Farmers Feed Cities Campaign Has Been Retired

Jun 05, 2014

New Campaign Replaces Farmers Feed Cities

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) launched its Good in Every Grain campaign, which was brought in to replace the nearly 10-year old campaign - Farmers Feed Cities.

The commodity organization launched its new campaign earlier this week, which coincides with Local Food Week, which celebrates food grown in Ontario.

While the Farmers Feed Cities campaign sought to bridge the gap between rural and urban communities, the new campaign builds on its success by zeroing in on the grain industry, highlighting Ontario’s grain crops – corn, soybeans and wheat. A campaign that compliments its founding organization, GFO.

“The Good in Every Grain campaign is here to tell the story of these vital grains and the 28,000 Ontario farmers who grow them,” Barry Senft, CEO of GFO said in a release.

GFO calls the new campaign a “badge of honour” for its members, and hopes it will provide a platform to spur conversations between farmers and the general public. You can participate by following @GoodinGrain and the #ONgrain hashtag on Twitter.

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.