It will likely take 'till mid-summer - but Ontario's oat and barley growers will be represented by Grain Farmers of Ontario.
The majority of growers who cast their ballots in the November vote were in favour of joining GFO.
Craig Martin is Chair of the Oat and Barley Representation Committee.
He says the move will give those growers access to dedicated staff and resources to take advantage of research and marketing opportunities.
In the past, Martin says that had to be done by an ad hoc committee of volunteers.
It's expected the final regulations making oats and barley part of GFO's mandate will go into effect in July of 2015.
Martin says that will mean a check-off will be in place in the coming crop year for Ontario oat and barley crops that are not farm-fed.
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Craig Martin is the chair of the Oat and Barley Representation Committee.
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Martin says it's going to mean a big change in the way research and marketing opportunities had been handled for those crops in the past.
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That committee led the successful push to have growers of those two crops represented by Grain Farmers of Ontario.
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