The ‘kitchen sink’ method
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A WINNING STRATEGY FOR SOYBEANS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN you throw everything but the kitchen sink on your soybean crop? Can you buy yield by applying additional inputs? And is it economically viable to do so?…
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Business side: Marketing tips
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- WHAT ELEMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN MY GRAIN MARKETING PLAN? Developing a marketing plan will help you manage risk and keep you focused on maintaining profits. There are several factors you need to think about… -
Early warnings
- RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CHALLENGES ADVANCED TRAIT TECHNOLOGY can present both opportunities and challenges to Ontario farms. As planting options grow in complexity, researchers are focused on working with products before they become available to ensure… -
The Crop Heat Unit system
- 50 YEARS OF RELIABLE RATINGS THE MAN WHO came up with Ontario’s renowned Crop Heat Unit (CHU) system admits a little luck along with ten years of research led to its development. Considered the gold… -
Developing leadership
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- GRAINS IN ACTION WITHIN AGRICULTURE, WE complained for years that young people were not entering into the industry. Statistics Canada’s Census of Agriculture seemed to back up our concerns showing an increase in the age… -
Growing Connections
- A NEW GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO EXHIBIT GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO now has a new way to connect urban audiences with farmers. Growing Connections, a 53 foot trailer exhibit, was successfully launched in November at… -
Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New hand-held grain moisture tester available from John Deere To help producers more accurately monitor the condition of their grain during harvest and in storage, John… -
Northern leaf blight
- MAINTAINING RESISTANCE NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT is one of the most common and economically important fungal leaf diseases in Ontario. In fact, for as long as corn has been grown in the province there have been… -
Black Sea
- NEW EXPORT COMPETITION LOOMS RUSSIA AND UKRAINE are poised to become bigger players than ever in world grain markets, affecting competition not only for wheat sales but for corn markets. “Ukraine is now a very… -
Cropside: UAN, streamer nozzles, leaf burn and corn yield
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- QUESTION Growers seeking high speed N application after the planting window has past are turning increasingly to high capacity sprayers and streamer nozzles to apply UAN “over the top”. One of the biggest concerns is…
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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 – April/May 2026
From the CEO's desk
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In an uncertain world, reliability matters. Global agriculture is increasingly shaped by geopolitics, supply chain disruptions, and shifting trade policies. In recent years, input costs, particularly fertilizer costs, have been affected by export restrictions, shipping…