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Growing two crops at once

RELAY CROPPING

April 2021 - IS IT POSSIBLE to simultaneously grow two crops in the same field, while also reducing input costs? Jason Mauck, a livestock producer and grain farmer from Indiana, certainly thinks so. In a session during the…
Long-term cover crop research

NEW YIELD FINDINGS

April 2021 - DR. LAURA VAN EERD, professor of sustainable soil management at the University of Guelph, is managing two state-of-the-art long term cover crop research trials at the Ridgetown Campus. Established in 2007 and 2008, these trials…
Resistance management

USING THE TOOLS WE HAVE

April 2021 - RESISTANCE ISSUES IN crop production are a very real and persistent problem. Resistance can be found in weeds, insects, and diseases across the province. Integrated pest management encompasses several methods to slow the spread of…
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Digital resources

TOOLS FOR ONTARIO CROP FARMERS

March 2021 - SEVERAL NEW DIGITAL tools are available to help grain farmers maximize their profitability and help manage tasks in the field and in the farm office. COMBYNE Combyne is a free Canadian grain trading app platform…
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An optimistic outlook for grain farmers

BMO ISSUES PROMISING REPORT

March 2021 - ACCORDING TO BMO bank, agriculture continues to be a bright spot in the Canadian economy during this pandemic, and farmers in Ontario and beyond are expected to fare well in terms of receiving excellent grain…
Field observations

PREPARING FOR SPRING 2021

March 2021 - April 16, 2021 Winter wheat has greened up across the province with many fields receiving their first shot of nitrogen these past couple of days. Majority of fields look outstanding this year with a mild…
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Storage flexibility in DON-infected corn

GRAIN BAGS OFFER GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO IMMEDIATE SHIPPING

March 2021 - GRAIN BAGS OFFER Ontario farmers another way of reliably storing vomitoxin-infected corn, according to a recently concluded Grain Farmers of Ontario-funded study. Participants in the research project say bag storage is a flexible, practical alternative…
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Field observations

PREPARING FOR SPRING 2021

March 2021 - AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 2020 growing season for some of the province, many are looking to 2021 to be a great year. Crop prices are ranging in levels we have not seen in years, winter wheat…
Cover crops

AGRONOMY BASICS FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT

March 2021 - WHEN SOIL MANAGEMENT specialist Anne Verhallen thinks of agronomy, she thinks of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ (OMAFRA’s) Agronomy Guide for Field Crops. It’s a comprehensive resource with specific seeding, tillage,…
Virtual connections

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2021 - IT’S HARD TO believe it was a year ago that the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. When the declaration was made on March 11, we were just days away from…