Changes
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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OVER THE PAST two years we have become used to change — changing work environments, changing public health protocols, changing markets and supply chains. We have learned to adapt and as a result we have…
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Employee retention
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) HOW CAN I BUILD AND RETAIN THE RIGHT TEAM OF EMPLOYEES FOR MY FARM BUSINESS? (I.M.) It’s tough to be an employer in today’s tight labour market. Especially as people adjust to so many… -
The value of soil health
MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
- ESTABLISHING A DIVERSE crop rotation is thought to be a strategy that farmers can use to improve soil health. But what are the environmental and economic benefits of the ecosystem services provided by diverse systems?… -
Mental health plan
DEVELOPING PRIORITIES
- BUSINESS PLANS ARE a smart move on the part of any individual who decides to take the leap into entrepreneurship. However, one plan that is not as common in regular business management books is a… -
Split apply nitrogen?
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- SHOULD I SPLIT apply nitrogen in winter wheat? SOME THOUGHT PROCESSES TO CONSIDER …. SINGLE APPLICATIONS Convenient, low application costs – only one pass Can produce high yields if lodging risk and Nitrogen (N) losses… -
Disruptive technologies
FUTURE FARM EQUIPMENT
- IN THE NEXT five to 10 years, smaller, automated machinery will take over from huge, soil compacting equipment and farming as a service will be a new business model for agriculture, according to Professor Scott… -
GrainTALK for March 2022
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- NEW MANAGING EDITOR Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased to announce Mary Feldskov has been hired as the new managing editor for the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine. Feldskov joined the team at the beginning of… -
Leadership and legacy
THREE BOARD MEMBERS END 12-YEAR TERM
- FOR MORE THAN a decade, three names have been a constant on Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Board of Directors — Markus Haerle, Mark Huston, and Henry Van Ankum. 2022 marks the first year their names… -
The SCN crisis
FINDING SOLUTIONS
- SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE (SCN), a devastating root-attacking field pest, is estimated to have cost farmers in Ontario and the United States $1 billion (USD) annually between 2010 and 2019. While Ontario farmers have access to… -
Seed development: barley
BREEDING THE RIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
- DR. RAJA KHANAL, RESEARCH scientist in barley breeding and genomics with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, aims to develop new barley varieties that are high yielding, have improved resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB), and have…