Preparing for harvest
MITIGATING CHALLENGES
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HARVEST IS JUST around the corner and with it comes long days of stress and fatigue. The easiest way to mitigate that stress is by preparing as much as possible ahead of time. Ontario grain…
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Cropside: Dicamba application
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICATORS CAN AND CANNOT CONTROL At the time of this article, social media and farm reporting is solidly focussed on the Southern U.S. as they weather an unprecedented number of dicamba-related off-target pesticide incidents.… -
GFO Newsletter for September 2017
GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
- CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW Grain Farmers of Ontario will be at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show from September 12 – 14. You can find us on 1st Lane (Seed Alley). Stop in for a coffee and… -
Grain safety
THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
- IN AGRICULTURE, THERE are six to seven times more safety incidents than in the general public. Often in agriculture the family, home, and workplace are one place, which can create a laid back attitude around… -
Soil Health Interpretive Centre
UNEARTHING THE SECRETS TO SOIL HEALTH
- SOILS ARE LIVING ecosystems. And like any living thing, soils need a supply of organic matter to thrive. This message is at the heart of the University of Guelph’s Soil Health Interpretive Centre (SHIC), located… -
Understanding precision agriculture
ARE YOU AND YOUR EQUIPMENT IN SYNC?
- YOU CAN’T MANAGE what you don’t measure. The more accurate, useful yield data a grower can collect from their precision equipment each season, the better equipped they will be to make more informed management decisions… -
U.S. exports to Cuba
U.S. EXPORTS TO CUBA
- CUBA’S 12 MILLION people represent an untapped potential market for corn, soybean, and wheat exports, but the ongoing U.S. embargo against Cuba makes it unlikely that U.S. farmers will make major inroads into that market… -
Keep it clean
ENSURE MARKET ACCESS
- KEEPING IT CLEAN on your farm is an important part of keeping our markets open. Harvest time is no exception. Fall application of glyphosate and grain storage are two critical issues that are in your… -
Island farming
PLANNING AND FORWARD THINKING
- WOLFE ISLAND FARMER Jason Pyke laughs when asked if there was ever a question about choosing to farm on an island versus the mainland. “For me, it wasn’t really a question because I grew up… -
Marketing your grain
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- IT’S BEEN A challenging year for many of you and as you begin to reap the rewards of your efforts this harvest season, you want to be sure that you maximize your net returns. You…