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 2022

In this issue:

Reducing fertilizer emissions

STRIVING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

October 2022 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• The Government of Canada has proposed a voluntary 30 per cent reduction target of fertilizer emissions.• The proposed target does not mean a 30 per cent reduction in fertilizer use…
Sustainable Ontario grains

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2022 - WHEN GRAIN FARMERS of Ontario updated its strategic plan in 2021, protecting and growing markets was identified as one of the five strategic objectives for the organization. Protecting existing markets, diversifying domestic processing capacity, expanding…
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Clean Fuel Regulation update

GOOD NEWS FOR ONTARIO GROWERS

October 2022 - THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S proposed Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR) has undergone change and clarification since it was first introduced (as the “Clean Fuel Standard”) in 2020. Although questions about the environmental assessment of fuel feedstocks remain,…
Processing capacity growth

INVESTING IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES

October 2022 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO identified protecting and growing markets as one of the key strategic goals in their 2021 Strategic Plan. One of the ways to achieve that goal is to advocate for and invest…
Purple seed stain

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2022 - PURPLE SEED STAIN (Cercospora blight) causes a distinctive purpling of soybean seed and will result in downgrading at harvest if enough seed is discoloured (photo 1). This fungal disease is also called Cercospora leaf spot…
Ontario’s wheat quality

ANNUAL SURVEY PROVIDES INDUSTRY INSIGHT

October 2022 - THE GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Market Development team conducts an annual Wheat Harvest Survey by collecting samples from the four major regions of Ontario — southwest, Niagara, northwest, and east. Once these samples are received…
Code of practice updated

INDUSTRY COLLABORATES TO REFRESH STANDARDS

October 2022 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO, the Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA), and the Ontario Canola Growers have recently updated the recommended industry Code of Practice for trade in barley, canola, corn, oats, and wheat in Ontario.…
GrainTALK for October 2022

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

October 2022 - FROM THE CHAIRWhat is Grain Farmers of Ontario doing to open up new markets for Canadian grains and oilseeds?There are a number of initiatives at Grain Farmers of Ontario that specifically focus on growing and…
Value-added on the farm

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2022 - (J.M.) WHAT KIND OF VALUE-ADDED OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONTARIO GRAIN FARMS? (A.B.) Value-added farm enterprises can look different for every farm. They can be physical, like selling products at a farm retail store or…
New markets for DON-infested corn

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH UNDERWAY

October 2022 - ONTARIO FARMERS PRODUCE over eight million metric tonnes of corn every year, but as growers know, some of it unavoidably becomes infested with vomitoxin, also known as deoxynivalenol or DON. DON is a mycotoxin produced…
Breakfast from the farm

FARM AND FOOD CARE ONTARIO CONNECTS WITH CONSUMERS

October 2022 - AS GUESTS LINED up for Farm and Food Care Ontario’s (FFCO) ‘Breakfast from the Farm’ on August 27 at the Grand River Raceway in Elora, FFCO’s executive director, Kelly Daynard, had one of her “I…
Grains on the Go

NEW CONSUMER OUTREACH PROJECT A HIT

October 2022 - IF THE LONG line-ups and big smiles were any indication, the 360° virtual reality combine experience in the new Grain Farmers of Ontario “Grains on the Go” trailer was a big hit this summer. Kids…
Port of Oshawa expansion

IMPROVING GRAIN EXPORT CAPACITY

October 2022 - IN JUNE OF this year, the federal government committed close to $14 million to an export expansion project at the Port of Oshawa. The recipient, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority, will contribute $16 million to the…
Achieving #AndyClean

HOW FARMERS, TWITTER, AND JOHN DEERE BUILT A BRAND

October 2022 - WHEN ANDY PASZTOR started posting pictures of his squeaky-clean farm equipment on Twitter, he had no idea that it would spark worldwide camaraderie, leading to over 31,000 followers and making him the proud owner of…
The Royal’s 100th anniversary

CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE’S HISTORY AND FUTURE

October 2022 - THE SMELL IS always what brings back great memories of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) for Crystal Mackay. “The smell of sawdust, the cattle, the horses, it just puts me in a happy place,”…