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: Jeanine Moyer

Farm it like you own it

August 2016 - INVESTING IN RENTED LAND HOW IS THE rising price of land and increasing farmland rental rates impacting farm management and production practices? A recent University of Guelph study asked that question, comparing farm and production…
Business side: Farmland rental agreements

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

August 2016 - (J.M) WHY IS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT LAND RENTAL AGREEMENTS? (M.L.) Whether it’s a handshake agreement or a written document, farmland rental agreements are an important part of conducting business on the farm. Currently, 35 per…
Growing for a sweet niche

June 2016 - SPECIALTY CORN PRODUCTS NEED EXTRA MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS DRIVE DEMAND and are increasingly becoming a driver of how food is produced, too. But with so many steps in the value chain it can be difficult for…
Tariff trouble

June 2016 - CHANGES IN ARGENTINA SHIFT GLOBAL MARKETS ONTARIO’S FARMERS KNOW to keep a watchful eye on our neighbours south of the border for market-impacting events including politics, currency, and weather. But we can’t forget that dealing…
Wireworm 101

March 2016 - HOW AND WHEN TO SCOUT; TIPS FOR MAKING BAIT BALLS ONTARIO’S MAIN CROPS have long been plagued with wireworms, a field crop pest that can live in the soil for up to six years. Sporting…
Harnessing the power of nature

February 2016 - BENEFICIAL BACTERIA BOOSTS SOYBEAN YIELDS PLATEAUING SOYBEAN YIELDS are spurring research to find new ways to boost more bushels out of each acre. Researchers at Trent University are trying their hand at increasing soybean yields…
Disease risk prevention from the field

August 2015 - ANIMAL BIOSECURITY MEASURES IMPACT GRAIN FARMERS THE INCREASING SPREAD of infectious on-farm diseases means biosecurity has never been more essential. Biosecurity has become an important management focus on livestock and poultry farms, and the potential…
Soil fingerprinting

February 2015 - MONITORING CHANGES IN SOIL QUALITY THERE ARE THREE reasons you should get to know your soil better – higher yields, better soil quality, and a better understanding of land management practices. A research team at…
Weight and dimension guidelines

December 2014 - UNDERSTANDING ONTARIO’S NEW VEHICLE REGULATIONS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2010, Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation introduced a four-phase overhaul of the vehicle weight and dimensions regulations. The changes, now included in the amended Ontario Regulation 413/05 of…
Verifying sustainability

October 2014 - BRINGING THE FARM VOICE TO THE SAI PLATFORM AGRICULTURE IS ARGUABLY the most important stakeholder in the food value chain. That’s why, when Grain Farmers of Ontario heard about a new global food industry initiative,…