High tech answer to red tape
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A NEW METHOD TO COLLECT KEY CROP DATA STATISTICS CANADA (Stats Can) is seeking to give farmers a break when it comes to collecting data for some of its agricultural surveys. Stats Can and Agriculture…
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In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Syngenta announces ‘Market Watch in Canada Canadian growers now have access to timely market analysis and forward-looking commentary direct from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading floor, thanks to the… -
US farm bill update
- THE DRAMA OF NEW YEAR’S DAY Update to this story below. THE WAIT FOR a US farm bill may finally be nearing an end, though how Congress will muster the votes to renew farm programs… -
American outlook
- EXPERT OPINIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY FIVE LEADING FIGURES from the American corn and soybean sector share their thoughts on the top challenges they believe their agricultural sector will face in the coming… -
Highs and Lows
- A 2013 REVIEW AND A LOOK AHEAD WITH MORE THAN 20,000 farmers growing corn, soybeans, and wheat on five million acres across 15 districts, there is a lot of ground to cover when it comes… -
Moving Forward
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- AS WE LOOK back on 2013 and move forward with a new year, we are once again facing change within our industry. After a number of good years of high commodity prices, we are seeing the cyclical… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm: a new deadly duo Katharine Tuerke Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm (WBC) are a destructive team for corn farmers. When… -
Grain Discovery Zone
- A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT SEASON ONE OF THE goals of Grain Farmers of Ontario is to be an information source for the public; to inform consumers how we grow our crops and highlight the many uses… -
Grains in Action
- INDUSTRY PROGRAM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has expanded the reach of its popular Grains in Action program with an Industry Program. “It’s just as important for our industry and government partners to be educated in… -
Cropside: Tires and soil compaction
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- THERE ARE SEVERAL main theories on how to avoid or manage soil compaction, these are: 1) confine traffic to lanes within the field to provide traffic-free zones for crop production, 2) avoid wheel traffic on…
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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 – February 2026
From the CEO's desk
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The increasingly complex world of food production requires broad participation from all parts of the value chain in research and innovation. Ontario farmers’ partnerships with government, universities, and industry are the foundation for innovative, competitive,…