grains and oilseeds

The provincial Liberals are gearing up to develop their budget for next year and with tough economic times ahead, general farm groups are urging them to consider maintaining and supporting rather than cutting insurance programs such as the grain and oilseeds risk management program.

Grain and oilseed prices might have plunged recently but Ontario growers won’t see a corresponding drop in the cost of inputs anytime soon.

Corn, soybean and wheat farmers could vote as early as September on forming one organization representing their interests.

Corn, soybean and wheat farmers could be voting by late summer on whether they want one organization – Grain Farmers of Ontario – to represent them.
 

LONDON - Ontario’s agriculture minister is urging farmers to take advantage of a risk management program (RMP) designed specifically for grains and oilseeds producers.

OTTAWA - Look up, way up. That's where market cash receipts were headed for much of last year, according to a report released yesterday by Statistics Canada.

There will be five new faces at the Ontario Soybean Growers board table this year.

The province's three main grains and oilseeds groups may be back at the table discussing a merger but there's no word yet on when the groups' membership will vote on the issue.