US and the World      The grain world continues to simmer in the background as winter bares down on the great North American corn belt.  Cold weather continues to impact after a relatively benign January.  It has been an interesting journey for grain prices…

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Jennifer Wright, senior HR Advisor at the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, discusses hiring and retaining employees on the farm. We also get an update from Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Hosted by Rachel Telford and Paige Miller.

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Maureen Lewis, a clinical social worker who does psychotherapy, discusses the importance of mental health with a focus on seasonal affective disorder (SAD). We also get an update from Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Hosted by: Rachel Telford and Paige Miller.

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US and the World     2021 represents a new day.  With Covid numbers still at extremely high levels, the world flexes to respond.  With vaccines here there is hope for better times ahead.  In the grain world January represents that time of renewal, although…

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Heather Watson from Farm Management Canada discusses the importance of a business plan and how farmers can (and why they should) improve their business management skills. We also get an update from Markus Haerle, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Board of Directors. Hosted…

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year from Grain Farmers of Ontario. Staff members share their Christmas traditions, memories, favourite holiday foods, and wishes for the New Year. Hosted by: Rachel Telford and Paige Miller. Music: Snowflake by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbugMusic promoted by…

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US and the World      2020 has been quite year.  We hardly need to go over it, as we’re still living within a world-wide pandemic which was declared last March.  At the time the grain complex partially fractured on the news as supply lines…

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In our final interview of the 10th anniversary celebration of Grain Farmers of Ontario, we chat with Rachel Telford, managing editor of the Ontario Grain Farmer, and Kim Ratz, production coordinator, about the past decade of producing the magazine. We also get an update…

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We continue the celebration of our 10th anniversary with a discussion on the annual March Classic featuring Josh Boersen, director of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s District 9 (Perth) and the current chair of the March Classic Committee. We also get an update from Markus…

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US and the World It is almost post-harvest.  In the United States as of November 9th both corn and soybeans had less than 10% of their acreage yet to harvest.  It has been a good year for crops, but not as good a year…

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