Faces of Farming
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THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE former junior hockey player Justin Dorland has learned that, as an eighth generation farmer, working with the land and animals runs too deep in his blood for him to leave…
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Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New website connects renters and landowners Grain farmers looking for more land to grow their operation now have a new resource to find rentable acres. The… -
20 years of crop rotation
- A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO RESEARCH for decades now, plant researchers like the University of Guelph’s Dave Hooker, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture (Ridgetown Campus), and Bill Deen, Associate Professor in the Department… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New seed treatment technology and equipment for cereal and specialty crops Ag Growth International Inc.(AGI) and Bayer CropScience Inc. have entered into an agreement for the development and distribution of a… -
High-yielding research
- INVENTIVENESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH IN THE EARLY 1900’s, Charles Zavitz, Ontario Agricultural College professor and father of the first widely successful Canadian soybean variety, believed that it was the researcher’s responsibility to make… -
Fence row farming
- UNCOVERING THE SECRETS IN THE SOIL DEAN GLENNEY PLANTS his corn and soybeans on exactly the same rows, drives on the same tracks, and never tills his fields. It’s a farming method he has used… -
2% Biodiesel
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has mandated that diesel fuel sold in Canada must contain a minimum of 2% renewable diesel (biodiesel). 2% of the Ontario diesel market is 160 million litres annually, which means a potential… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New foundation will support students entering agriculture programs A new national foundation is being launched to promote post-secondary agricultural education to Canadian high school students. The Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF)… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH In this special edition of Research Roundup, we profile one of the research organizations Grain Farmers of Ontario is an active member of. Spotlight on the… -
Growing beyond subsistence farming
- PART 1 – EXPOSURE-4-DEVELOPMENT TOUR my week in Kenya began in a slaughterhouse and ended surrounded by roses. They were fitting bookends for an eye-opening journey, filled with the challenges, frustrations and hopes of farmers…
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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 – March 2026
From the CEO's desk
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Farmers’ resilience is being tested. Members need trust, leadership, and security beyond the protective shield that they normally keep over their families and their farms. Each year, Grain Farmers of Ontario holds district meetings in…