Rising quality, falling numbers
NEW STANDARDS
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IN THIS DAY and age, consumers are demanding higher quality products and it is having a ripple effect right down to the farm gate. As a grain merchant who works with both farmers and buyers,…
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FSA 3.0 – strengthening sustainability
THE FUTURE OF ASSESSMENT
- THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Initiative (SAI) Platform is a food and drink industry initiative that supports the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. The initiative is truly a member-driven, member-run organization focused on advancing agricultural sustainability collaboratively.… -
Bringing robots to field crops
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL
- THE LATEST IN cutting-edge robotics is coming to a field near you — sooner than you think. A new team of in-field innovation enthusiasts have been working diligently over the past year to test, demonstrate,… -
Turning ideas into action
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is an organization that was founded to serve the collective needs of our farmer-members. Since our inception, feedback from the grassroots level has been our way of understanding what matters most… -
Cybersecurity on the farm
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO FARM BUSINESSES? (R.D.) Cybersecurity is used to describe the protection of data, systems, devices, and networks from damage, attacks, and unauthorized access. In other words,… -
Soil health
TESTING AND BUILDING PRODUCTION SYNERGIES
- AT THIS POINT, we are all familiar with the term ‘soil health’ and its direct impact on the productivity of our crops. Soil health is a concept that was first recognized in the late 1970s… -
Precision planter attachments
ACHIEVING EVEN EMERGENCE
- EVEN EMERGENCE — THAT is the goal of precision planters, and each of the add-ons now available are making reaching this goal easier than ever. It can, however, be intimidating to start investigating which attachments… -
What makes a good digital tool?
RAPID, RELIABLE, AND REPEATABLE DATA
- THERE ARE A lot of digital farm tools on the market. Some feature visually appealing pictures, others might promise actionable insights in the field. Which one is worth investing in? Based in part on persistent… -
Filling the gap
TECH START-UP ANALYSING AG DATA
- A NEW HAMILTON-based tech start-up aims to help farmers fill the gap between collected data and performance in the field by providing solid analysis of that data. Realizing there was very little data analysis being… -
GrainTALK for October 2021
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- FARMER-MEMBER SURVEY Grain Farmers of Ontario is conducting a farmer-member survey. Your confidential feedback will help our planning and make our organization more responsive to your needs. All farmer-members were mailed a copy of the…