Alliances
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
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YOU LIKELY READ last fall that Grain Farmers of Ontario has rejoined Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). Our chair, Markus Haerle, has taken an important role as vice-chair of the GGC. The news may have…
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Public trust
ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME
- AGRICULTURE WANTS THE public to trust in its practices, to support how it produces food, and to allow farmers to continue to do the great work they are doing without constant scrutiny. When people talk… -
Tar spot of corn
A NEW DISEASE THREAT
- CORN PRODUCERS IN southwestern Ontario have a new disease threat to look out for this growing season. Tar spot of corn rapidly developed in Michigan in 2018 after first being spotted in a couple of… -
Business side: Building prevention
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M) WHAT FIRE CODE REGULATIONS DO FARMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN PLANNING NEW ON-FARM BUILDINGS? (J.E.) Prevention and maintenance are key when it comes to reducing the risk of fire and should be… -
GrainTALK for March 2019
GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
- FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. What are the strategies you use to get ready for upcoming planting seasons? We all have to be very diligent planners. The very… -
Growing resistance
- HERBICIDE RESISTANCE IS defined by the Weed Science Society of America as ‘the inherited ability of a plant to survive and reproduce following exposure to a dose of herbicide that was previously lethal’. Herbicide resistance… -
Cropside: Soybean Gall Midge
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS TO WATCH FOR Insecticide seed treatments and cultural practices have not been effective against this pest. Some foliar insecticides have shown promise, though work is underway to determine the most effective products… -
Value creation
CEREALS INDUSTRY CONSIDERS RESEARCH FUNDING OPTIONS
- CANADA IS FALLING behind the world in funding cereals plant breeding research and the models being proposed to fix the situation have prompted sometimes heated discussion among producers across the country. TWO PROPOSALS One of… -
Agricorp update
KEEPING FARMERS INFORMED
- 2018 SAW HIGHS and lows for many producers, from record high yields for some crops to difficult planting and growing conditions and widespread DON in others. Through it all, Agricorp’s goal has been to ensure… -
The next frontier
SOIL SCIENCE.
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN agriculture and food is a natural one — at least for producers, who nurture it daily. But the agri-food connection is increasingly becoming a “eureka moment” for the public, too. People are…