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Timing is everything

KNOW YOUR CEREAL GROWTH STAGES

April 2020 - THE IMPORTANCE OF knowing the correct growth stage of your cereal crop cannot be underestimated. To maximize your investment on the crop you will need to time your herbicide and fungicide applications at the correct…
Controlling runoff

TAKING TILE DRAINAGE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

April 2020 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW • Several agricultural organizations have formed the AGgrowth Coalition to advocate for an effective national BRM suite of programs.• The coalition includes Grain Farmers of Ontario, the Canadian Federation of…
Strategic planting

CONSIDERATIONS FOR 2020

April 2020 - THIS SPRING, MANY farmers across North America will be tackling unfinished business from 2019. How did the year end for you? Is there still crop in the field, tillage work that didn’t get done, fall…
Expanding the program

AN UPDATE ON 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP

April 2020 - THE 4R NUTRIENT Stewardship Program, spearheaded by Fertilizer Canada, has made significant inroads in Ontario and across Canada. 4R is a framework for nutrient management which improves efficiency and increases crop yields and profitability while…
HR management support for farmers

PARTNERING WITH THE CAHRC

April 2020 - MANAGING A FARM business means managing risks from the impacts of weather, changes in government policies, international trade deals, and the ups and downs of financial markets. With all of that in mind, there is…
The last word

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2020 - NOTE: This is Barry Senft’s last CEO update. Crosby Devitt has been named CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario as of April 1, 2020. Look for Crosby’s first update on June 1, 2020. AS OF…
Looking back

10 YEARS OF COMMUNICATIONS

April 2020 - In recognition of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 10th anniversary, Ontario Grain Farmer is talking to staff about the impact that the organization has made. This month we sat down with Victoria Berry, manager of communications…
Making carbon work for you

IN-FIELD LEARNINGS FROM SWAC

April 2020 - PART 1: FOCUS ON MICROBES Carbon cycling is the “Holy Grail” of building soil organic matter (SOM). So said Adam Gillespie, professor in the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences, in addressing attendees at…
A plan to avoid errors

TIPS FROM SPRAYING EXPERTS

April 2020 - A LITTLE PLANNING will go a long way to prevent common errors or issues that farmers experience when it comes to spraying that can result in down time, costly damage to equipment, and damage to…
Resistant insects

NO LONGER WAITING IN THE WINGS

April 2020 - CONTROLLING CRITICAL INSECT populations is getting harder, not easier, as more cases of pesticide resistance surface in North America. For several years, there have been populations of western corn rootworm in the United States that…