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Grain Farmers of Ontario

Author: Treena Hein

Building demand for food-grade soybeans

Protein Industries Canada funding boosts businesses

October 2025 - Ontario soybean farmers, here’s some good news. Several large and exciting initiatives aimed at developing the food-grade soybean market are underway, funded in part by Protein Industries Canada (PIC), based in Saskatchewan. Let’s jump right…
Grain testing at elevators

Critical tips to maximize your profits

September 2025 - As with any quality control mechanism, grain testing at the elevators protects raw material providers (in this case, farmers), distributors (elevators), and end-users (millers, feed mills, and others). The testing process ensures that farmers receive…
Critical weed management research continues

New University of Guelph professor Isabelle Aicklen

June 2025 - It was made official in late March. Dr. Isabelle Aicklen became the ‘Ontario Bean Growers Assistant Professor in Weed Management’ at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, as part of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC).…
Practical tips for spray application

INDUSTRY EXPERTS WEIGH IN

March 2025 - Every year, Ontario grain farmers learn a bit more about herbicides and tweak their practices to boost yields and save costs. There are many moving parts in getting it all right, and among the toughest…
Corn and soybean planting dates

STUDY SUPPORTS BETTER DECISION-MAKING

February 2025 - Spring planting of corn and soybeans is just around the corner, and Ontario’s grain farmers are always looking for new data on planting date decisions. The weather, planting other crops, and more can get in…
Overwintering winter wheat

VARIETY RESEARCH SHOWS PROMISE FOR FUTURE PLANT BREEDING

February 2025 - Many farmers in Ontario are already reaping the benefits of growing winter wheat. These range from reduced soil erosion and compaction to weed suppression and spreading out the yearly planting workload. “The crop itself can…
Small farm revival

EASTERN AND NORTHERN ONTARIO MENNONITE COMMUNITIES GROW

November 2024 - IF YOU DROVE AROUND RENFREW COUNTY TODAY or any day stretching back to many decades ago, you’d see many underused or abandoned historic farms, typically 100 acres in size. The farmhouse and buildings may be…
The problem solvers

DR. ASIM BISWAS

September 2024 - Editors note: This profile is part of an ongoing series featuring the “next generation” of young people who are making their mark in the agriculture industry. EASY, ACCESSIBLE, AND ECONOMICAL TOOLS THAT PROVIDE BALLPARK SOIL…
Soil health management systems

CROSS-BORDER PROJECT COULD LEAD TO FARM SAVINGS

August 2024 - ADOPTING A ‘SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM’ MAY SOUND DAUNTING, but many of you reading this are already implementing some of the practices — and a new study encompassing Canadian and U.S. farmers shows the economic…
The problem solvers: Dr. Inderjot Chahal

LEADING SOIL HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD

June 2024 - NITROGEN IS ONE OF THE MOST LIMITING NUTRIENTS FOR CROP PRODUCTION, YET IT’S THE MOST PRONE TO LOSSES FROM THE SOIL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. This is a problem that Dr. Inderjot Chahal, a post- doctoral…