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: Tony Palermo

Autonomous tractor

November 2016 - TESTING THE CONCEPT OF DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY CASE IH UNVEILED an autonomous tractor concept at the 2016 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, that combines the latest in technology and tractor engineering. PHOTO: CASE IH AUTONOMOUS…
Ontario grown malting barley

MORE PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR EXPANDING MARKET

October 2016 - WHILE MOST OF Canada’s barley production happens in the western provinces, the rise in popularity of craft beer breweries and the ‘buy local’ movement is creating an opportunity for producers in Ontario looking to plant…
Web Special

Viney weeds

October 2016 - FOUR SPECIES YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT SCOUTING IN-AND-around your fields is the first defence to protecting them from viney weeds. “Wild buckwheat, field bindweed, tufted vetch, and bur cucumber are definitely weeds that…
Poison Ivy

September 2016 - A HEALTH PROBLEM AT HOME AND THE FARM LEAVES OF THREE, leave it be. So went the warning many of us heard from our mothers to keep us safe from poison ivy, the noxious weed…
Cellulosic sugar production

October 2015 - UTILIZING ONTARIO CORN STOVER A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT project evaluating the potential use of renewable agriculture residue, like corn stover, has just entered its second phase. The residue is being studied for its potential use in…
On-farm grain storage

September 2015 - HOW MUCH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? INCREASING FARM SIZES and a desire by farmers to have greater control over their crops is keeping a steady interest in on-farm storage systems. But deciding whether to bring…
Ontario Cereal Crops Committee

February 2015 - RECOMMENDING NEW VARIETIES IN 1923, CANADA’S original Seeds Act was amended to require varieties be licensed and registered by the minister responsible for agriculture prior to being sold in Canada. This change was implemented because…
Starting production

November 2014 - NEW SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO SEED CORN COMPANY TWO LONG-TIME farming families have come together to start a new seed corn production company in southwestern Ontario. PHOTO: DALE STEWART, CRAIG STEWART, CHRIS STEWART, LYLE GIFFIN, LEE GIFFIN,…
Combine maintenance

September 2014 - PREPARING FOR HARVEST AFTER MONTHS OF watching the weather forecast, scouting for insects, and battling weeds, it’s time for harvest and the whole other set of worries that accompany this busy time of year. To…
Understanding the Chinese market

June 2014 - FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN SOYBEANS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has partnered with the Ivey Business School at Western University to provide mentorship to an Executive MBA project team to explore market opportunities for Canadian soybean…