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: Treena Hein

Beyond ethanol

October 2014 - A PROFILE OF GREENFIELD NATURALS FUEL ETHANOL IS an overproduced commodity which keeps prices relatively low. To maintain long-term stability in the fuel ethanol business, GreenField Specialty Alcohols (formerly GreenField Ethanol) is hard at work…
Soybean prices

September 2014 - A LOOK AT HISTORIC TRENDS AND TODAY’S FACTORS OTHER THAN A brief price spike in the summer of 2004, soybean prices have held mostly steady for the last several decades. “Between 1974 and 2007, Chicago…
The replant decision

April 2014 - WHAT TO CONSIDER IN ANY GIVEN year, tens of thousands of acres of corn and soybeans might be replanted in Ontario. Farmers do everything they can to make sure all is done correctly at planting…
No-till update

March 2014 - TO GET THE BENEFITS, THERE’S NO GOING BACK HAVE YOU JOINED the growing number of farmers across Ontario who no-till all of their crops? “As you’ve likely heard before, no-till farmers realize greater benefits compared…
Farm diversity

December 2013 - NEW CROP IDEAS AND OPTIONS FOR MARGINAL LAND USE “DIVERSIFYING CROPS IS important for grain farmers for a number of reasons,” says John Kelly, Vice President of Erie Innovation and Commercialization, an initiative of the…
Shredlage

November 2013 - NEW WHOLE-PLANT CORN SILAGE TECHNOLOGY A NEW WHOLE-PLANT corn silage processing technology called Shredlage is soaring in popularity among American dairy farmers and is now gaining attention here in Ontario. Research shows that feeding the…
Tier 4 Final

November 2013 - AN UPDATE ON TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES ALONG WITH THEIR Canadian and American counterparts, Ontario farmers are already somewhat familiar with Tier 4 standards and their associated new technology. In 1996, the US government began introducing the…
Leveraging the power of the EFP

October 2013 - THE SUSTAINABLE NATURE OF FARMS IN ONTARIO the power of consumers to change the marketplace is enormous. Growing public interest in how food is produced means farmers and retailers alike need to prove they are…
Soybean export markets

May 2013 - TAKING THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES soybean export markets are increasingly important to Canada. We export between 50 and 70 percent of our total production each year, and that amount is going up. Understanding the changes in…
Agricultural conversations

April 2013 - THE BENEFITS OF CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS when producers speak up about the value of new farming techniques, Canadians will better understand the benefits they provide to everyone. “Farmers can easily speak to the people around…