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Sustainable Canadian Soy program

OPENING DOORS TO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

April 2024 - “ONTARIO FARMERS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY FOR GENERATIONS; it’s second nature to follow practices that protect and preserve our land and farms,” says Margaret Vincent, who farms in Wingham, Ontario, raising livestock and growing corn,…
Peter Sikkema retires

INTO THE WEEDS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS

April 2024 - EVEN AFTER THREE DECADES OF RESEARCHING WEEDS AND HOW TO CONTROL THEM, Dr. Peter Sikkema is still amazed by the science. “I’m turning 66, and never have I been more fascinated by the intersection between…
Inter-seeding cover crops

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2024 - WITH A NARROW WINDOW TO ESTABLISH COVER CROPS after corn harvest, some farmers have experimented with inter-seeding cover crops when corn is at the 6-8 leaf stage. However, the sensitivity of different cover crops to…
Quantifying GHG emissions

DRIVERS, APPROACHES, AND FARM INSIGHTS

April 2024 - AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IS A SOURCE AND SINK OF GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS. Determining if a farm, region, or even a country’s agricultural sector is a net source or sink of GHG emissions requires data collection…
GrainTALK for April/May 2024

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

April 2024 - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED At the February Board of Directors meeting, Jeff Harrison, director for District 12 (Durham, Northumberland, Kawartha, Peterborough, Hastings) was elected chair; Julie Maw, director for District 3 (Lambton) and Josh Boersen, director…
The path to leadership

JEFF HARRISON ELECTED AS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO CHAIR

April 2024 - SINCE GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S INCEPTION in 2010, the organization’s new chair, Jeff Harrison, has been involved as a leader in many capacities. Over the years, his leadership path has taken him from being a…
Alternative rotation options

IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY

April 2024 - DECLINING COMMODITY PRICES OFTEN HAVE GROWERS ASKING ABOUT OTHER OPTIONS, yet there’s often more to explore with crop alternatives. Spreading workloads, diversifying operations, or lowering risk are a few reasons, while some growers look to…
Winter wheat

A POWERHOUSE IN SUSTAINABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

April 2024 - ONGOING RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CROP ROTATION IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN GROWING SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE CROPS — and winter wheat is one of the crops that growers should consider including. With a list of benefits,…
New cost-share funding

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2024 - (J.M.) ARE THERE ANY FUNDING PROGRAMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR GRAIN FARMERS? (A.H.) OSCIA delivers several cost-share funding programs that support Ontario farmers in implementing best management and sustainability practices on their farms. We are currently…
4R in the field

REAPING THE BENEFITS

April 2024 - 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP (RIGHT SOURCE, RIGHT RATE, RIGHT TIME AND RIGHT PLACE) is a well-known, well-respected and growing initiative in Ontario and across Canada. Of course, many of its recommended practices, from split nitrogen application…