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

Spring versus fall strip tillage

September 2014 - A CORN GROWER’S ADVANTAGE IN ONTARIO, STRIP tillage had its origins mainly as a fall practice, but that is slowly changing. Those who have switched from fall to spring have cited a number of advantages,…
Ag Maps

August 2014 - AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION ATLAS LOOKING FOR AGRICULTURAL information in a visual format? There’s a map for that. When the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) showcases Ag Maps at farm shows around the…
International Year of Family Farming

June 2014 - ENSURING FUTURE GROWTH A NORTH AMERICAN DIALOGUE WHAT DO YOU consider a family farm? Chances are, you consider your operation a family farm – even if you hire some outside help. In Canada, 97 percent…
Engaging youth in agriculture

June 2014 - THE CHALLENGE IN AFRICA ACCORDING TO THE World Bank, growth in the agricultural sector is absolutely essential to sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to both support its growth and reduce poverty. African nations, though, face diverse challenges,…
Web Special

The farmer’s attitude towards environmental BMPs

April 2014 - SURVEY SHOWS WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE FARMERS ARE MUCH more likely to consider the environment an important issue than consumers are, says a recent report by Ipsos Marketing. When it comes to environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs),…
Proper fungicide applications

April 2014 - CONSIDER THE RISKS MINIMIZING YIELD LOSSES due to disease begins with understanding the potential risk factors for disease development in your field. The three main factors for disease development are host, pathogen, and environment. “You…
What’s new in cover crops?

April 2014 - THE LATEST RESEARCH RESULTS INTEREST IN COVER crops has peaked in the past few years, says Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF). Increased interest means more funding…
Ontario sulphur trials

March 2014 - VARYING RESULTS THERE IS GREAT debate as to whether or not producers should add sulphur in the form of sulphate to their soils, and if so, how much. Unfortunately, there is no clear-cut answer. The…
Ice, energy, and food

March 2014 - AN UNLIKELY TRIANGLE “EVERY NATION NOW lives in what I call an ice-dependent world,” says Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, “where the mass of the arctic sea ice in my neighborhood causes extreme weather…
The ‘kitchen sink’ method

February 2014 - A WINNING STRATEGY FOR SOYBEANS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN you throw everything but the kitchen sink on your soybean crop? Can you buy yield by applying additional inputs? And is it economically viable to do so?…