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: Ontario Grain Farmer

Research roundup

June 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Rotation profitability app Elisabeth Aerts Complex crop rotations provide yield benefits to Ontario farmers, suggests plant specialists — and they have the mobile application to back…
Instagram ambassadors

June 2015 - A GOOD IN EVERY GRAIN PROGRAM FIVE INFLUENTIAL ONTARIO grain farmers have been selected as Good Grain Farmers for the Good in Every Grain Instagram account. They will share daily the life of Ontario grain…
GFO Newsletter for April/May 2015

April 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO AGRONOMY RESEARCH INSERT On the opposite page you will find the latest update on research being funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario. The projects highlighted in…
Research roundup

April 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Working with soybeans’ natural anti-inflammatory properties Alexandra Sawatzky Ontario consumers may have a new reason to incorporate soybeans into their diets. In addition to being rich…
Future of grain

April 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Farmers form new co-operative to produce sugar from corn stover Lilian Schaer The Cellulosic Sugar Producers’ Co-operative is working on creating a new market opportunity for…
Protecting Pollinators

April 2015 - A REVIEW OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE INTRODUCTION OF new best management practices (BMPs) in 2014 helped grain farmers reduce the risk to bees and other insect pollinators from exposure to dust from neonicotinoid treated…
In the news

April 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Kurtis Peeters, an organic corn grower from Kawartha Lakes is the winner of the Most Profitable Acre Challenge, a competition organized by the Agri-food Management Institute and presented…
Web Special

Farm safety

March 2015 - EDUCATION AND AWARENESS Canadian Agricultural Safety Week Be a safety champion The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) are encouraging all Canadians to become farm safety champions as a…
In the news

March 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Faces of Farming calendar contest Farm & Food Care Ontario is holding its annual Faces of Farming calendar contest. The calendar features the stories of farmers and farm families from all…
GFO Newsletter for March 2015

March 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Visit the Grain Farmers of Ontario booth at these events London Farm Show – March 4,5,6; The Agriplex, booth 728X. Ottawa Valley Farm Show – March…