Virtual connections
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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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…
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Important work
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- RESEARCH HAS LONG been a standing pillar of our organization. Recently, through our new strategic plan development process, we had the opportunity to re-examine how we add value for our farmer-members — including our research… -
Being involved
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- FARMER-MEMBERS HAVE been the cornerstone of our organization since its inception — after all, it was you who asked for the merger of our legacy organizations. The input of our farmer-members shapes what we do… -
Investing in the future
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- FARMING IS A long-term investment. Many of us live and work on the same land that was tended by multiple generations before us. It makes agriculture a unique business. The decisions we make to buy… -
Learning opportunities
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- THERE IS A common saying, ‘you learn something new every day’. This certainly rings true in agriculture — and more so this spring and summer as we all learned how to adapt to numerous challenges… -
Acknowledgement
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- YOU LIKELY HEARD the announcement in July that the provincial government increased the Risk Management Program (RMP) by $50 million, bringing the government’s contribution to the fund to $150 million annually. I hope that you… -
Adapting
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- 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;… -
Forging new links
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- THIS IS MY first column as CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. At the time of writing, I have officially been in the role for a month. And what a month it has been. I… -
All opinions count
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- WE ARE DEFINITELY a group with varied opinions here at Grain Farmers of Ontario. As I cross the province each year in January for the Annual District Meetings, it is always interesting — to put… -
We take a lot for granted
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- EIGHT DAYS IN November 2019 taught us lessons that I hope we carry with us for some time. CN Rail train crews went on the longest rail strike in a decade and the ramifications of…
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TOOLS FOR ONTARIO CROP FARMERS
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SEVERAL NEW DIGITAL tools are available to help grain farmers maximize their profitability and help manage tasks in the field and in the farm office. COMBYNE Combyne is a free Canadian grain trading app platform…
A year of results
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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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…