Ontario’s 2022 winter wheat crop has surpassed expectations. Though wet conditions caused a significant drop in the number of acres planted last fall and some areas had challenging growing conditions, […] Read more
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Ontario winter wheat crop gets top marks for quality
Provincial survey indicates smaller acres, average yields and top quality
Grain farmers look for fertilizer tariff compensation
Between 85 and 90 per cent of nitrogen in eastern Canada comes from Russia
Farm groups from eastern Canada are calling for compensation for fertilizer tariffs which are disproportionately affecting farmers in that region. The Canadian government placed a 35 per cent tariff on […] Read more
Inaugural Great Lakes YEN pilot project a cross-border success
Highest yielding wheat growers all from Ontario
Data gathered from the inaugural Great Lakes YEN pilot project has provided some key insights into how growers in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the U.S. achieved higher […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario unveils details for 2022 March Classic
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has unveiled details for the 2022 March Classic – Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity, Innovation, and Tomorrow. This year, Grain Farmers of Ontario plans to […] Read more
Grain farmers give $200,000 to new Ridgetown crop centre
Grain Farmers of Ontario has pledged $200,000 to the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus for its new Crop Research and Innovation Centre. “Our farmer-members have always recognized the importance of […] Read more
GFO launches new video series to help build knowledge of grain farming
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has launched a new video series to help researchers, post-secondary educators, policy makers and students gain better foundational knowledge of grain farming in Ontario. The […] Read more
Students learn about farming through art
Good in Every Grain and CAFM are delivering art-inspired agriculture activities that incorporate key concepts in the Grade 1 to Grade 4 Ontario curriculum. “Students are more interested than ever […] Read more
Editorial: Lessons from political speeches
There’s rarely enough news in politician visits to farmer group meetings to justify a report. Sometimes there’s an announcement to be made and then they let the farm media know […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario to wind down wheat pool
Programs to end after 2020 marketing year
The remnants of Ontario farmers’ former single wheat marketing desk are set to disappear at the end of the 2020 crop marketing year. Grain Farmers of Ontario, which inherited the […] Read more
Opinion: Grains and oilseed farm groups aligned on program changes
Board chair says AgriStability is “unusable” for grain farmers across the country
The point of risk assurance programs is preparedness. When they are needed, they need to be ready to go. Today, they are underfunded and unprepared and this is a major […] Read more