Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine is the flagship publication of Grain Farmers of Ontario and a source of information for our province’s grain farmers.

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Topic: future

A bright future

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

August 2023 - ONE OF THE DRIVERS behind the formation of Grain Farmers of Ontario in 2010 (when the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario Soybean Growers, and Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board joined forces), was to better capitalize…
EFP – a winning model

ANDREW GRAHAM REFLECTS ON OSCIA’S SUCCESS

June 2023 - ANDREW GRAHAM, LONG-TIME executive director for the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), retires in June 2023. With 33 years of experience in the organization, eight of which were in the executive role, Graham…
The Royal’s 100th anniversary

CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE’S HISTORY AND FUTURE

October 2022 - THE SMELL IS always what brings back great memories of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) for Crystal Mackay. “The smell of sawdust, the cattle, the horses, it just puts me in a happy place,”…
Grains on the Go

NEW CONSUMER OUTREACH PROJECT A HIT

October 2022 - IF THE LONG line-ups and big smiles were any indication, the 360° virtual reality combine experience in the new Grain Farmers of Ontario “Grains on the Go” trailer was a big hit this summer. Kids…
Turning the friendly skies green

THE FUTURE OF BIOFUEL IN AVIATION

April 2022 - IF HIGH-PERFORMANCE Indy cars can run on soy-based fuels, why can’t jet planes? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is made from non-petroleum, renewable feedstocks including corn and soybeans.• The first…
Disruptive technologies

FUTURE FARM EQUIPMENT

March 2022 - IN THE NEXT five to 10 years, smaller, automated machinery will take over from huge, soil compacting equipment and farming as a service will be a new business model for agriculture, according to Professor Scott…
Marketing to Mexico

A GROWING DEMAND FOR ONTARIO WHEAT

November 2021 - MEXICO HAS BEEN an important export destination for Canadian grain for many years. While the country has traditionally demanded western wheat classes exclusively, it ranked as the top export market for eastern wheat in the…
Today and tomorrow

THE WORLD NEEDS GRAIN FARMERS

January 2020 - 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…