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NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Suncor Energy doubles production in Sarnia The expansion of the Suncor Energy St. Clair Ethanol plant near Sarnia has been resumed. The $120 million construction project, expected to be completed in…
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GFO NEWSLETTER
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ANNUAL COUNTY MEETINGS Details for the District meetings in association with Grain Farmers of Ontario, formerly the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, the… -
Research plays a key role
- — STRONG RESEARCH PROGRAMS help farmers produce more efficiently, increase crop quality, manage pests and lead to a safe, consistent, high quality supply of locally grown food and feed. To date in 2009, the government… -
Continuing the push
- To bring the message forward we need all hands on deck IT IS ESTIMATED by some that Agriculture could once again become the number one industry in Ontario. The hard work and innovation of our labour… -
GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
- GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO FARMER REPRESENTATION Within the new organization of Grain Farmers of Ontario, districts are divided slightly differently than in their three founding organizations. Below is a map… -
The big picture: Virtual views of sustainable farming
- IF ONLY IT WERE THAT SIMPLE A RECENT EDITORIAL in the National Post recalled the Spring of 1989, when actress Meryl Streep whipped American parents into a frenzy, claiming children eating apples were at risk… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Canadian approval of Optimum GAT Corn and soybean farmers now have another option in their herbicide tolerance shopping cart. DuPont recently gained full Canadian regulatory approval… -
Challenging yields
- SOYBEAN YIELD CHALLENGE ALMOST COMPLETE AS SOYBEAN HARVEST heads into full swing, excitement over the Soybean Yield Challenge is heating up. The challenge is in its second year and has been met with great enthusiasm.… -
Time is money
- LESS TIME ONLINE WITH BETTER RESULTS WITH THE INCREASING accessibility of high speed Internet access in rural Ontario, the web has quickly become a business tool many producers can’t live without. The question becomes, it… -
Bringing people to the farm – virtually
- WEB-BASED ACTIVITIES TEACH NON-FARMERS ABOUT FARMING WHEN IT COMES to talking to consumers about food and farming, agriculture has two big problems. First, consumers do not know how food is grown and produced. Second, anyone…
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Tar spot prevention
TIPS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S AGRONOMY TEAM
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Original article: Tar spot in Ontario MANY ACROSS THE province have heard about tar spot – southwestern Ontario and the Greater Toronto area have seen pressure. The disease was first detected in 2020; however, in…
Charting the path forward
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO LAST UPDATED ITS STRATEGIC PLAN IN 2020. As I reflect on the past four years, it has been a period of tremendous change and upheaval but also a time of growth…