Field Observations
FALL 2023
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December 7, 2023 Another season has come and (mostly) gone. Corn harvest is roughly 90 to 100 per cent complete, and with another few good days of harvest, it should be nearing the finish line.…
September 2023
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Weed control for 2024
ENSURE THE BEST OUTCOMES NEXT YEAR
- EVERY FALL, ALONG with combining, grain storage, and other harvest tasks, weed control for the coming season should be top of mind. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Group 14-resistant common ragweed has been identified in… -
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Collaboration is key
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- RIGHT NOW, FARMERS across the province are gearing up for a busy corn and soybean harvest following the summer harvest of cereal crops. After what can only be described as a growing season featuring incredibly… -
Foreign farm workers
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M.) WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO HIRE FOREIGN WORKERS IN CANADA? (J.F.) Most agricultural businesses fall under the agricultural stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program. This program allows farm employers to hire foreign workers… -
Bin-busting wheat yields
TWO-TIME GUINNESS WORLD RECORD GROWER ERIC WATSON
- ERIC WATSON’S TWO-TIME Guinness World record for wheat yields came with a lot of planning, testing, hard work, and luck with the weather, but the most important thing was timing. “It’s crucial to get the… -
Networking to grow great wheat
GREAT LAKES YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORK TOUR
- THE GREAT LAKES Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) organized its first summer networking tour in June 2023 in central and Eastern Michigan. More than 30 growers and their families attended from all over the Great Lakes… -
A look back at the season
LEARN, PREPARE, GROW FOR 2024
- AFTER THE 2023 crop harvest, 2024 crop planning and goal setting begins. However, before jumping right into crop planning, take time to reflect on the 2023 crop and the previous three to five crop years.… -
GrainTALK for September 2023
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- As we head into a new school year, how has Grain Farmers of Ontario helped ensure agriculture is a career pathway that students choose? Over the past year, we have gone above and beyond to… -
Professional agri-contractors
CUSTOM FARMING SERVICES AND RATES ARE ON THE RISE
- WHEN IT COMES to outsourcing fieldwork, Martin VanZandwyk says hiring a professional agri-contractor is a no-brainer. Not only does he have access to the latest planting and harvesting technology, but VanZandwyk is realizing higher crop… -
Winter wheat rotation
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- IN ONTARIO, WE know that winter wheat in rotation improves corn and soybean yields. But with greater revenue coming in during corn and soybean years, the real question is whether these yield benefits outweigh revenue… -
Equipment readiness roundup
REMEMBER TO CHECK DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE COMPONENTS
- FALL HARVEST IS imminent — but is your equipment ready to go? If you have not already done so, now might be a good time to take a closer look at both the digital systems… -
Testing for DON
ACHIEVING A CONSISTENT, ACCURATE DON TEST RESULT
- DEOXYNIVALENOL (DON) IS a mycotoxin naturally produced by the fungus that causes Gibberella ear rot in grain crops such as corn. Infection begins through the corn silk and proliferates in warm (27 – 28° Celcius),… -
Grains on the Go
INTERACTIVE PROGRAM BRINGS THE FARM TO STUDENTS
- MME. CLAIRE CAMPBELL, an elementary French teacher and fifth-generation farmer, says the best part of her job is bringing agriculture to the classroom. “I love teaching my students about where their food comes from,” says… -
Rural crime on the rise
TIPS FOR PROTECTING YOUR FARM AND YOUR PROPERTY
- YOU DO NOT have to spend a lot of time at a local coffee shop or scrolling through #OntAg Twitter to hear about a big concern in rural Ontario: the increase in rural crime. Rural…