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

Posts

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…
Collaboration is key

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2023 - RIGHT NOW, FARMERS across the province are gearing up for a busy corn and soybean harvest following the summer harvest of cereal crops. After what can only be described as a growing season featuring incredibly…
Foreign farm workers

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

September 2023 - (J.M.) WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO HIRE FOREIGN WORKERS IN CANADA? (J.F.) Most agricultural businesses fall under the agricultural stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program. This program allows farm employers to hire foreign workers…
Bin-busting wheat yields

TWO-TIME GUINNESS WORLD RECORD GROWER ERIC WATSON

September 2023 - ERIC WATSON’S TWO-TIME Guinness World record for wheat yields came with a lot of planning, testing, hard work, and luck with the weather, but the most important thing was timing. “It’s crucial to get the…
Networking to grow great wheat

GREAT LAKES YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORK TOUR

September 2023 - THE GREAT LAKES Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) organized its first summer networking tour in June 2023 in central and Eastern Michigan. More than 30 growers and their families attended from all over the Great Lakes…
A look back at the season

LEARN, PREPARE, GROW FOR 2024

September 2023 - AFTER THE 2023 crop harvest, 2024 crop planning and goal setting begins. However, before jumping right into crop planning, take time to reflect on the 2023 crop and the previous three to five crop years.…
GrainTALK for September 2023

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

September 2023 - As we head into a new school year, how has Grain Farmers of Ontario helped ensure agriculture is a career pathway that students choose? Over the past year, we have gone above and beyond to…
Professional agri-contractors

CUSTOM FARMING SERVICES AND RATES ARE ON THE RISE

September 2023 - WHEN IT COMES to outsourcing fieldwork, Martin VanZandwyk says hiring a professional agri-contractor is a no-brainer. Not only does he have access to the latest planting and harvesting technology, but VanZandwyk is realizing higher crop…
Winter wheat rotation

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2023 - IN ONTARIO, WE know that winter wheat in rotation improves corn and soybean yields. But with greater revenue coming in during corn and soybean years, the real question is whether these yield benefits outweigh revenue…
Equipment readiness roundup

REMEMBER TO CHECK DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE COMPONENTS

September 2023 - FALL HARVEST IS imminent — but is your equipment ready to go? If you have not already done so, now might be a good time to take a closer look at both the digital systems…