An Ontario farmer is among four chosen as Nuffield Scholarship candidates for 2020. Amy Cronin, an Ontario hog farmer, Andrew Rosychuk, Jodi Souter and Dawn Trautman are the 2020 winners. […] Read more
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Nuffield Canada chooses four scholarship candidates for 2020
Grain farmers CEO steps down
Barry Senft led the organization for a decade
Barry Senft is leaving Grain Farmers of Ontario. Senft, who has been CEO of the farm organization since 2009, will step down from the role in April 2020. He took […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario seeking new CEO
Ontario’s biggest ag commodity organization is on the hunt for a new CEO as its first chief prepares to exit. Barry Senft announced Tuesday he will step down as CEO […] Read more
New European markets sought for Ontario grain
Grain Farmers of Ontario has started a year-long project designed to find opportunities for new grain sales in the European Union. The project includes a trade mission with stops in […] Read more
DON-forecasting tool funded
Governments help to pay costs to set up computerized monitoring system
The federal and provincial governments are supporting the creation of an early-warning and risk assessment system for deoxynivalenol (DON). Grain Farmers of Ontario is leading the project which will work […] Read more
Trade war fund needed for grain farmers: GFO
There are increased concerns now that it looks like the U.S. will further subsidize its farmers
Grain Farmers of Ontario is calling for the federal government to create a fund so that grain farmers are protected from losses during global trade disputes. Why it matters: American […] Read more
Province, federal government announce corn salvage benefit
Program will gives farmers more options when corn quality is poor in the future
Farmers should have more salvage benefit options in future years if they have a serious corn quality problem like this year’s DON challenges. The federal and provincial governments recently announced […] Read more
DON corn testing: A new era begins
After a disastrous vomitoxin outbreak, the Ontario Corn Committee is implementing a testing program that farmers have wanted for years. But will companies participate?
Ontario corn farmers have been relying on their own observations and those of their neighbours along with scant information from corn companies to make hybrid selections that lower their risk […] Read more
Corn committee launches corn DON testing
The voluntary program will inoculate corn hybrids at two locations in the province
The Ontario corn committee is requesting seed companies enter their current and new hybrids in newly created inoculated trials for susceptibility to DON. The committee says the voluntary trials will […] Read more
National research to address common grain issues
Provinces collaborate to leverage research dollars and expertise for greater impact
Approximately $14 million has been allocated by the federal government and industry partners to a cross-province grain research cluster, with the intention of developing more productive — and more resilient […] Read more