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Handling treated seed

Tips to keep it out of your grain shipments

September 2025 - You’ve done all the hard work: made it through the planting season, gone to battle with pests, weeds, and disease, and have harvested your crop. The last thing you want is for that truckload of…
Drone-seeding cover crops: does it work?

Agronomic information from Ontario's crop specialists

September 2025 - Drones have garnered significant attention in agriculture over the past few years as new technologies have emerged. When it comes to seeding, the latest drone models offer a spreading payload of 110 pounds and operating…
Risks and rewards

Communicating about modern agriculture key to acceptance of innovation

September 2025 - Few industries have seen change to the same extent as agriculture since the mid-1990s. Advances such as Bt corn and glyphosate- tolerant crops altered the standards for crop farmers, along with yield monitors, auto-steer, and…
Looking back…

Fifteen years of leadership development

September 2025 - For more than 15 years, Grain Farmers of Ontario has been leading the way, supporting leadership development opportunities for farmer-members. The programs that Grain Farmers of Ontario hosts and supports build capacity for leadership development…
GrainTALK for September 2025

An update on Grain Farmers of Ontario news and events

September 2025 - International Oilseed Producers’ Dialogue Jeff Harrison, Grain Farmers of Ontario chair and Paul Hoekstra, vice president, strategic development, attended the 2025 International Oilseed Producers’ Dialogue (IOPD) in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The conference brings together…
Your questions, answered

Online resources from Grain Farmers of Ontario

September 2025 - When you have questions, where do you turn for answers? Grain Farmers of Ontario has developed a suite of resources, all available online, to help farmers address the pressing issues that impact their farm and…
Under the midnight sun

Nuffield Canada celebrates where farming pushes boundaries

September 2025 - Leona Watson considers herself a bit of a time-travelling farmer. Breaking land from scratch, putting in years of labour to get it into production, and farming with older equipment, there are days she feels like…
What’s new with the Environmental Farm Plan

Conversations with business experts

September 2025 - (J.M.) WHAT DO GRAIN FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW, FIFTH EDITION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN? (MM) The latest version of the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is available to Ontario farmers as of…
Grain testing at elevators

Critical tips to maximize your profits

September 2025 - As with any quality control mechanism, grain testing at the elevators protects raw material providers (in this case, farmers), distributors (elevators), and end-users (millers, feed mills, and others). The testing process ensures that farmers receive…
Body, mind and soul

Make wellness a priority this harvest season

September 2025 - Working well into the middle of the night during busy seasons used to be common for Josh Boersen, a Perth County-area farmer and Grain Farmers of Ontario director of District 9 (Perth). That is, until…