Changes to the Commodity Loan Program (CLP) have been made to help farmers dealing with extreme harvest issues across the province. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) asked for an extension […] Read more
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Loan program gets extension, funding boost
Changes made to the Commodity Loan Program to help deal with DON-infected corn financial challenges
Corn hybrid testing for DON needs industry support
There is currently no screening program for susceptibility to DON for corn in Ontario
Farmers continue to search for better ways to manage risk of an outbreak of deoxynivalenol (DON) in future corn crops. One of the areas of most interest is figuring out […] Read more
Province aims to strengthen farmer input with new committee
The heads of farmer, processor and agribusiness associations will be vice chairs of the committee
The Ontario government has released details on the structure and operations of its new agriculture advisory committee. The task force, first announced in November, is intended to strengthen the competitiveness […] Read more
Can royalties grow investment in cereal breeding?
Proposals would mean levies on the use of cereal seed
In an effort to increase private-sector investment in cereals research, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have tabled two possible strategies designed to promote better returns […] Read more
Governments promise help for farmers with DON-infected corn
There are few details yet for the federal-provincial program
The federal and provincial governments have announced steps to help Ontario corn farmers hit by high deoxynivalenol (DON), in their crop through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Why it matters: Corn […] Read more
DON-infected corn storage and ethanol trials proposed
A meeting of the grain sector last week has yielded some guidance for farmers
Here’s the latest news on the managing of the DON-infected corn crop. Get the good corn off: Minister Hardeman Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardeman said […] Read more
GFO letter addresses corn quality situation
Editor’s note: Grain Farmers of Ontario has issued an open letter to its members addressing some of the challenges with DON-infected corn in Ontario and frustrations boiling to the surface […] Read more
Grains, hog farmers praise trade deal
Farmers outside of supply managed commodities are praising the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to modernize NAFTA. Stability of markets is important for trading commodities and a completed North American trade […] Read more
Ontario farm groups offer government ideas on coping with market and production disruptions
Commodity groups are pleased the federal government is reviewing farm business risk management programs (BRMPs) but they worry the process will stop short of fixing major flaws.
Farm leaders say the ongoing review can’t simply reinforce the status quo and there needs to be more consideration given to recent American-driven trade battles, which pose barriers to implementing […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario developing a business risk management model
Grain Farmers of Ontario is conducting an analysis of BRM programs with funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriRisk program. The analysis involves assessing and developing new program designs, as […] Read more