Air assist IMPROVED COVERAGE IN CORN September 2018 - A FARM OPERATION near Dresden, Ont. bought a used 2010 Miller Condor with a Spray Air boom from Indiana. Their goal was to improve spray coverage in onion and tomatoes with the air-assist feature. On…
Cropside: Dicamba application AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS September 2017 - CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICATORS CAN AND CANNOT CONTROL At the time of this article, social media and farm reporting is solidly focussed on the Southern U.S. as they weather an unprecedented number of dicamba-related off-target pesticide incidents.…
Go slower, spray more AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS March 2017 - IN AN EFFORT to get more done in a day, and to ensure sprays are applied during an ever-shrinking window of opportunity, sprayer operators may be tempted to drive faster. Certainly, sprayer manufacturers have supported this strategy by making self-propelled sprayers capable of high speeds. However, just because you can drive 25 mph doesn’t mean you should.
Cropside: Pesticide drift AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS September 2016 - WHEN IT COMES to information about pesticide drift, it’s easy to find and there’s a lot of it. I have an archive of 29 articles written by staff at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food…
Cropside: Feeling the pressure? Good! AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS September 2015 - FULL DISCLOSURE – I come from the horticultural side of the fence. In that world, sprayer operators are more likely to consult analog pressure gauges somewhere near the pump on their tow-behind boom or airblast…
Weed control tips FALL MANAGEMENT October 2025 - Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – November 2025 From the CEO's desk November 2025 - As I write this, I’m en route to Mexico City, joining Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Trevor Jones, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Heath…