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: pandemic

We find a way

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2022 - 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…
Food sector trends

DEMAND BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

October 2021 - AT THE ONSET of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian consumers were stockpiling staple items, baking sourdough, ordering in, and wondering about the country’s food security. This led to dramatic shifts within the supply chain and the…
Nuffield scholar

REPLANNING A STUDY TOUR ABROAD

June 2021 - WHEN AMY CRONIN landed in Australia in March 2020, she was excited to kick-off her agricultural travel scholarship and spend six weeks studying abroad. Instead, a virus caused the world to shut down around her…
Global connections

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2021 - 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…
Ontario wheat holds strong

2020 EXTREMES

January 2021 - WHEAT IS HARVESTED somewhere in the world every month except February. The constant global supply makes it challenging to keep tabs on the dynamics of wheat marketing. Todd Austin, marketing manager for Grain Farmers of…
GrainTALK for December 2020

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

December 2020 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What was the most difficult part of 2020 as chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario? Being the chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, and…
Pandemic changes

FEED AND ETHANOL SECTORS RESPOND

October 2020 - THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has shone a light on the interconnections, vulnerabilities, and resilience within the agriculture and food system. Nowhere is this more evident than in the livestock feed and ethanol sectors — two of…
International grain trade

EXPORTS CONTINUE DURING PANDEMIC

October 2020 - FOOD INSECURITY FEARS related to the COVID-19 pandemic are understandable, at least from a consumers’ perspective. When people arrived at their favourite grocery stores in March and April to find staples depleted and some of…
Learning opportunities

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2020 - 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…
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;…