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

April 2011

In this issue:

The Big Picture: The “food experience”

April 2011 - WHAT NON-FARMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FARMING a trip to the grocery store used to be a necessary errand that didn’t exactly bring much pleasure. But, over the years, grocery stores have evolved and many have…
In the news

April 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER 2011 ag census on the way Census of Agriculture questionnaires will be mailed to all farmers in Canada over the first two weeks of May. Alternatively to filling out the paper…
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Future of Grain

April 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New Weed Control System – EnlistTM In March, Dow AgroSciences announced the Enlist Weed Control System. This new herbicide tolerant trait offers tolerance to a 2,4-D…
Research Roundup

April 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Ontario corn re-plant decision calculator on the way Johnny Roberts Larger farms and the strong association between higher yields and early planting have contributed to decisions…
Cropside: N rates and lodging to help determine N rates

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2011 - IN MEETINGS THROUGHOUT the winter we have been discussing higher nitrogen rates for cereals. Our research definitely suggests that higher N rates combined with fungicides can result in higher yields and more profit for soft…
The challenge is on! Is your field ready?

April 2011 - SIGN UP NOW FOR THE SOYBEAN, SPRING WHEAT AND WINTER WHEAT CHALLENGES the seed is selected and the planters prepared, all that’s left is the right soil moisture reading and the 2011 season will be…
Fertilizer for soybeans – does it pay?

April 2011 - NEW RESEARCH GIVES DIFFERENT FERTILIZER OPTIONS MIXED REVIEWS traditionally, soybeans do not received much, if any, fertilizer. Soybeans are efficient in providing their own nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation and typically, there has been enough…
Comparing herbicide programs in IP soybeans

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2011 - With François Tardif, Clarence Swanton, and Peter Sikkema MANAGING WEEDS IN Identity Preserved, non-GMO soybeans is a constant challenge for growers. With a magnitude of options and various species to control, accurate, non-bias data is…
Celebrating a leader in research

April 2011 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AWARD RECOGNIZES PROVINCIAL SOYBEAN SPECIALIST the ontario soybean industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. There is no doubt that the sector has benefited from a number of…
Hiring it out or doing yourself?

April 2011 - CUSTOM SPRAYING AND MANURE MANAGEMENT CAN MAKE SENSE due to economic benefits, convenience and other reasons, more and more Ontario farmers are choosing to hire custom spraying services instead of doing it themselves. It’s an…
Trait approval process

April 2011 - THE LONG ROAD TO REGISTER NEW VARIETIES ENSURE AUTHENTICATED CLAIMS AND SAFETY FOR ALL everyone directly or indirectly involved in grain farming knows that it’s a long process to create and release new crop varieties…
Crop doc’s orders

April 2011 - ADJUST YOUR “CROP-STYLE” AND FATTEN YOUR BOTTOM LINE a visit to the doctor generally comes with orders to cut-back and workout more. But soybean and wheat farmers who heed the crop doc’s advice could get…
Get ready, spring is here!

April 2011 - OMAFRA’S SPECIALISTS SHARE THEIR TOP TIPS TO PREPARE FOR THE 2011 SEASON as the days get longer and the temperatures get warmer, the Ontario Grain Farmer asked the specialists from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,…
New policies create opportunity to voice needs

April 2011 - growing forward, the five-year commitment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to support the agri-food sector is set to expire in 2013 and consultations have begun to ascertain what Growing Forward 2 (GF2) should contain.…