GrainTALK for January 2020
FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will...
View ArticleHere we grow again
IN 2010, AS the newly-formed Grain Farmers of Ontario was gaining momentum as the voice of Ontario corn, soybean and wheat farmers, the Oat and Barley Council of Ontario (OBCO) was winding down...
View ArticleThe merger, one decade later
THREE COMMODITY BOARDS had to combine strategies, structures, and expertise to create Grain Farmers of Ontario. Now, a decade after the organization’s official launch, the chairs of the Ontario Corn...
View ArticleTen years of wild weather
WEATHER-WISE, THE past decade has been fraught with extremes and variability. Ontario’s producers have been hit with bouts of excessive rain, untimely frosts, and oppressive heat waves. And while...
View ArticleA tumultuous decade
THE RECENT TARIFF wars between the U.S. and China may have taken the wind out of grain markets, but over the sweep of the last decade, a whole host of factors have had an influence. Speculators, the...
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Ten years and counting
Barry Senft, CEO, Grain Farmers of Ontario IT’S HARD TO believe it has been 10 years since Grain Farmers of Ontario was formed. In some ways it seems like no time at all has passed, but then when you...
View ArticleThe view from the grassroots
THE DECISION TO form Grain Farmers of Ontario was the culmination of years of discussion and debate by farmers from across a geographically large and agriculturally diverse province. Ontario Grain...
View ArticleTen years of leadership
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Don Kenny was the first chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario board following the amalgamation of the three legacy organizations: Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, Ontario...
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Business side: Cost-share programs
Angela Straathof, Program Director, Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (J.M.) WHAT COST-SHARE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS? (A.S) Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement...
View ArticleMaking cover crops economical
ACCURATELY MEASURING THE nitrogen credit left over after a red clover cover crop has been a challenge for many farmers — until now. Jordan Sinclair, data scientist with Veritas Farm Management, is...
View ArticleThe organic angle
ALL ONTARIO GRAIN farmers could benefit from organic agriculture research projects currently being conducted around using probiotics to combat disease, new soybean cultivars and year-round crop...
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GrainTALK for February 2020
Markus Haerle, Chair, Grain Farmers of Ontario FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. Why does Grain Farmers of Ontario invest in Canada Ag Day in February?A....
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Looking back
Dr. Josh Cowan, Manager of Research and Innovation, Grain Farmers of Ontario In recognition of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 10th anniversary, Ontario Grain Farmer is talking to staff about the impact...
View ArticleWeed management research
AS HERBICIDE-RESISTANT weeds continue their spread across the province, researchers continue to look for new management strategies. Grain Farmers of Ontario is a funder of several weed management...
View ArticleInvesting in sustainability
AS 2019 WOUND down, a tally of industry and municipal support for the proposed $20 million Ontario Sustainable Crop Research and Innovation Centre at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus showed...
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Cropside: Consider soil health
THE NEW CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE suggests replacing animal proteins with plant proteins more often. The perception among many in society is that livestock protein is a major source of greenhouse gases and...
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We take a lot for granted
Barry Senft, CEO, Grain Farmers of Ontario 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...
View ArticleFocusing on DON
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN mycotoxins and grain farmers is a toxic one, and it’s driving Grain Farmers of Ontario to continue investing in management and prevention research. The following highlights...
View ArticleScience is key
DEB CONLON IS a strong advocate for the federal government’s reliance on science, not emotion, to review pesticides, and points to the recent decision on neonicotinoids (neonics) as proof. “When the...
View ArticleEthanol and E15
IT’S A NEW decade, the long-awaited 2020, a time to reflect and measure where we are compared to the expectations we set years ago. Nowhere else is this as poignantly clear as with the environment and...
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