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Be vigilant

How to inform and protect yourself as cybercriminals change tactics

March 2026 - Criminals traditionally defrauded farms and agribusinesses by chance. Now, they’re taking a more targeted approach to hit the agriculture sector where and when it’s most vulnerable. Fortunately though, cyber threat awareness, along with the number…
Closed Transfer Systems in Ontario

Agronomic information from Ontario's crop specialists

March 2026 - WHAT ARE CLOSED TRANSFER SYSTEMS? Closed Transfer Systems (CTS) are designed to move pesticides from their original containers into sprayers without exposing operators or the environment. For small-format jugs, these systems use specialized caps and…
The growing demand for winter wheat

Quality, sustainability and market development are attracting new buyers to this Ontario crop

March 2026 - As global markets shift, interest in Canada Eastern Soft Red Winter (CESRW) wheat is rising around the world. Ontario grain farmers grow the vast majority, about 80 per cent, of Canada’s winter wheat. And they’re…
The terrible two

Snow mould and stripe (yellow) rust are a double disease challenge

March 2026 - Winter has been long, cold, and snowy. As spring arrives, how will you respond to protect your winter wheat crop? Snow mould and stripe (yellow) rust are caused by different fungal pathogens, but they share…
From the CEO’s desk – March 2026

From the CEO's desk

March 2026 - 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…
What’s new with the Good in Every Grain campaign

The success of the teacher seed kits

February 2026 - TEACHER SEED KITS REACH 43,000 STUDENTS For the 2024 – 2025 school year, Good in Every Grain mailed out over 15,000 seed kits to 43,000 students across Ontario. These kits were unique this year, as…
A new twist in the spider mite fight

Insecticide resistance grows and new species emerge

February 2026 - With hotter and drier summers, mites’ populations spread and increase, making them more visible. Growers are helping provide field samples to researchers looking at appearance and resistance patterns. Soybeans have been hammered by an increasing…
Making late nitrogen applications work

Producers should rethink best management practices for post-canopy corn fertility treatment

February 2026 - Applying nitrogen in late season corn allows more opportunity to fine-tune fertility rates, spread out labour requirements, and rescue corn impacted by early dry conditions. To get the most out of post-canopy applications, producers need…
Early warning signs: Don’t ignore red flags in farm succession

Conversations with business experts

February 2026 - WHAT IS A ‘RED FLAG’ IN FARM SUCCESSION, AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN? When farm families think about succession planning, the focus often falls on wills, farm ownership, tax strategies, and asset transfers. Those are…
Here’s what really drives soybean yield variation

Ontario research points to environment and R5 growth as key factors

February 2026 - Even when environment and management both increase yield, they may do so for fundamentally different reasons. Ontario soybean fields often differ sharply in yield from one year to the next, but the reasons driving those…