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: Rachel Telford

Developing leadership

October 2012 - 2013 ASA/DUPONT YOUNG LEADERS CHOSEN the future of farming will rely on strong leaders like Dave Vandewalle and Lisa Mardlin Vandewalle who have been chosen for the 2013 American Soybean Association /DuPont Young Leader Program.…
Changing landscape

September 2012 - PREPARING FOR HARVEST AND THE FUTURE OF FARMING the farming landscape is changing in Ontario. According to the 2011 Census of Agriculture, a summary of which was released this summer, there has been a decrease…
Weeding out the problem

September 2012 - THE CROP SCIENCE INDUSTRY AND GLYPHOSATE RESISTANCE across canada, herbicide resistant weeds are impacting farmers’ bottom lines. A recent poll conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of BASF Canada Inc. showed that three out of…
Science before speculation

July 2012 - INVESTIGATION INTO BEE DEATHS STILL UNDERWAY thousands of bees died in southern Ontario this spring, and scientists are still trying to figure out why. The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association reports about 100 incidents where honey bees…
Marketing mission

July 2012 - EXPORTING SOYBEANS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION the european union imports approximately 13 to 14 million metric tonnes of soybeans every year – and there is still a demand for more. Canadian farmers could help to…