COVID-19 – How We Are Helping: From Field to Fork

Apr 03, 2020

With the continuing spread of COVID-19, people are concerned about the food supply; people are unexpectedly in need of help. Grain farmers have always been at the foundation of the food supply in Ontario, and we are committed to always supporting our communities and the food system.

Many Ontarians are, or will be, unexpectedly unemployed and will need help supporting their families. This may add an unforeseen burden to our food banks.

Grain Farmers of Ontario is donating $100,000 to the Feed Ontario COVID-19 Emergency Food Box program to help all food banks in Ontario during this crisis.

Feed Ontario typically works with 128 foodbanks to serve and distribute food to 1,100 affiliated hunger-relief agencies across the province. The Feed Ontario COVID-19 Emergency Food Box program will work with those programs and programs and food banks outside of their regular network.

Food boxes will be distributed in communities across the province. The box will contain $100 worth of food including pasta, cereal, crackers, fruits and vegetables, canned protein, peanut butter, rice, soup, and juice.

Our donation will provide food to about 225,000 people.

If it’s individuals looking for help they should call their local food bank to find out when and how food is currently being distributed as many food banks have had to modify services in response to COVID-19.

Source : GFO

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.