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

October 2018

In this issue:

Web Special

Cropside: Disease protection

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2018 - REMEMBER DISEASE PROTECTION when selecting corn hybrids and soybean varieties this fall! I know “yield is king” but each year diseases play an important role in whether you meet your corn and soybean production targets.…
A Nuffield experience

BRANDING GRAINS AS LOCAL

October 2018 - Nicole Mackellar is Grain Farmers of Ontario’s market development manager. She recently completed a Nuffield Canada Agriculture Scholarship which studied the possibilities for the branding of commodities that are further processed into ingredients. Here, she…
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Netherlands’ soybean production

PART OF THEIR CIRCULAR ECONOMY

October 2018 - THE NEW AND nasty trade war upon us has nations taking another look at domestic food and feed production, with an eye towards import replacements. They wonder: can traditional suppliers still be trusted? Will volatile…
An international dialogue

GLOBAL CONFERENCE OFFERS OILSEED INSIGHTS

October 2018 - THE ANNUAL MEETING of the world’s leading oilseed producing nations, the International Oilseed Producers Dialogue (IOPD), had an air of uncertainty this year due to political talks of trade disruptions. Grain Farmers of Ontario chair…
Nutrient-rich foods

RESEARCHING WHOLE AND ENRICHED GRAINS

October 2018 - EVERY TWO YEARS the Canadian government surveys citizens on health — from general health and demographics, to mental health, to nutrition. The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) has been active in one form or another…
A spotlight on sustainability

CONNECTING SOURCES

October 2018 - THE SAI PLATFORM is a major food and drink industry initiative which supports the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide. The organization was founded in 2002, when three multi-national companies (Group Danone, Nestle, and Unilever) created…
GrainTALK for October 2018

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

October 2018 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Grain Farmers of Ontario recently joined Grain Growers of Canada. Why did we do so, and why is it important for us to…
Cropside: Sulphur deficiency?

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2018 - SULPHUR (S) IS an essential nutrient necessary for plant growth. It’s required for chlorophyll formation and involved in nitrogen fixation. It’s also required to make protein and is important in the formation of oil. In…
An upward trend

CORN EXPORTS TO THE EU

October 2018 - CORN EXPORTS TO the European Union will reach 1.5 million tonnes in 2018. Experts attribute the increased demand to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU, which abolished duties on…
Have your say

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2018 - LAST MONTH, GRAIN Farmers of Ontario’s 2018 Membership Survey was mailed out with your magazine. If you haven’t done so already, I want to encourage you to fill out this survey. I know it can…
Mad Mexican

INVESTING IN ONTARIO GRAINS

October 2018 - WE DON’T TYPICALLY think of ethnic foods as being local. However, the use of local ingredients, including Ontario grains, is allowing food manufacturers to produce international staples here at home. Jose Hadad, owner of Mad…
Cover crop basics

IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC GOALS

October 2018 - SOIL ORGANIC MATTER decline in cropland continues to be a significant issue across much of Ontario. The problem is particularly acute in the deep Southwest, where a lack of forage and manure fertilizer — a…
Brewing opportunity

STATE OF CRAFT MALT BARLEY IN ONTARIO

October 2018 - MALT BARLEY REMAINS a relatively niche industry for Ontario, with less than one per cent of current barley production going into malt. Significant growth opportunities are available with increasing demand from the flourishing craft brewing…
Market uncertainty

U.S. - CHINA SOYBEAN TRADE

October 2018 - AS U.S. TRADE policy has grown increasingly combative, concern has grown about the export outlook for a number of commodities, especially soybeans. Economists at the University of Illinois tracking the escalation have also tracked a…
Compaction action

EXPLORING TIRE TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS

October 2018 - CHOOSING THE RIGHT size tire for any agriculture equipment can be a challenge, especially since the price tag continues to be a big influence on the decision making process. In general, bigger is better but…
Business side: AgPal.ca

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2018 - (J.M) WHAT IS AGPAL? (W.N.) AgPal (AgPal.ca) is a one-stop, web-based tool to help Canadian farmers and other industry stakeholders search and find information on provincial, territorial, and federal agricultural-related programs and services. Designed with…