Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine is the flagship publication of Grain Farmers of Ontario and a source of information for our province’s grain farmers.

Grain Farmers of Ontario

March 2010

In this issue:

The Big Picture: Farmers gain unlikely supporters

March 2010 - NATIONAL AND MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES EMBRACE THE BENEFITS OF LOCAL FOOD there is no denying that the local food movement has swept the nation. People are starting to pay much closer attention to where there food…
Respecting the power of water

March 2010 - SOIL EROSION IS BEST TACKLED SOONER THAN LATER soil erosion by water is an important concern on many farms across Ontario – whether realized or not. “Although most operations have adopted some form of conservation…
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Future of grain

March 2010 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New research on biodiesel Collaboration between the Government of Canada and a number of energy and transportation organizations is advancing essential research on the storage and…
Cropside: Dead or alive?

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2010 - GET OUT INTO your winter wheat fields and assess the crop in the early spring! Every spring calls come in about wheat going backwards. The reality is you didn’t assess those fields closely enough in…
Ontario Environmental Farm Plan program going strong

March 2010 - WITH COST-SHARE OPPORTUNITIES, FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARE BENEFITING FROM THE EFP the success of Ontario’s Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program continues due to its strong farmer-driven philosophy, voluntary nature, peer-reviewed evaluation and proven track…
Obsolete products collection a success

March 2010 - SAFELY DISPOSING OF OBSOLETE PRODUCTS of the estimated 1000 participants in the recent Ontario CleanFARMSTM collection program, 85 percent returned obsolete crop protection products for safe, environmentally responsible disposal. And crop and horticulture farmers led…
Research Roundup

March 2010 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Researching across borders to fight mycotoxin Rebecca Hannam Researchers are joining others from around the world to learn more about mycotoxin reduction in field crops such…
Precision Seeding

March 2010 - FINDING THE RIGHT IMPLEMENT, THE IDEAL RATE AND A GOOD TREATMENT TO MAXIMIZE SOYBEAN YIELD although traditional seed drills do a poor job of distributing seed evenly, it has been widely accepted that this has…
In the news

March 2010 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Food freedom day This past month marked an important day for farmers and consumers alike in Canada. On February 12, 2010, the average Canadian earned enough income to pay their grocery…
What does HST mean for farmers?

March 2010 - ANALYZING THE NUMBERS A number of GFO’S members have inquired about the upcoming introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Provided is a brief explanation of the changes and an analysis of the likely impact…
Climate change concerns abound

March 2010 - A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT MEANS CHANGES FOR CANADIAN FARMERS FARMERS SHOULD BE preparing to adapt to the effects of global warming, warns David Runnalls, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a non-profit…
Family farm embraces new technology

March 2010 - INVESTING IN NEW TILLAGE PRACTICES IS SET TO IMPROVE A FARM NEAR SIMCOE with shrinking margins and continual cost pressures, the owner-operators of Schuyler Farm are always looking for new and innovative ways to maximize…
Grain farmers part of the solution

March 2010 - environmental talks in Copenhagen touched on many issues related to climate change with many possible solutions up for consideration. One key sector where solutions can be more abundant than emissions is agriculture. “Society has to…