The importance of dealer licensing
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PROTECTION UNDER THE GFPP THERE’S A LOT riding on a load of grain. Grain farmers selling a crop need to know they will be paid the correct amount, on time, to keep their own farm…
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Understanding precision agriculture
MAPPING ELEVATION AND TOPOGRAPHIC MODELLING
- THIS ARTICLE IS the third in a series intended to introduce and explain the concept of management zones, to provide a process to define, delineate, and characterize management zones, and to outline the kinds of… -
Corn management trials
- NEW OCC HYBRID TESTING IN 2015 A DESIRE TO stay relevant has prompted the Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) to change the way it conducts their hybrid performance trials. For decades, performance trials conducted by the OCC have… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Farmers form new co-operative to produce sugar from corn stover Lilian Schaer The Cellulosic Sugar Producers’ Co-operative is working on creating a new market opportunity for… -
Sound advice
- THE ROLE OF A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR (CCA) can be a valuable asset to any grain farming operation. With a CCA’s knowledge, training, and experience they can help a business become… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Working with soybeans’ natural anti-inflammatory properties Alexandra Sawatzky Ontario consumers may have a new reason to incorporate soybeans into their diets. In addition to being rich… -
GFO Newsletter for April/May 2015
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO AGRONOMY RESEARCH INSERT On the opposite page you will find the latest update on research being funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario. The projects highlighted in… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Kurtis Peeters, an organic corn grower from Kawartha Lakes is the winner of the Most Profitable Acre Challenge, a competition organized by the Agri-food Management Institute and presented… -
Protecting Pollinators
- A REVIEW OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE INTRODUCTION OF new best management practices (BMPs) in 2014 helped grain farmers reduce the risk to bees and other insect pollinators from exposure to dust from neonicotinoid treated… -
Industry collaborates on pollinators
- A PLAN FOR BEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SINCE 2012, WHEN concerns around bee health first arose in the province, Grain Farmers of Ontario has taken an active leadership role to minimize the negative impacts crop farming…
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Weed control tips
FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – December 2025
From the CEO's desk
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As the calendar turns to December, Grain Farmers of Ontario concludes its milestone 15th year. Building on the foundation of its three founding organizations — the Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board, Ontario Corn Producers’ Association,…