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

Choose the right cover crops

ONLINE TOOL FINDS COVER CROP MATCH

March 2016 - THERE’S NO QUESTION that today’s farmers are innovative, adaptable, and always looking for new techniques and technologies to improve their farming practices. A trend that is gaining more ground is the use of cover crops,…
New food uses for soybean meal

February 2016 - FOOD RESEARCH WILL EXPAND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES SOYBEANS ARE WELL-KNOWN for their versatility. Whether consumed by people or animals, or used in an industrial setting, the products that can be generated from the soybean are seemingly…
Broadening experiences

December 2015 - GRAINS IN ACTION INDUSTRY PROGRAM WHEN GRAINS IN Action, Grain Farmers of Ontario’s leadership program, was formed, it was geared towards young farmers who would be taking over their family’s farm, with the intent to…
Women in agriculture

December 2015 - LEADERSHIP ON THE FARM IF YOU ATTEND virtually any meeting of any agriculture group, or any conference aimed at primary producers, there is one guarantee — there are a lot of men in the room.…
Increasing Canada’s soy reputation

October 2015 - EXPLORING THE CHINESE MARKET THIS PAST JUNE, a delegation of more than 70 people representing over 30 agricultural groups and four provinces took part in a federal government-organized trade mission to China to expand and…
Late planted wheat

September 2015 - TIPS FOR A BETTER CROP LAST FALL’S INCLEMENT weather presented a challenge for farmers looking to plant winter wheat. Wet and cold conditions forced many to plant much later than they usually would, often on…
Advancing wheat research

August 2015 - UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH LEVERAGES RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS IT’S BEEN JUST over a year since Dr. Ali Navabi was selected for the Grain Farmers of Ontario professorship in wheat breeding in the Department of Plant Agriculture at…
Web Special

The future of wheat

June 2015 - THE BREEDER’S PERSPECTIVE WEB SPECIAL MUCH LIKE FARMERS needing to anticipate markets, weather, and availability when ordering seed many months before planting, plant breeders face the unique challenge of solving today’s problems while anticipating future…
Farmer style

June 2015 - PETERSON FARM BROS EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN NOWADAYS, IT’S FAIRLY easy to get your 15 seconds of fame. The rise of social media, and especially YouTube, has created superstars virtually overnight. More challenging than becoming famous…
Web Special

The future of wheat

May 2015 - THE BREEDER’S PERSPECTIVE WEB SPECIAL MUCH LIKE FARMERS needing to anticipate markets, weather, and availability when ordering seed many months before planting, plant breeders face the unique challenge of solving today’s problems while anticipating future…