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 2020

In this issue:

Web Special

Timing is everything

KNOW YOUR CEREAL GROWTH STAGES

April 2020 - THE IMPORTANCE OF knowing the correct growth stage of your cereal crop cannot be underestimated. To maximize your investment on the crop you will need to time your herbicide and fungicide applications at the correct…
Controlling runoff

TAKING TILE DRAINAGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

April 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Several agricultural organizations have formed the AGgrowth Coalition to advocate for an effective national BRM suite of programs.• The coalition includes Grain Farmers of Ontario, the Canadian Federation of…
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Strategic planting

CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2020

April 2020 - THIS SPRING, MANY farmers across North America will be tackling unfinished business from 2019. How did the year end for you? Is there still crop in the field, tillage work that didn’t get done, fall…
Expanding the program

AN UPDATE ON 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP

April 2020 - THE 4R NUTRIENT Stewardship Program, spearheaded by Fertilizer Canada, has made significant inroads in Ontario and across Canada. 4R is a framework for nutrient management which improves efficiency and increases crop yields and profitability while…
HR management support for farmers

PARTNERING WITH THE CAHRC

April 2020 - MANAGING A FARM business means managing risks from the impacts of weather, changes in government policies, international trade deals, and the ups and downs of financial markets. With all of that in mind, there is…
The last word

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2020 - NOTE: This is Barry Senft’s last CEO update. Crosby Devitt has been named CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario as of April 1, 2020. Look for Crosby’s first update on June 1, 2020. AS OF…
Looking back

10 YEARS OF COMMUNICATIONS

April 2020 - In recognition of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 10th anniversary, Ontario Grain Farmer is talking to staff about the impact that the organization has made. This month we sat down with Victoria Berry, manager of communications…
Making carbon work for you

IN-FIELD LEARNINGS FROM SWAC

April 2020 - PART 1: FOCUS ON MICROBES Carbon cycling is the “Holy Grail” of building soil organic matter (SOM). So said Adam Gillespie, professor in the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences, in addressing attendees at…
A plan to avoid errors

TIPS FROM SPRAYING EXPERTS

April 2020 - A LITTLE PLANNING will go a long way to prevent common errors or issues that farmers experience when it comes to spraying that can result in down time, costly damage to equipment, and damage to…
Resistant insects

NO LONGER WAITING IN THE WINGS

April 2020 - CONTROLLING CRITICAL INSECT populations is getting harder, not easier, as more cases of pesticide resistance surface in North America. For several years, there have been populations of western corn rootworm in the United States that…
Cropside: Managing oats

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2020 - AT A RECENT Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) meeting there was a good discussion around oat yields in Ontario. If you look at the trendlines for oat yields in Ontario compared to western Canada, you…
GrainTALK for April 2020

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

April 2020 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. As we head into #Plant20 what are some of the issues that farmer-members need to be aware of? A. It’s important to remember…
A challenging year

2019 CROP YEAR IN REVIEW

April 2020 - THE 2019 ONTARIO grain crop year will go down in history as one of the most trying on record for farmers, according to four experts. “It was the worst delay in planting that we’d ever…
Business side: Tax tips

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2020 - (J.M.) WHAT ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED FARM BUSINESS TAX QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT COME UP EACH YEAR? (J.M.) We are seeing a lot more activity with succession and estate planning, an interesting trend that says…
Crop diseases

WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN 2020

April 2020 - IT’S HARD TO know exactly what to expect in terms of disease from year to year, since so much is weather dependent, but Albert Tenuta, plant pathologist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and…