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: Laura Ferrier

What’s in it for me?

4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP CERTIFICATION FOR AG RETAILS

August 2018 - THE ONTARIO 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification is coming to Ontario. This program originally started in Ohio as a collaborative effort to increase the Great Lakes water quality and to reduce phosphorus loading in Lake Erie.…
A taste of Ontario

CANADIAN CLUB MADE LOCAL

October 2016 - IN APRIL 2016, Grain Farmers of Ontario held consumer tasting events at LCBOs in Oakville and Toronto (Summerhill) to educate consumers on the many uses of grains. At these events, customers were offered grain based…
World record wheat

March 2016 - HOW A NEW ZEALAND FARMER HITS HUGE YIELDS WHAT DOES IT take to set the world record in wheat production? If you attended the Southwest Ag Conference (SWAC) at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus…
Frosted corn and soybeans

CROP LOSS AND RECOVERY

August 2015 - SPRING 2015 STARTED off well with little rain and warm temperatures that allowed farmers to get seeds into the ground relatively early and many crops grew quickly. However, this soon changed when temperatures dipped to…
Sound advice

April 2015 - THE ROLE OF A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR (CCA) can be a valuable asset to any grain farming operation. With a CCA’s knowledge, training, and experience they can help a business become…