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Growing our grains markets

October 2010 - EXCITING MARKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AT GFO market development is a key pillar of Grain Farmers of Ontario, focussed on providing value to farmer members through premium prices and developing new demand for Ontario grown corn,…
The wheat results are in

October 2010 - THE HARVEST SURVEY IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR’S WHEAT CROP ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS THE 2010 wheat harvest wraps up so does the data collection and final reporting on the Ontario…
An organic approach to growing corn

October 2010 - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SPECIALIZED NICHE MARKET paul campbell says he’s never looked back since he switched from conventional to organic farming. Formerly a conventional farmer for twenty-five years, he now calls himself an organic…
Strategic plan unveiled

October 2010 - GFO HAS AN EXCITING YEAR AHEAD OF THEM “a strategic plan is like a roadmap,” began Grain Farmers of Ontario’s CEO at their Annual General Meeting with delegates in September. Although he acknowledged that it…
Trading futures yourself

October 2010 - OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS many growers have understandably been frustrated at not being able to capture the price spikes seen in grain futures over the past few years. Local buyers are often unable to pass on…
White wheat in high demand for breakfast cereal

October 2010 - WHILE MEETING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS CAN BE CHALLENGING, GROWERS OF WHITE WHEAT FIND PREMIUM MAKES IT WORTH THEIR WHILE according to gord Anderson, success with growing white wheat is all about thinking differently. “It requires a…
Wheat trials see more management

October 2010 - AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY LOOKS AT HOW FUNGICIDE APPLICATIONS MAY IMPACT YIELD RATINGS IN THE ONTARIO CEREAL PERFORMANCE TRIALS production practices in Ontario agriculture are constantly changing. As new inputs and new varieties become available, it…
A direct marketing success story

October 2010 - ONE GROWER’S EXPERIENCE MARKETING HIS SOYBEANS DIRECTLY TO THE END USER a unique product and mutual trust are key ingredients in a successful relationship between a grower and a food processor. So says Harro Wehrmann…
New investments in grain breeding and genetics

October 2010 - grain farmers of ontario is excited about the new Developing Innovative Agri-Products (DIAP) initiative from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Growing Forward framework. Through DIAP, a new partnership GFO is heavily involved with will have…
The Big Picture: An unlikely pair

September 2010 - WHAT NON-FARMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FARMING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND GENETIC ENGINEERING PARTNER UP FOR A UNIQUE LOOK AT AGRICULTURE’S FUTURE typically pitted against one another in both philosophical and scientific debate, organic agriculture and genetic…