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A $27 billion industry

ONTARIO GRAIN AND OILSEED INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO GROW

February 2024 - THE NUMBERS ARE IN, AND THEY TELL AN EXCITING STORY about Ontario’s grain and oilseed industry: it is an economic juggernaut, with $27 billion in total economic output — representing a whopping 60 per cent…
Crop rotation diversification

MEASURING STABILITY IN LONG-TERM STUDIES

February 2024 - Research shows that diversifying crop rotation can bring a variety of benefits, but it remains a complex practice with many context-specific responses that need more research. Amélie Gaudin, associate professor and endowed chair of agroecology…
New fertility recommendations

LONG-TERM ONTARIO P AND K STUDY

February 2024 - THE YIELD POTENTIAL of modern corn, soybean, and wheat varieties are the highest they’ve ever been. However, recent years have also brought considerable increases in fertilizer input costs. Achieving crop yield potential has become a…
Weed management

INCREASING YIELDS AND PROFITS

February 2024 - ACCORDING TO DR. PETER SIKKEMA, careful weed management in soybeans can increase yields and profits while bringing an astonishing 344 per cent return on investment (ROI). “My goal is to incrementally advance the science of…
Determining soybean yield

INFLUENCE, FACTORS, AND VARIABLES

February 2024 - NOTHING IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ever unfolds quickly, nor are desired results guaranteed. Delving into data and distinguishing between viable recommendations and the anomalies that may arise is enough to discourage the most resilient individuals. Every…
Building soil health over time

LONG-TERM STUDY OF TILLAGE, FERTILITY, AND MORE

February 2024 - CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH INTO SOIL HEALTH continues in Ontario, led by a University of Guelph team. “Healthy, resilient soil is key to maintaining crop productivity,” notes Dr. Laura Van Eerd, professor of sustainable soil management at…
Weighing debt options

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

February 2024 - (J.M.) What do farmers need to know about today’s debt options? (R.L.) Farm financing has become a lot more complex in recent years. The fluctuating economic environment, rising interest rates, variable commodity markets, and rising…
Strip tillage research

MAXIMIZING THE USE OF NUTRIENTS AND REDUCING SOIL LOSS

February 2024 - AS STRIP TILLAGE HAS BEEN investigated and promoted in Ontario during the last 20 years, its use has grown slowly but steadily because it can achieve a variety of aims. For example, it can lead…
Investment nets results

FROM THE CEO’S DESK

February 2024 - GRAIN AND OILSEED PRODUCTION makes a huge contribution to Ontario’s economy. With the recent release of a new report by MNP, an Economic Impact Analysis of Grain Farming in Ontario, we can share the great…
Stormy skies ahead?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024

December 2023 - THERE ARE MANY challenges on a grain farm, and one that farmers increasingly have to worry about is erratic weather. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, notes in one of…