Field observations
PREPARING FOR SPRING 2021
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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…
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Cover crops
AGRONOMY BASICS FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT
- 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
- 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… -
Cropside: Soil crusting
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- IN SPRING 2020, rain followed by hot dry conditions resulted in surface crusts that created challenges in some areas for emerging seedlings. Some fields were re-planted entirely, while others came through with thin but acceptable… -
Herbicide carryover
PREVENTING CROP INJURY
- the 2020 growing season saw many reports of crop injury due to herbicide carryover. Some crops grown in Ontario are very sensitive to carryover, particularly some horticulture crops. When growing crops on land that could… -
Winter barley
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
- THERE HAS BEEN a renewed interest in winter barley for many reasons. Known for its early maturity compared to winter wheat, this crop provides an opportunity to double crop soybeans for those in longer season… -
Making hay
THE BENEFITS IN A GRAIN ROTATION
- FORAGE ACRES IN Ontario have decreased by about 40 per cent in the last eight years, with just under 1.5 million acres planted in 2020. But there are good financial and environmental reasons to consider… -
Plant growth regulators
MODIFYING THE CROP
- PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS (PGRs) have been used commercially in agricultural production dating back to the 1930s and 1940s. However, if one goes back even further, it is found that modifying plant growth by applying something… -
Preventing lodging in milled oats
EARLY RESEARCH OBSERVATIONS
- CROP QUALITY, YIELD potential, and susceptibility to lodging can have significant impacts on the profitability of milled oats — a crop common to Northern Ontario, and one to which food processors mandate a high standard.… -
GrainTALK for March 2021
AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS
- NEW STRATEGIC PLAN Grain Farmers of Ontario has released a new Strategic Plan. It outlines our commitment to our core values: our farmer-members, our team, our community, our results, our innovation, our honesty and integrity.…