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: Lois Harris

Call before you cut

REMOVING TREES ON FARMLAND IN ONTARIO

April 2017 - GRAIN FARMERS LOOKING to cut trees or clear brush on their property should consult with their local municipality about woodcutting bylaws and follow good forestry practices to maintain their soil, preserve wildlife habitat, and potentially make money.
Productivity, profitability and resilience

DETERMINING HOW MANAGEMENT AFFECTS SOIL HEALTH

February 2017 - NEW HIGH TECH monitors will help take the guesswork out of best management practices for grain crops as they relate to soil health in a groundbreaking study funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario. While there…
New alternative?

December 2016 - AN INSECTICIDE SEED TREATMENT OPTION A NEW INSECTICIDE seed treatment made by DuPont will be used on the vast majority of corn sold by Pioneer in Ontario next season, according to Russ Barker, a Pioneer…
Web Special

CETA

ONTARIO GRAIN EXPORTS TO EUROPE SET TO INCREASE

November 2016 - AFTER A SEVEN-year negotiation process and several last-minute setbacks, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe was finally signed on October 30. Once ratified and implemented, the agreement will give Ontario…
Brexit fallout

GRAIN MARKETS AND TRADE

September 2016 - THE UNITED KINGDOM (U.K.) held a referendum on its participation in the European Union (EU) on June 23 which resulted in 52 per cent of voters choosing to leave. Commodities everywhere were rocked by the…
Brazil builds up

BRAZIL'S CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS ARE SOARING

June 2016 - DESPITE A SHRINKING economy, logistical barriers, political upheaval, and uncooperative weather, Brazil is expected to produce a record 100 million tonnes of soybeans and 85 million tonnes of corn in 2015 – 2016. Exports in…
Market moves

June 2016 - GRAIN MARKET WATCHERS WEIGH IN ON GLOBAL TRENDS A BIG BUMP in prospective corn plantings in the U.S., improving transportation routes in South America, a 29-year high in global grain stocks, and the ups and…
Cap and cost

April 2016 - WHAT ONTARIO’S CARBON ECONOMY MEANS FOR FARMERS THE CAP AND trade regulation that Ontario has proposed to implement January 1, 2017 may be another costly burden for grain and oilseed farmers to shoulder, if the…
Biosecurity for grain

FARM PRACTICES MAY INTRODUCE OR SPREAD PESTS

March 2016 - WHILE MOST PRODUCERS recognize the importance of having good biosecurity plans and practices for livestock, biosecurity practices as they relate to grain aren’t as common. It’s tough to control the way the wind blows or…