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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Grain for Good
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- BY THE TIME you read this, the federal election results will be known. At press time, we were in the last throes of the federal election campaign. As candidates made the rounds promoting their party’s… -
Global connections
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- A SUCCESSFUL ONTARIO grain industry relies on many things outside of our borders. From input prices to market access there are global factors that impact how we grow and sell our crops. Grain Farmers of… -
Virtual connections
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- 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… -
Important work
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- 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;…
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Growing leaders
ASA CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM
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“There is a point in your farming career when you might have to take your coveralls off and put a suit on, whether you feel comfortable or not.” That is one of the main thoughts…
We find a way
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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THE GLOBAL AGRI-FOOD sector is interconnected throughout the supply chain — and this has become even more apparent in the past two years as the COVID-19 crisis has impacted every facet of agricultural and food…