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

June 2021

In this issue:

Field observations

SUMMER 2021

June 2021 - September 17, 2021 Corn and soybean maturity is moving along much earlier than the last number of years. Soybean and even some corn harvest has begun with early maturity varieties and hybrids. Earlier maturity allows…
Regaining public trust

MEXICO’S GRAIN SECTOR RALLIES AGAINST MISINFORMATION

June 2021 - MEXICO’S GRAIN SECTOR is rallying to fight an increasingly strident movement there against genetically modified (GM) corn as well as glyphosate. Opposition to technology has turned the country into a battleground involving activists, the government,…
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Global connections

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2021 - A SUCCESSFUL ONTARIO grain industry relies on many things outside of our borders. From input prices to market access there are global factors that impact how we grow and sell our crops. Grain Farmers of…
Scouting for corn rootworm

PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RESISTANCE

June 2021 - EXTENSIVE INJURY FROM corn rootworm (CRW) was documented in four counties in 2020: Durham, Huron, Perth, and Middlesex. Injury ranged from root injury to goosenecking and lodging. To help prevent CRW damage, Grain Farmers of…
Lifetime dedication

INTERNATIONAL FARMER PROFILE: BILL CRABTREE

June 2021 - BILL CRABTREE, BETTER known as No-Till Bill, recalls two distinct moments that, for him, marked the beginning of a lifetime dedicated to improving soil health. His journey started on the family farm in southwestern Australia…
An important relationship

TRADE WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM

June 2021 - EUROPE HAS TRADITIONALLY been a strong market for Ontario grain exports due to easy access to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal and a relatively straight, short shipping route across the Atlantic. To take…
Speaking up for agriculture

INTERNATIONAL FARMER PROFILE: MICHELLE JONES

June 2021 - COMMUNICATION WASN’T ALWAYS her strong suit. In fact, in college, Montana grain farmer Michelle Jones was so afraid of public speaking she would drop classes if the curriculum included a final presentation. Today, though, she…
Renting vs. buying

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2021 - (J.M.) WHAT ADVICE CAN YOU SHARE WITH FARMERS DEBATING RENTING VS. BUYING FARMLAND? (C.K.) There are pros and cons of renting and buying for every farm. It’s an ongoing debate, especially for grain and oilseed…
GrainTALK for June/July 2021

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

June 2021 - WHEAT MARKETING ENDS Grain Farmers of Ontario has ended its Wheat Pool and Forward Contract wheat marketing programs. Those using the Wheat Pool for the 2020 crop year will receive their final payment in August…
Nuffield scholar

REPLANNING A STUDY TOUR ABROAD

June 2021 - WHEN AMY CRONIN landed in Australia in March 2020, she was excited to kick-off her agricultural travel scholarship and spend six weeks studying abroad. Instead, a virus caused the world to shut down around her…
Farmland values

STRONG INCREASES ACROSS CANADA

June 2021 - ALTHOUGH MANY ASPECTS of our lives and the national economy were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the value of Canadian farmland — and real estate in general across the country — was…
Agriculture in the North

ONGOING RESEARCH

June 2021 - THE NORTHERN ONTARIO Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) is based out of New Liskeard and aims to develop strategies and partnerships to ensure the advancement of agricultural research and innovation in northern Ontario. NOFIA held a…
Make more, save more

THE ADVANTAGES OF PROFITABILITY MAPPING

June 2021 - PRECISION TOOLS ARE increasingly common across Ontario’s farm landscape — but disorganized and uncleaned data is a common problem limiting the value of such tools. When trying to improve overall profitability, actionable insights are a…
Overcoming obstacles

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN BRAZIL

June 2021 - BRAZIL’S PROFIT MARGINS on corn and soybean production are limited by infrastructure and logistic constraints. However, agriculture is an economical hot spot with continued growth despite supply chain issues, unpredictable weather patterns, and large export…
Marching Ahead Together

2021 MARCH CLASSIC

June 2021 - WHEN THE 2020 March Classic was cancelled last minute — a casualty of the first of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns — no one imagined that a year later we wouldn’t be able to hold the…
Ontario corn fungicide rodeo

EVALUATING SPRAYER OPTIONS

June 2021 - GIBBERELLA EAR ROT is a significant disease of corn, especially with the accumulation of mycotoxins produced from the causal pathogen(s). With crop management practices providing only modest improvements in disease control, strategies to increase the…
Cropside: Asiactic garden beetle

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2021 - ASIATIC GARDEN BEETLE (AGB; Maladera castanea) is an invasive pest causing significant stand loss in pockets of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan over the last decade (Figure 1). There have been no reports of AGB injury…