Ten years and counting
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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IT’S HARD TO believe it has been 10 years since Grain Farmers of Ontario was formed. In some ways it seems like no time at all has passed, but then when you look at all…
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A tumultuous decade
GRAIN MARKETS STILL FACING HEADWINDS
- THE RECENT TARIFF wars between the U.S. and China may have taken the wind out of grain markets, but over the sweep of the last decade, a whole host of factors have had an influence.… -
Ten years of wild weather
WHAT PRODUCERS ARE DOING ABOUT IT
- WEATHER-WISE, THE past decade has been fraught with extremes and variability. Ontario’s producers have been hit with bouts of excessive rain, untimely frosts, and oppressive heat waves. And while these incidents are normal, their frequency… -
The merger, one decade later
FOUNDING CHAIRS REFLECT ON THE NEW ORGANIZATION
- THREE COMMODITY BOARDS had to combine strategies, structures, and expertise to create Grain Farmers of Ontario. Now, a decade after the organization’s official launch, the chairs of the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers,… -
Here we grow again
BARLEY AND OATS JOIN IN 2015
- IN 2010, AS the newly-formed Grain Farmers of Ontario was gaining momentum as the voice of Ontario corn, soybean and wheat farmers, the Oat and Barley Council of Ontario (OBCO) was winding down operations after… -
GrainTALK for January 2020
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will be. I think… -
Today and tomorrow
THE WORLD NEEDS GRAIN FARMERS
- It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. — Danish proverb THE FUTURE IS destined to lead us to the unexpected, let alone to the unknown. After all, when Grain Farmers of Ontario was… -
Ontario Corn Committee Performance Trials
TRIAL RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE
- Just like corn farmers this year, the Ontario Corn Trials had the same struggles of delayed spring planting and a long drawn out harvest. We would like to thank the trial coordinators and their staff… -
Protecting the future
USING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PRESERVE FARMLAND
- MORE AND MORE farmers in Ontario are choosing to make sure their farmland stays farmland. They’ve been able to do so since 2005, when preserving land for agricultural purposes was added to the Conservation Lands… -
GrainTALK for December 2019
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What are some of the lessons you have learned through succession planning? A. I will tell you straight off the bat that succession…