Field observations
2020 IN REVIEW
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January 8, 2020 As harvest has wrapped up, we will be sharing a summary of the crop highlights by commodity over the coming weeks. This final week we look at soybeans. In general, 2020 soybean…
Author: Laura Ferrier
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Field observations
FALL 2020 UPDATES
- November 27, 2020 With less than a month until Christmas, the 2020 harvest is approaching complete. It has been a much more pleasant harvest than in past years, with cooperative weather for most regions. Corn… -
Flying safe and legal
NEW DRONE RULES IN EFFECT JUNE 1
- NEW DRONE RULES from Transport Canada are coming into effect June 1, 2019. Up until now, the last major regulation change took place in 1996, with minor changes since then. The new rules apply to those operating… -
The Bowl
AN EYE OPENING EXPERIENCE
- I RECENTLY HAD the opportunity to travel to the New Liskeard area with Steve McCabe, manager of Member Relations for Grain Farmers of Ontario; it was my first trip to this part of Ontario. For… -
What’s in it for me?
4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP CERTIFICATION FOR AG RETAILS
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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…