Field Observations
FALL 2025
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September 25, 2025 As a new season arrived, so did a much-needed rain for the vast majority of southern Ontario. The corn milk line is progressing towards black layer, while the soybean harvest has had…
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View from the Hill
Ontario young leader goes to Washington
- Editor’s note: Tyler Robertson, a delegate from District 2 (Kent), was selected to represent Grain Farmers of Ontario in the 2024-25 cohort of the ASA-Corteva Young Leader Program. Robertson was selected to participate in Phase… -
Handling treated seed
Tips to keep it out of your grain shipments
- You’ve done all the hard work: made it through the planting season, gone to battle with pests, weeds, and disease, and have harvested your crop. The last thing you want is for that truckload of… -
Drone-seeding cover crops: does it work?
Agronomic information from Ontario's crop specialists
- Drones have garnered significant attention in agriculture over the past few years as new technologies have emerged. When it comes to seeding, the latest drone models offer a spreading payload of 110 pounds and operating… -
Risks and rewards
Communicating about modern agriculture key to acceptance of innovation
- Few industries have seen change to the same extent as agriculture since the mid-1990s. Advances such as Bt corn and glyphosate- tolerant crops altered the standards for crop farmers, along with yield monitors, auto-steer, and… -
Looking back…
Fifteen years of leadership development
- For more than 15 years, Grain Farmers of Ontario has been leading the way, supporting leadership development opportunities for farmer-members. The programs that Grain Farmers of Ontario hosts and supports build capacity for leadership development… -
GrainTALK for September 2025
An update on Grain Farmers of Ontario news and events
- International Oilseed Producers’ Dialogue Jeff Harrison, Grain Farmers of Ontario chair and Paul Hoekstra, vice president, strategic development, attended the 2025 International Oilseed Producers’ Dialogue (IOPD) in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The conference brings together… -
Your questions, answered
Online resources from Grain Farmers of Ontario
- When you have questions, where do you turn for answers? Grain Farmers of Ontario has developed a suite of resources, all available online, to help farmers address the pressing issues that impact their farm and… -
Under the midnight sun
Nuffield Canada celebrates where farming pushes boundaries
- Leona Watson considers herself a bit of a time-travelling farmer. Breaking land from scratch, putting in years of labour to get it into production, and farming with older equipment, there are days she feels like… -
What’s new with the Environmental Farm Plan
Conversations with business experts
- (J.M.) WHAT DO GRAIN FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW, FIFTH EDITION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN? (MM) The latest version of the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is available to Ontario farmers as of…