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 2019

In this issue:

Preventing DON in corn

BEST MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR 2019

March 2019 - MORE THAN TWO million acres of corn were planted in Ontario in 2018 and yields were reported to be above average at 181 bushels/acre. But it wasn’t a profitable crop for many farmers. High levels…
Regenerative agriculture

A FULL SYSTEM APPROACH

March 2019 - OVER THE LAST 10 years there has been an increase in the number of conversations about the use of cover crops and an emphasis on soil health as ways to revolutionize agricultural production practices. It…
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Precision Ag Advancement for Ontario

NEW TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH

March 2019 - RESULTS FROM THE 2016 and 2017 growing seasons in the Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario project can now be found through an interactive story map available online at http://bit.ly/2wIVgGq. The story map can show multiple…
Alliances

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2019 - YOU LIKELY READ last fall that Grain Farmers of Ontario has rejoined Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). Our chair, Markus Haerle, has taken an important role as vice-chair of the GGC. The news may have…
Public trust

ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME

March 2019 - AGRICULTURE WANTS THE public to trust in its practices, to support how it produces food, and to allow farmers to continue to do the great work they are doing without constant scrutiny. When people talk…
Tar spot of corn

A NEW DISEASE THREAT

March 2019 - CORN PRODUCERS IN southwestern Ontario have a new disease threat to look out for this growing season. Tar spot of corn rapidly developed in Michigan in 2018 after first being spotted in a couple of…
Business side: Building prevention

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

March 2019 - (J.M) WHAT FIRE CODE REGULATIONS DO FARMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN PLANNING NEW ON-FARM BUILDINGS? (J.E.) Prevention and maintenance are key when it comes to reducing the risk of fire and should be…
GrainTALK for March 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

March 2019 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What are the strategies you use to get ready for upcoming planting seasons? We all have to be very diligent planners. The very…
Growing resistance

March 2019 - HERBICIDE RESISTANCE IS defined by the Weed Science Society of America as ‘the inherited ability of a plant to survive and reproduce following exposure to a dose of herbicide that was previously lethal’. Herbicide resistance…
Cropside: Soybean Gall Midge

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2019 - SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS TO WATCH FOR Insecticide seed treatments and cultural practices have not been effective against this pest. Some foliar insecticides have shown promise, though work is underway to determine the most effective products…
Value creation

CEREALS INDUSTRY CONSIDERS RESEARCH FUNDING OPTIONS

March 2019 - CANADA IS FALLING behind the world in funding cereals plant breeding research and the models being proposed to fix the situation have prompted sometimes heated discussion among producers across the country. TWO PROPOSALS One of…
Agricorp update

KEEPING FARMERS INFORMED

March 2019 - 2018 SAW HIGHS and lows for many producers, from record high yields for some crops to difficult planting and growing conditions and widespread DON in others. Through it all, Agricorp’s goal has been to ensure…