Insights and Stories on GFO

Union says propane shortfalls may be CN’s own making

Nov. 22, 2019 at 8:45 pm CST

Propane shortages for grain dryers and heating fuel in the wake of a strike by Canadian National Railway (CN) conductors and yard workers appear to be “largely manufactured” by the railway, according to the union for the striking workers. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC-CTY), which represents over 3,000 CN […]

Propane-starved East’s grain growers seek end to CN strike

Nov. 20, 2019 at 4:17 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Grain Farmers of Ontario seeking new CEO

Sep. 11, 2019 at 4:39 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Winter wheat harvest varies by province

Aug. 15, 2019 at 10:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Uncertainty could bring changes to soybean acres

May. 2, 2019 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Ontario ag minister downed in Tories’ election win

Jun. 8, 2018 at 1:13 am CDT

The Ontario Liberals’ minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs is among the election-night casualties as the province’s Progressive Conservatives get set to form a majority government. As of midnight CT Friday, Doug Ford’s Tories were elected or leading in 76 of 124 ridings, followed by Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats […]

By Staff

Ontario’s RMP stays unchanged for 2018

Sep. 29, 2017 at 1:06 am CDT

Ontario’s agriculture ministry won’t be making any changes to its Risk Management Program (RMP) for the 2018 program year. Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal, in a recent letter to Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair Mark Brock, said he has decided not to proceed with interim changes to RMP for 2018, […]

By Staff

Ontario cereals lab filling nationwide demand

Mar. 23, 2017 at 5:19 pm CDT

Grain Farmers of Ontario and SGS Canada took a risk in creating the Grains Analytical Testing Laboratory, as a partnership bringing wheat testing to a province with a comparatively small wheat crop. After eight months, and a first harvest of wheat analytics, the Guelph lab’s manager says they have found […]

By John Greig

Ontario court rejects grower appeal on neonic rules

Apr. 21, 2016 at 7:39 pm CDT

The group representing Ontario’s corn and soybean growers, seeking a stay on the province’s new restrictions for use of neonicotinoid seed treatments, won’t get its wish from the provincial Court of Appeal. The appeal court on Wednesday dismissed a March 9 application from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) seeking an […]

By Staff

Court to hear growers’ appeal of Ontario neonic rules

Jan. 12, 2016 at 7:01 pm CST

Ontario’s soybean and corn growers have been granted an appeal hearing in their bid to delay the province’s new limits on neonicotinoid seed treatments. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), the body for the province’s corn, soy, wheat, barley and oat growers, said Tuesday the Ontario Court of Appeal has agreed to […]

By Staff

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