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 2021

In this issue:

Web Special

Weed control tips

FALL MANAGEMENT 2021

October 2021 - Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
New transport option for grains

CONTAINER SHIPPING FROM HAMILTON

October 2021 - A NEW SHORT sea shipping service launched this year by Hamilton Container Terminal, offering city-to-city container shipments. The company will use the Great Lakes as a marine-highway alternative to road-based transportation. The new container shipping…
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Grain for Good

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2021 - BY THE TIME you read this, the federal election results will be known. At press time, we were in the last throes of the federal election campaign. As candidates made the rounds promoting their party’s…
Personal account: tractor runover

A SAFETY-FIRST REMINDER

October 2021 - LIFELONG ZONE TOWNSHIP grain farmer Bev Bodkin has driven tractors for more than 65 years. But those decades of experience didn’t count for much this past spring, when a momentary lapse of judgement nearly cost…
Food sector trends

DEMAND BEYOND THE PANDEMIC

October 2021 - AT THE ONSET of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian consumers were stockpiling staple items, baking sourdough, ordering in, and wondering about the country’s food security. This led to dramatic shifts within the supply chain and the…
Plant-based popularity

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD-GRADE SOYBEANS

October 2021 - IT’S AN EXCITING time for food-grade soybean farmers in Ontario, and with a new processing plant to be built in the province or somewhere close-by here in Eastern Canada, more Ontario grain farmers may choose…
Feed market growth potential

COMPLEXITY CREATES CHALLENGES

October 2021 - GREATER NUMBERS OF livestock, changes in animal production strategies, and novel uses are contributing to growth — or potential growth — in Ontario’s feed grain sector. The complexity of feed systems, however, makes garnering a…
GrainTALK for October 2021

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

October 2021 - 2021 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Grain Farmers of Ontario held its Annual General Meeting on September 14. During the meeting, the financial statements for the 2020-2021 fiscal year (June – May) were presented by the auditors, RLB…
Trespassing regulations

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2021 - (J.M.) WHAT REGULATIONS PROTECT ONTARIO FARMS FROM TRESPASSERS? (D.G.) There are two main pieces of legislation that govern trespassing in Ontario – Trespass to Property Act, 1990 and Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety…
Productive planning

IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCES

October 2021 - HAVING A SOLID Human Resources (HR) plan for the farm saves time, money, and frustration — and it can boost productivity according to two industry experts. “You need to take the time to think about…
Raising concern

THE EU’S FARM TO FORK STRATEGY

October 2021 - LAUNCHED IN MAY of 2020, the European Union’s (EU) Farm to Fork strategy is an ambitious plan that aims to transition to a sustainable food system that protects food security and ensures access to healthy…
Carbon offsets

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

October 2021 - AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS are complex, and within the intricacies, certain risks can impact their future viability. Major negative catalysts that have evolved and driven the sustainability narrative over the last decade include child and forced…
Soybean N deficiency

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2021 - NITROGEN (N) DEFICIENCY in soybeans caused many fields to turn yellow in late June and July. A dry spring delayed nodulation, then heavy rainfall saturated soils just as plants required large amount of N during…
DON in corn

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

October 2021 - WHAT IS DON (DEOXYNIVALENOL)? A mycotoxin produced primarily by Gibberella ear rot that devalues grain corn when sold to buyers resulting in price reductions for grain sales. If infected grain is consumed, humans and animals…
Testing for DON in four key steps

ACHIEVING A CONSTANT AND ACCURATE DON TEST RESULT

October 2021 - COLLECT A REPRESENTATIVE GRAIN SAMPLE Obtain a representative grain sample of no less than 2 kg. a. For delivered grain, before dumping ensure at least four pneumatic probe samples are taken. Sampling shall be comprised…
Ontario Wheat Harvest Survey

October 2021 - EACH YEAR, GRAIN Farmers of Ontario facilitates the collection of wheat samples from across Ontario. The intent is to provide farmers and the grain supply chain, including wheat millers, an average representation of wheat quality…
Grains Analytical Testing Laboratory

October 2021 - WHEN GRAIN FARMERS of Ontario entered into a joint venture with SGS Canada, it was a unique arrangement for a producer group. The Grains Analytical Testing Laboratory (GATL) opened in 2016 with the goal of…
Growing demand for hemp

POTENTIAL NEW MARKET FOR GRAIN FARMERS

October 2021 - IT IS THE end of July, and Reuben Stone is standing in one of his hemp fields in eastern Ontario, near the village of Cobden. Stone grew his first hemp crop in 2009 and has…