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: Melanie Epp

EU considers national bans on GMOs

October 2015 - POTENTIAL IMPACT ON CANADIAN EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER 2014, the European parliament went through a six-month review process of the current biotechnology trait approval process within the European Union (EU). The review was suggested by trading…
Quality Food Products

August 2015 - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TANZANIA THE UNITED REPUBLIC of Tanzania is home to 91 million acres of arable land, of which only 25 million are under cultivation. An important part of the economy, the agricultural…
The defender of the farmer

June 2015 - TANZANIA FARMERS’ UNION WHEN GRAIN FARMER Richard Kipara first joined the local farmers’ union in Arusha, Tanzania he was what is considered ‘food insecure.’ But after participating in training programs focused on post-harvest handling, and…
Preventing herbicide injury

March 2015 - FIVE MISTAKES TO AVOID WITH SOYBEANS HERBICIDES ARE GREAT tools for growers, but when used incorrectly there is always the risk that they will not work at all — or worse, that they will injure…
SMART soybeans

February 2015 - CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS AT RISK USING A COMBINATION of several inputs it is possible to boost soybean yields. The catch is — it’s just not always economically viable to do so. That was the…
Higher achievement

January 2015 - WHEAT BREEDER WINS PRESTIGOUS WORLD FOOD PRIZE INDIA-BORN MEXICAN wheat breeder Dr. Sanjaya Rajarm was the recipient of the 2014 World Food Prize. The award coincides with the centennial of its founder, Dr. Norman Borlaug,…
Roots not iron

December 2014 - PUTTING SOIL HEALTH FIRST AT 42 YEARS of age, it’s hard to believe that Blake Vince has never touched a mouldboard plow in his life. But he hasn’t. His farming philosophy, as he puts it,…
Innovative vision

November 2014 - A GOOGLE GLASS REVIEW RELEASED IN 2013, Google Glass is thought by some to be the next big thing in technology. Others think it is nothing more than an overpriced hands-free device. Ontario Grain Farmer magazine…
Field forecasting

November 2014 - A LOOK AT TECHNOLOGY THROUGH WEATHER INNOVATIONS MANAGING HIS CLIENTS’ 300,000 acres is no small feat, but certified crop advisor Dale Cowan of AGRIS Co-operative Ltd. does just that. He admits, though, that he wouldn’t…
Water quality and chemical efficacy

November 2014 - IS THERE A CONNECTION? MOST GROWERS KNOW that the performance of chemicals — such as herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides – is dependent on a number of factors. These factors can include correct product selection, equipment…