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: Maegan MacKimmie

Grain safety

THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

September 2017 - IN AGRICULTURE, THERE are six to seven times more safety incidents than in the general public. Often in agriculture the family, home, and workplace are one place, which can create a laid back attitude around…
Grains in Action

SHOWCASING THE GRAIN VALUE CHAIN

April 2017 - HOW ARE CROPS used after they leave the farm?
Hybrid wheat

NEW SYNGENTA RESEARCH

February 2017 - “CREATING VALUE FOR the wheat industry” — this is the goal Syngenta plans to achieve with hybrid wheat. The integrated crop solutions company identified a need in the market to take wheat to the next…
Empowering leadership

2016 ADVANCING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE

December 2016 - WOMEN’S INITIATIVES ARE on the rise with more women involved in a wide variety of roles in the agriculture industry than ever before. Over 430 women attended the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference in Toronto…
Advancing seed technology

SYNGENTA CANADA'S SEEDCARE INSTITUTE

November 2016 - “A CANADIAN MADE solution” was the theme of Syngenta Canada Inc.’s Seedcare Institute grand opening at the Honeywood research facility in Plattsville, Ontario in mid-September. This opening marks the first Canadian Seedcare Institute that joins…
Harvest safety

September 2016 - IT’S NOT CHILD’S PLAY FOR PARENTS, IT is gratifying to see children learn and accomplish tasks on the farm. They learn the value of hard work, get exercise in open spaces, work alongside family, and…
Nuffield scholar

September 2016 - RESEARCH AND LEARNING JUST UNDER A year later, Tony Balkwill continues to embrace the opportunity the Grain Farmers of Ontario Nuffield Scholarship provided him — a chance to develop historical soil-type maps into field-scale management…
Safety straight talk

REFOCUSING THE CONVERSATION

June 2016 - HOW DO YOU approach safety on your farm? Each year, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) hosts the Canadian Agriculture Safety Week focusing on a particular aspect of reducing farm-related injuries and death. This year,…