Business Risk Management programs
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APPLICATION AND RENEWAL TIME SPRING IS HERE and it is time once again to think about the programs that will help you best manage the farm business risks you may encounter this year. Agricorp is…
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The importance of dealer licensing
- 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… -
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…
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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 – October 2026
From the CEO's desk
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Market development and free trade are essential priorities for Grain Farmers of Ontario, connecting global customer relationships and trade access directly to farm-level demand. As Ontario grain farmers head into another harvest, it is easy…