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Topic: success

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…
Achieving #AndyClean

HOW FARMERS, TWITTER, AND JOHN DEERE BUILT A BRAND

October 2022 - WHEN ANDY PASZTOR started posting pictures of his squeaky-clean farm equipment on Twitter, he had no idea that it would spark worldwide camaraderie, leading to over 31,000 followers and making him the proud owner of…
Genomics research

CHANGING FIELD CROP RESEARCH

February 2021 - THE LAST FIVE years have been nothing short of spectacular in the progress genomics has made for field crops in Canada,” says Dr. Francois Belzile, Université Laval professor and SoyaGen Project co-leader. That is high…
Effective leadership

MORE PROFITABLE BUSINESSES

December 2020 - IF YOU ARE thinking about investing in training or business skills development for your farm this winter, Kelly Dobson has a simple message – invest in yourself. Dobson is a certified executive coach, fourth generation…
Benchmarking for success

RECENT STUDY BY BDO

September 2020 - FARMERS ARE NOTORIOUS for comparing their operations, always looking to see how they measure up to their neighbours. Even without access to a coffee shop or parts counter to chat about the weather, yields, and…