrate 80 years

MARCHING ALONG SINCE 1944

September 2024 - IT HAS BEEN 80 YEARS SINCE YOUNG FARMERS FROM ACROSS THE PROVINCE GATHERED AT QUEEN’S PARK ON APRIL 4, 1944, TO FORM THE JUNIOR FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO (JFAO). Eight decades later, JFAO continues to…
The problem solvers

DR. ASIM BISWAS

September 2024 - Editors note: This profile is part of an ongoing series featuring the “next generation” of young people who are making their mark in the agriculture industry. EASY, ACCESSIBLE, AND ECONOMICAL TOOLS THAT PROVIDE BALLPARK SOIL…