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Wheat Marketing with GFO

January 2010 - Redefined Roles Offer New Opportunities WITH THE CREATION of Grain Farmers of Ontario, the Wheat Marketing Department has redefined its roles and responsibilities. Todd Austin has recently been hired as the Marketing Manager and new challenges…
In the news

January 2010 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New organization takes the lead on rural Ontario issues Two provincial organizations have merged to create the new Rural Ontario Institute, a not-for-profit organization formed to provide stronger support for key…
State of the Biofuels Industry

January 2010 - AN INDUSTRY POISED FOR GROWTH FACES FUTURE CHALLENGES WITH AN INCREASING focus on the environment and finding solutions to climate change, the renewable fuels industry is poised to take off in the next decade. Talks on…
Future of Grain

January 2010 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Dow AgroSciences acquires Hyland Seeds DowAgroSciences Canada recently announced that it is acquiring the assets of Hyland Seeds, a division of Thompsons Limited of Blenheim, Ontario.…
Ontario slowly making up lost ground

January 2010 - PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AFTER A SIGNIFICANT real GDP contraction estimated at 3.3 percent this year, we expect a rebound of 2.7 percent next year, as Ontario resets from depressed levels of output, particularly in its durable…
2010 Market Commentary

January 2010 - LOOKING AHEAD AT THE YEAR FOR CORN, SOYBEAN AND WHEAT MARKETS Rising Loonie: Two Sides of the Coin The steady appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the faltering US dollar has been both beneficial and…
GFO gets the stamp of approval

January 2010 - A LETTER FROM BARRY SENFT, CEO ON BEHALF OF GFO, I am pleased to announce that the Grain Farmers of Ontario organization became an official marketing board in the province on January 1st. It has been…
GFO Newsletter

December 2009 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETINGS Details for the District meetings in association with Grain Farmers of Ontario, formerly the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, the…
The Big Picture: The internet is all a-twitter

December 2009 - A GLOBAL VENUE FOR TELLING AGRICULTURE’S STORY THE INTERNET HAS quickly become an invaluable tool for farmers across the continent. Besides getting up to the minute information on market prices and weather, the internet can also…
Corn industry outlook

December 2009 - PRICE VOLATILITY IS HERE TO STAY WITH CORN PRODUCTION setting new all-time average yield and new aggregate production records, the North American corn industry has experienced an extraordinary ride from 2004 to 2009. During the same…