A costly lesson
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LEASING LAND IT’S THE MIDDLE of November 2014. At the edge of a soybean field on the outskirts of Temiskaming Shores, a wood post has just been hammered into the ground. On it is nailed…
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Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Select the best control for volunteer Enlist corn Kyra Lightburn Not all herbicides are equal when it comes to controlling volunteer Enlist herbicide-resistant corn, according to… -
Crop rotation pays off
- IOWA RESEARCH CONFIRMS NET RETURNS A TEN-YEAR FIELD study in central Iowa shows three- and four-year crop rotations achieving better net returns per acre than a two-year corn-soybean rotation, according to Dr. Matt Liebman, an… -
Soil improvement
- RECOMMENATIONS FROM RESEARCHERS HOW TO RAMP-UP soil health and maintain good ground has been the focus of field studies for several years. Researchers are revisiting basic soil health concepts and reminding producers of their importance… -
Cropside: And the survey says!
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- CORN LEAF DISEASES occur every year across the province. A survey conducted in 2014 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Ottawa and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs found northern corn leaf… -
Keeping weeds in the dark
- UTILIZING COVER CROPS SEEING EVEN THE tiniest sliver of sunlight is all most weed seeds need to germinate — but if they sense that there is a thick plant canopy above them, they won’t emerge.… -
Preventing herbicide injury
- FIVE MISTAKES TO AVOID WITH SOYBEANS HERBICIDES ARE GREAT tools for growers, but when used incorrectly there is always the risk that they will not work at all — or worse, that they will injure… -
Controlling giant ragweed
- CORN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES WHY IS THE prevalence of Giant ragweed in soybeans higher than it ever has been in Ontario? That has been the research focus of Dr. Eric Page, a scientist with… -
GFO Newsletter for March 2015
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Visit the Grain Farmers of Ontario booth at these events London Farm Show – March 4,5,6; The Agriplex, booth 728X. Ottawa Valley Farm Show – March… -
Western bean cutworm and mycotoxins
- THE POTENTIAL LINK A GROWING CONCERN for corn producers in Ontario is the increasing infestation of western bean cutworms (WBC). Their numbers have been gradually rising and the insect has been spreading across the province…
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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…