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Topic: COVID-19

Feeding the world

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2023 - GLOBAL EVENTS OF the past few years — including the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, climate-related natural disasters, and rising inflation and cost of living crises — have gotten Canadians talking about farming…
Bringing science to the farm

EXTENSION CONNECTS SCIENTISTS AND PRODUCERS

February 2023 - LABORATORY RESEARCH IS vital for addressing emerging problems like tar spot, corn rootworm resistance, and other diseases and pests that threaten Ontario crops. But research results need to move from the lab and be made…
A year of results

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2021 - A YEAR GOES by fast. At this time last year, I took on the role of CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. And it has been quite the year. No one could have anticipated the…
Virtual connections

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2021 - IT’S HARD TO believe it was a year ago that the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. When the declaration was made on March 11, we were just days away from…
The opportunity for corn

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

January 2021 - 2020 WAS CERTAINLY a tumultuous year for corn farmers in Ontario. Nobody could have foreseen the market upset that COVID-19 had on grain markets in early 2020. As we look forward into 2021 and beyond,…
Market review 2019-2020

COVID-19 AND CHINESE DEMAND CREATE VOLATILITY

January 2021 - THE IMPACT OF the COVID-19 pandemic came fast and furious, causing sharp losses across all markets. Although grain and oilseed prices rebounded after the initial shock in mid-March 2020, the lingering effects of the pandemic…
Harvest safety

PLAN AHEAD TO PREVENT INCIDENTS

September 2020 - HARVEST 2020 WILL be much different than other years, given the need to remain vigilant about COVID-19. “We’ve developed a lot of specific guidance documents to help agricultural workers, supervisors, and employers,” says Jay Remsik,…
Adapting

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

August 2020 - IT’S BEEN NEARLY six months since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we do business and interact with each other. During that time, we learned just how capable we are of adapting to changing circumstances;…
Supply chain resiliency

MAINTAINING THE FLOW OF GRAIN DURING COVID-19

June 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11.• COVID-19 is an infection caused by a coronavirus. Symptoms range from mild to severe, including cough, fever, difficulty breathing, and…