The price of corn
HANDLING A YEAR OF MARKET VOLATILITY
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WHEN HIS FAMILY is figuring out how much of their corn crop they are selling and when to sell it, Alain Goubau says their golden rule is to sell in increments. “We lead with having…
Topic: corn
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Combine ready
CORN AND SOYBEAN HARVEST
- “don’t get yourself in a yank,” says Alex Barrie, soil management engineer with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). “One of the first things that people do when it comes to… -
DON-infected corn
LEARNINGS FROM TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS
- The DON outbreak in 2018 had a widespread impact on farmers’ profitability and created challenges throughout the grain supply chain. Grain Farmers of Ontario has funded research to mitigate the impact of the next DON… -
Is DON a concern?
CORN CROP UPDATE
- CORN IS APPROACHING the pollination stage across the province. At this stage, we are reminded that the first infection of gibberella ear rot can occur if the viable silks are exposed to the right conditions.… -
Overcoming obstacles
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH IN BRAZIL
- BRAZIL’S PROFIT MARGINS on corn and soybean production are limited by infrastructure and logistic constraints. However, agriculture is an economical hot spot with continued growth despite supply chain issues, unpredictable weather patterns, and large export… -
A root-focused mindset
BETTER QUALITY AND HIGHER YIELDS
- HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS are an important thing — particularly in the plant world. According to Jill Clapperton, a soil scientist and co-founder of the soil health management company Rhizoterra Inc., practices which support better relationships… -
Storage flexibility in DON-infected corn
GRAIN BAGS OFFER GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO IMMEDIATE SHIPPING
- GRAIN BAGS OFFER Ontario farmers another way of reliably storing vomitoxin-infected corn, according to a recently concluded Grain Farmers of Ontario-funded study. Participants in the research project say bag storage is a flexible, practical alternative… -
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… -
The opportunity for corn
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
- 2020 WAS CERTAINLY a tumultuous year for corn farmers in Ontario. Nobody could have foreseen the market upset that COVID-19 had on grain markets in early 2020. As we look forward into 2021 and beyond,… -
Market review 2019-2020
COVID-19 AND CHINESE DEMAND CREATE VOLATILITY
- THE IMPACT OF the COVID-19 pandemic came fast and furious, causing sharp losses across all markets. Although grain and oilseed prices rebounded after the initial shock in mid-March 2020, the lingering effects of the pandemic…