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

Sprout resistant wheat

March 2015 - THE RIGHT GENES WITH A FULLY sequenced wheat genome still another two years away, wheat breeders don’t yet have a full picture of all the genomes they are dealing with — and until recently, the…
AGCO Certified Pre-Owned

February 2015 - NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED NORTH AMERICA-WIDE THERE IS OFFICIALLY more than one brand offering higher quality used farm equipment in 2015. Whatever their preference in paint colour, farmers are promised more for their dollars on future…
Modernization of the CGC continues

February 2015 - MORE BENEFIT TO ONTARIO FARMERS IN FUTURE MORE THAN A year after the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) began its modernization processes, additional changes are coming. Much to the dismay of grain exporters, a major overhaul…
The 87 cent dollar

ASSESSING THE EXCHANGE RATE

January 2015 - IT MAY BE some time before the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the U.S. dollar (USD) return to a persistent parity. Although a high exchange rate is usually said to hurt buyers, some analysts say farmers…
The 87 cent dollar

January 2015 - ASSESSING THE EXCHANGE RATE IT MAY BE some time before the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the U.S. dollar (USD) return to a persistent parity. Although a high exchange rate is usually said to hurt buyers,…
Wetland restoration

December 2014 - THE FARMER’S ROLE KEN ROSIN HASN’T actively farmed for years, but at 73 years of age he still can’t bring himself to let go of farming completely. The 230 acre farm he owns in Amaranth…
Certified pre-owned

November 2014 - JOHN DEERE ANNOUNCES NEW EQUIPMENT PROGRAM AT THIS VERY moment, beneath a broken- down piece of equipment, there is a farmer dreaming of buying new. But fresh-off-the- line equipment is not for everyone, so John…
High oleic soybeans

October 2014 - MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN IMPROVED OIL PROFILE THERE ARE TWO important aspects of soybeans used in food production — oil and protein. Ontario’s growing Identity Preserved (IP) soybean crop is meeting the market demand for…
Injuries no longer ending careers

August 2014 - GRANTS AVAILABLE TO GET FARMERS BACK TO AG AFTER SUFFERING A life threatening injury, some farmers face a long struggle just to re-establish a normal life, but those determined to get back to the business…
Web Special

Milling education cultural experience for all

July 2014 - Program participants learn more than technique WHEN SAUDI ARABIA sends milling staff to Winnipeg for intensive training, business starts to mix with culture for everyone involved. PHOTO: AHMED HUSSEIN ALHARTOMY(LEFT) AND MESHARI MULFI ALSHAMMARI (RIGHT)…