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: Erin Calhoun

Market opportunities in China

INCREASED TRADE POTENTIAL EXAMINED IN NEW REPORT

June 2017 - BOTH THE CANADIAN and Ontario grain industries rely heavily on trade. According to the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), approximately 65% of Canadian soybeans are exported. According to national estimates 70% of wheat production, 25%…
Preventing vomitoxin

TIPS FOR A HEALTHY CORN CROP

April 2017 - VOMITOXIN (ALSO KNOWN as deoxynivalenol (DON)) can severely compromise the quality of a corn crop, limiting both its use and value. In 2016, the annual vomitoxin survey to assess the presence of corn ear mould and grain vomitoxin, conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) field crops team, confirmed the concerns being raised by many farmers.
Managing resistance

NEW WEED CONTROL OPTIONS

March 2017 - THE INCREASE IN herbicide-resistant weeds and the need for weed control is an ongoing challenge for both farmers and crop protection companies, driving the development of new products to decrease weed presence.
Mitigating mycotoxins

EARLY DETECTION

February 2017 - MYCOTOXINS are toxic chemicals produced by fungi that infect crops. Some of the mycotoxins most commonly found in grain include Aflatoxin, Deoxynivalenol (DON), and Ochratoxin. They have a significant negative economic impact on the Ontario…
Managing residue for best results

November 2016 - THE ART OF TILLAGE STRONGER, TOUGHER HYBRIDS don’t only mean more productive, higher-yielding crops — they also mean an increase in residue left post-harvest that growers need to manage. PHOTO: FARMERS PARTICIPATE IN A RESIDUE…
Quality inputs, quality product

ONTARIO CORN FED BEEF

October 2016 - ONTARIO’S GRAIN FARMERS provide the province, country, and world with high-quality, safe grain with a multitude of uses. One market that is particularly close to home is livestock feed — specifically Ontario beef. The Ontario…
Simplifying seed selection

September 2016 - PLANNING AHEAD ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR’S crop season isn’t over yet, decisions are already being made for next year. Correct seed selection is crucial to a successful and profitable growing season and should be given careful…
Ontario crop update

August 2016 - SPRING CHALLENGES AND SUMMER OUTLOOK BARLEY AND OATS According to Craig Martin, operations manager, Cribit Seeds, planting went well, with most spring cereals planted in a timely manner. There were some situations where the seed…
Merging mega-companies

June 2016 - WILL FEWER INPUT SUPPLIERS IMPACT FARMERS? THERE HAS BEEN a great deal of discussion and speculation around recent mergers of chemical giants, like those between ChemChina and Syngenta and Dow and DuPont, and potential mergers,…
Barley for health

June 2016 - BARLEY IS HOMEGROWN WITH A HOST OF HEALTH BENEFITS BARLEY HAS BEEN a staple in Ontario and western Canadian agriculture since farmers first started breaking land. As Canada’s fourth largest crop, barley is grown across…