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

Grains in Action

April 2015 - NEW EXPERIENCES IT’S ALWAYS INTERESTING for consumers and producers alike to learn how food is processed. For a farmer, it’s important to know what demand and uses there are for the crops they produce. There…
BMSB reaches Ontario

February 2015 - CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS AT RISK FARMERS HAVE TO deal with many harmful insects and diseases to maximize yield and maintain the quality of their crop. They must constantly be on alert to identify and…
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Under ice and snow

January 2015 - GRAIN BIN WINTER SAFETY GRAIN BINS ARE hazardous. It’s a blunt statement often repeated by grain storage safety experts. Most farmers practice basic safety precautions when dealing with bins, such as using fall restraint systems…
A new use for residue

December 2014 - HARVESTING CORN STOVER FOR BIOFUEL THERE ARE A multitude of uses for corn as an ingredient in a wide variety of foods and household products, livestock feed, and fuel. Much of the time, however, only…
Innovation in agriculture

December 2014 - PERCEPTION IS NOT REALITY THERE ARE A lot of misconceptions about Canadian agriculture. According to a 2013 study from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadians think that agriculture lacks innovation, is shrinking, unsustainable, potentially environmentally…
A new national soybean organization

October 2014 - SOY CANADA TO REPRESENT ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN AS THE CANADIAN soybean industry expands and spreads throughout the country, there is a clear need for a national soybean organization to represent the entire value chain, dedicated…
The future of Ontario winter wheat

September 2014 - PROFESSORSHIP IN WHEAT BREEDING DR. ALI NAVABI has been on the job for less than six months and his plans to develop new varieties of wheat that will directly benefit farmers are already underway. Navabi…
Tragedy results in education

September 2014 - LOCKIE FARMS HOSTS GRAIN SAFETY DAY A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY in one family prompted an education day for farmers, grain elevator operators, and anyone working with or storing grain. In July, Lockie Farms Grain Elevator in…
Growth in the west

June 2014 - CORN, SOYBEAN ACRES INCREASING ACROSS THE PRAIRIES HISTORICALLY, WESTERN CANADA has been a major producer of wheat and canola, growing 90 percent of all wheat in Canada and 99 percent of Canada’s canola. The success…
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Research highlights – UPDATE

June 2014 - ENHANCING WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY In 2013, Dr. Lily Tamburic-Ilincic, Research Scientist at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, completed her research project to enhance hard red winter wheat performance and quality by host…