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Trade War Fund

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2019 - ACCORDING TO THE analysts, futures, input costs, land prices, and market unpredictability are all lining up to create what could be a perfect storm for Ontario grain farmers; and unlike our neighbours to the south…
Manage resistance now

PROTECT YOUR LAND, ONE FIELD AT A TIME

June 2019 - HERBICIDE RESISTANCE COSTS Canadian farmers an estimated $1.1 to $1.5 billion annually due to increased herbicide use and decreased yield and quality.1 Resistant weeds will rob your crop of yield and threaten the productivity and…
Web Special

Field observations

SPRING 2019 PLANTING ISSUES

May 2019 - Update for September 13, 2019 It was a busy week in Ontario for farmers as Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show was held in Woodstock. Soybeans have begun to turn while the corn crop needs some more…
Web Special

Growing an association

SETTING THE PATH AHEAD

May 2019 - THIS MARCH, THE Ontario Professional Agri Contractors Association (OPACA) held its third AGM, adding more members, taking stock of past accomplishments and setting the path ahead. OPACA was created so that custom farming business owners…
Preserving the future of farming

A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

April 2019 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is committed to sustainability. As an organization, we view sustainability as the ability of our farmer-members to be economically viable, while not sacrificing their social and environmental responsibilities. The world population…
Engaging young farmers

2019 GRAINS IN ACTION

April 2019 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO brought together 30 young agriculture professionals to learn where crops go after they leave the farm during our Grains in Action conference. Grains in Action is a four-day program for young…
Accelerated Investment Incentive

NEW TAX DEDUCTION RULES

April 2019 - IF YOU HAVE a tax advisor, it’s likely they talked to you last fall about the Accelerated Investment Incentive that the Federal government announced in their 2018 Fall Economic Statement. This incentive will accelerate your…
GrainTALK for April/May 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

April 2019 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What is Grain Farmers of Ontario asking the federal political parties to commit to getting done if they are elected in October to form…
Marketing campaigns

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2019 - FARMERS ARE A passionate group – we may not always beat our chest or shout from the rooftops about the work we do, but we take great pride in the farms that we operate. And…
The bio-economy

NEW VENTURES IN ONTARIO

April 2019 - THERE’S A WHOLE lot going on in Ontario’s bio-economy — and at the centre of much of it is Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), a non-profit government-supported business accelerator. Since 2008, BIC has worked in the…