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

Hiring it out or doing yourself?

April 2011 - CUSTOM SPRAYING AND MANURE MANAGEMENT CAN MAKE SENSE due to economic benefits, convenience and other reasons, more and more Ontario farmers are choosing to hire custom spraying services instead of doing it themselves. It’s an…
Debt on the farm

March 2011 - The current state of agricultural debt in Canada canadian farm debt is a whopping $62.7 billion at present, and has been steadily increasing since 1995. “Before that, the outcome of the farming crisis in the…
Managing farm debt

March 2011 - Finding out how best to manage your farm finances some farmers in Canada have thoroughly looked into optimizing their management of debt, but many need to take a much closer look. “Farmers need to think…
Maximizing fertilizer usage this spring

February 2011 - IMPORTANT TIPS AND THE LOW-DOWN ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES it’s been a year to celebrate in Ontario, with outstanding yields for corn and solid yields for soybeans and wheat. However, with great yields, comes great responsibility.…
Public and private corn breeding – a behind the scenes tour

February 2011 - HOW PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN CANADA COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER the improved yield and disease resistance Canadian-adapted corn hybrids have demonstrated during the last few decades has been truly impressive. Growers know a lot…
New traits coming down the pipeline

December 2010 - WHAT’S JUST OUT – OR COMING SOON – IN CORN, SOYBEANS AND WHEAT it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with myriad of new trait developments for your rotation as they become available. To give you…
Rent, own or lease?

November 2010 - CHOICES IN THE DECISION OF HOW TO ACCESS EQUIPMENT HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER FOR FARMERS the choice to rent or buy farm equipment is still a bit of a novelty among Ontario producers. “Up until…
White wheat in high demand for breakfast cereal

October 2010 - WHILE MEETING QUALITY REQUIREMENTS CAN BE CHALLENGING, GROWERS OF WHITE WHEAT FIND PREMIUM MAKES IT WORTH THEIR WHILE according to gord Anderson, success with growing white wheat is all about thinking differently. “It requires a…
A qualified crop of advisors

September 2010 - ONTARIO CROP ADVISORS WORK HARD FOR CERTIFICATION producers are familiar with the value of hiring a crop advisor, but the difference between a Canadian Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and those who do not carry that…
Talking to the experts

July 2010 - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE FROM ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS farming is increasingly complex, and even top farmers – although they attend seminars and meetings on an ongoing basis – can’t do it all. “Accredited farm…