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

September 2017

In this issue:

Web Special

World wheat outlook

SURPLUS AND SHORTAGE

September 2017 - WORLD WHEAT PRODUCTION topped 754 million metric tons and the world wheat supply neared 980 million tons in August estimates. Economists had raised their projections for the former Soviet Union by 8.6 million tons. With…
The Port of Johnstown

A CRUCIAL LINK FOR EASTERN ONTARIO FARMERS

September 2017 - AS THE HARVEST season moves into high gear, the Port of Johnstown is already bustling with activity — receiving mega-tonnes of grain and sending it down the St. Lawrence Seaway, just as it has done…
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Preparing for harvest

MITIGATING CHALLENGES

September 2017 - HARVEST IS JUST around the corner and with it comes long days of stress and fatigue. The easiest way to mitigate that stress is by preparing as much as possible ahead of time. Ontario grain…
Cropside: Dicamba application

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2017 - CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICATORS CAN AND CANNOT CONTROL At the time of this article, social media and farm reporting is solidly focussed on the Southern U.S. as they weather an unprecedented number of dicamba-related off-target pesticide incidents.…
GFO Newsletter for September 2017

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

September 2017 - CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW Grain Farmers of Ontario will be at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show from September 12 – 14. You can find us on 1st Lane (Seed Alley). Stop in for a coffee and…
Grain safety

THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

September 2017 - IN AGRICULTURE, THERE are six to seven times more safety incidents than in the general public. Often in agriculture the family, home, and workplace are one place, which can create a laid back attitude around…
Soil Health Interpretive Centre

UNEARTHING THE SECRETS TO SOIL HEALTH

September 2017 - SOILS ARE LIVING ecosystems. And like any living thing, soils need a supply of organic matter to thrive. This message is at the heart of the University of Guelph’s Soil Health Interpretive Centre (SHIC), located…
Understanding precision agriculture

ARE YOU AND YOUR EQUIPMENT IN SYNC?

September 2017 - YOU CAN’T MANAGE what you don’t measure. The more accurate, useful yield data a grower can collect from their precision equipment each season, the better equipped they will be to make more informed management decisions…
U.S. exports to Cuba

U.S. EXPORTS TO CUBA

September 2017 - CUBA’S 12 MILLION people represent an untapped potential market for corn, soybean, and wheat exports, but the ongoing U.S. embargo against Cuba makes it unlikely that U.S. farmers will make major inroads into that market…
Keep it clean

ENSURE MARKET ACCESS

September 2017 - KEEPING IT CLEAN on your farm is an important part of keeping our markets open. Harvest time is no exception. Fall application of glyphosate and grain storage are two critical issues that are in your…
Island farming

PLANNING AND FORWARD THINKING

September 2017 - WOLFE ISLAND FARMER Jason Pyke laughs when asked if there was ever a question about choosing to farm on an island versus the mainland. “For me, it wasn’t really a question because I grew up…
Marketing your grain

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2017 - IT’S BEEN A challenging year for many of you and as you begin to reap the rewards of your efforts this harvest season, you want to be sure that you maximize your net returns. You…
Business side: Farmland protection

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

September 2017 - (J.M.) FARMLAND LOSS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. TELL ME ABOUT ONTARIO FARMLAND TRUST AND YOUR ORGANIZATION’S PURPOSE. (K.E.) Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT) works with farmers to protect farmland forever. According to the 2016 census, Ontario…
Business strategy

ADVANCED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

September 2017 - FARMERS ARE BUSINESS operators. Yet farmers have not always been perceived that way and they have not always had the same tools and opportunities as other types of business owners. The Agri-food Management Institute (AMI)…