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 2019

In this issue:

Preserving the future of farming

A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

April 2019 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO is committed to sustainability. As an organization, we view sustainability as the ability of our farmer-members to be economically viable, while not sacrificing their social and environmental responsibilities. The world population…
Engaging young farmers

2019 GRAINS IN ACTION

April 2019 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO brought together 30 young agriculture professionals to learn where crops go after they leave the farm during our Grains in Action conference. Grains in Action is a four-day program for young…
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Accelerated Investment Incentive

NEW TAX DEDUCTION RULES

April 2019 - IF YOU HAVE a tax advisor, it’s likely they talked to you last fall about the Accelerated Investment Incentive that the Federal government announced in their 2018 Fall Economic Statement. This incentive will accelerate your…
GrainTALK for April/May 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

April 2019 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What is Grain Farmers of Ontario asking the federal political parties to commit to getting done if they are elected in October to…
Marketing campaigns

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2019 - FARMERS ARE A passionate group – we may not always beat our chest or shout from the rooftops about the work we do, but we take great pride in the farms that we operate. And…
The bio-economy

NEW VENTURES IN ONTARIO

April 2019 - THERE’S A WHOLE lot going on in Ontario’s bio-economy — and at the centre of much of it is Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC), a non-profit government-supported business accelerator. Since 2008, BIC has worked in the…
Business side: Equipment insurance

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2019 - (J.M) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INSURING FARM EQUIPMENT? (R.N.) Farm equipment is typically insured under a farm policy. In some case, equipment can also be covered under a home owner policy if…
Best practices for the environment

4R NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

April 2019 - AGRI-RETAILERS AND farm organizations have renewed their support for the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program in Ontario. The program sets out best management practices for fertilizer application: Right Source @ Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place®.…
Canadian Field Print Initiative

THERE IS A GOOD STORY TO TELL

April 2019 - THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY has always taken pride in the fact that we are doing a good job to protect the environment. But in an ever-increasing world of transparency, are we as an industry able to…
Hybrid DON testing

RESULTS FROM 2018

April 2019 - This information is re-published from the Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) report available at www.gocorn.net. ALTHOUGH 2018 WAS very challenging to growers and the rest of the corn industry, it presented an opportunity to compare hybrids for…
Cropside: Soybean plant stands

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2019 - Foliar fungicide applications for pod and stem blight between R3 (beginning pod) and R5 (beginning seed) may reduce stem and seed infection especially in seed production fields. Although fungicide applications may reduce disease and improve…
Flying safe and legal

NEW DRONE RULES IN EFFECT JUNE 1

April 2019 - NEW DRONE RULES from Transport Canada are coming into effect June 1, 2019. Up until now, the last major regulation change took place in 1996, with minor changes since then. The new rules apply to those operating…
Taking root

THE ADVANTAGES OF PLANTING TREES

April 2019 - PLANTING TREES ON farmland has multiple benefits, including increasing crop yields by as much as 15 to 20 per cent. “There are many studies in Canada and the U.S. that show yields are higher in…