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

Author: Amy Petherick

Biostimulating soils

A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF FARMING

April 2018 - NO ONE CAN be certain if and when it will happen, but the day that phosphorus resources run out will change farming practices forever. Hopefully, by the time that day comes, researchers will have proven…
Defining roots to defy drought

SOYBEAN WATER STRESS RESEARCH

February 2018 - EVEN IN A wet year, if soybeans don’t get rain in a critical week, that water stress shows during harvest. However, some varieties seem to fare better than others, and researchers at the University of…
Profit hunting closer to home

THE POWER OF LOCAL MARKETS

January 2018 - ONE OF THE most valuable lessons Ontario grain farmers might take away from marketing grain in 2017 is not to underestimate the influence of local markets. This was where some marketers found some of their…
Identifying plant stress

THE USE OF THERMODYNAMICS

November 2017 - ALTHOUGH VETERINARIANS AND doctors rely on thermometers to improve their daily diagnoses, field agronomists lack an equivalent tool of their own. But with two researchers studying the impact thermodynamic principles could have on precision agriculture,…
Exporting grain with a stronger dollar

DEMAND OVERCOMING CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

October 2017 - A STRONG CANADIAN dollar relative to its American counterpart is no friend to Ontario grain farmers in many ways. But experts are not nearly as dismayed by the impact of a soaring loonie on grain…
Celebrating plant science

CROPLIFE CANADA'S FOCUS ON CONSUMER OUTREACH

April 2017 - THERE’S A TRICK to selling real, good news in the ‘fake news’ and the ‘if it’s on the internet it must be true’ world we are living in. Not that long ago, it seemed like no one in the agricultural industry could figure out what that trick was.
What is soil health?

OBSERVATIONS FROM A RESEARCHERS AND AN AGRONOMIST

February 2017 - WHAT MAKES GOOD dirt has been a hot topic of conversation within the agriculture industry. The terms ‘soil health’ and ‘soil quality’ are widely accepted to mean the same thing, although Cornell University suggests ‘soil…
Chairing corn seed production quality

ONTARIO'S SECRETS TO SUCCESS

January 2017 - SEED CORN GROWERS in southwestern Ontario produce some of the best quality seed in the world and the reasons why are clearly exemplified by Jeff Wilson. Wilson is the current chair of the Seed Corn…
Barley intensification

CLOSE COST ANALYSIS REQUIRED

January 2017 - AT THE 2016 harvest, we saw much less barley come to market in the Guelph area. Many Ontario barley growers were down on average yields, but there were still a lot that were above average.…
Endocrine disruptor legislation

INDUSTRY FIGHTING TIGHTER REGULATIONS

December 2016 - THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has proposed new evaluations for endocrine disrupting substances which threaten to significantly impact the future import of agricultural products grown in North America. Industry representatives warn that the new legislative process currently…