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

Strip tillage research

MAXIMIZING THE USE OF NUTRIENTS AND REDUCING SOIL LOSS

February 2024 - AS STRIP TILLAGE HAS BEEN investigated and promoted in Ontario during the last 20 years, its use has grown slowly but steadily because it can achieve a variety of aims. For example, it can lead…
Building soil health over time

LONG-TERM STUDY OF TILLAGE, FERTILITY, AND MORE

February 2024 - CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH INTO SOIL HEALTH continues in Ontario, led by a University of Guelph team. “Healthy, resilient soil is key to maintaining crop productivity,” notes Dr. Laura Van Eerd, professor of sustainable soil management at…
Stormy skies ahead?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024

December 2023 - THERE ARE MANY challenges on a grain farm, and one that farmers increasingly have to worry about is erratic weather. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, notes in one of…
Keeping your data safe

CYBERSECURITY FOR YOUR FARM BUSINESS

November 2023 - A SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO farm recently made news after a ‘ransomware’ cyberattack. While in this case, the hackers demanded a public admission of alleged pig mistreatment, cyberattacks are usually about money. Ransomware attacks, where infiltrators gain…
Innovative funding, innovative projects

GRAINS INNOVATION FUND CONTINUES TO GROW

October 2023 - RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT for pioneering new products made from Ontario grains — that is the purpose of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Grains Innovation Fund. It is now going strong into its 15th year. “The Fund…
Weed control for 2024

ENSURE THE BEST OUTCOMES NEXT YEAR

September 2023 - EVERY FALL, ALONG with combining, grain storage, and other harvest tasks, weed control for the coming season should be top of mind. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Group 14-resistant common ragweed has been identified in…
Measuring soil health

THREE INDICATORS IDENTIFIED AS THE BEST

June 2023 - THREE YEARS, USD $6.5 million, and 124 sites across Canada, the United States, and Mexico — these were the basic ingredients that came together in a successful effort to identify the three most effective and…
4R grain corn

BENEFITS OF ADVANCED 4R NITROGEN MANAGEMENT

April 2023 - 4R FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT (Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time and Right Place) is a well-known, well-respected and widely-implemented program in Ontario and across Canada. It is also an evolving program, with new studies continually being…
Weed control

TIPS FOR THE 2023 GROWING SEASON

March 2023 - WEED CONTROL IS critical for high yields every year, and for the 2023 growing season, here is the latest advice on several problem species from Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,…
Nitrogen management research

NEW PROJECTS OFFER MORE INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE

February 2023 - EXCITING PROGRESS HAS already been achieved with four new nitrogen-focused research projects supported, in part, by Grain Farmers of Ontario. All projects started in 2022, and the teams in the first three projects are based…