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: Kim Waalderbos

Digging down for better crop yields

November 2013 - UTILIZING SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION PRECIPITATION CHALLENGES ARE a lot less challenging for one Norfolk County farm that plants their crops on Ontario’s sand plains. It is one of the first farms in the province to…
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Know your market

October 2013 - UNDERSTANDING THE FEED MARKET THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES for grain farmers interested in tapping livestock feed markets – but feed specialists advise producers to do their homework before any seed is planted. “If you’re going to…
Attention to detail

September 2013 - FINE TUNING FOR AN OPTIMUM WINTER WHEAT CROP the key to an optimum winter wheat crop is to pay close attention to the details. That is the word from Barry Gordon, Ontario sales manager for…
Getting the lay of the land

July 2013 - MAKING THE BEST USE OF PRECISION AG TOOLS most farmers would be hard pressed to find a piece of equipment rolling off the assembly lines without the latest and greatest tools for precision agriculture —…
Water management

May 2013 - MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY DROP challenging weather in the last two growing seasons has left some farmers high and dry, and others squeezing the most out of their water sources. Now, an Ontario initiative…
Out-yielding the competition

March 2013 - SOYBEAN YIELD CHALLENGE WINNERS growers that were outstanding in their field were honoured in the 2012 Yield Challenge created and hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario. Last month we profiled the Spring and Winter Wheat…
Out-yielding the competition

February 2013 - SPRING AND WINTER WHEAT CHALLENGE WINNERS growers that were outstanding in their field were honoured in the 2012 Yield Challenge created and hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario. Meghan Burke, who coordinates the program, says…
A customized start to grain farming

December 2012 - THE INNOVATIVE STORY OF ONE YOUNG FARMER he graduated among a class of 177 aggies from the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus with just as much passion for farming as the others; but he was…
Increasing Ontario wheat use

November 2012 - A PROFILE OF GRIFFITH LABORATORIES the next time you eat a breaded chicken nugget, onion ring or fish stick from a leading brand, know that it was likely coated with multiple layers of flour made…
Maximizing yields

September 2012 - GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CORN HARVEST this year’s hot summer combined with a lack of moisture could pose some interesting harvest challenges for growers. We could be harvesting drier-than-usual grain from a drought-stressed…