Gifting a legacy INVESTING IN RIDGETOWN CAMPUS February 2023 - TAR SPOT, A fungal disease found in corn, was first discovered in the U.S. in 2015. Today, it has spread across the U.S. and in 20 Ontario counties west of Toronto. In less than a…
Tar spot in Ontario HERE TO STAY August 2022 - TWO STRAINS OF tar spot — Mexican and Caribbean — are here to stay in Ontario, and growers need to take active steps to achieve good control of this corn disease this summer and in…
Tar spot AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS November 2021 - A NETWORK OF Ontario crop specialists and U.S. extension specialists monitored the real-time movement of tar spot in 2021. In September, the disease spread significantly east and north from the original infections confirmed in southwestern…
GrainTALK for October 2021 AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS November 2021 - FARMER-MEMBER SURVEY Grain Farmers of Ontario is conducting a farmer-member survey. Your confidential feedback will help our planning and make our organization more responsive to your needs. All farmer-members were mailed a copy of the…
Tar spot HOW TO MANAGE THE NEW DISEASE THREAT December 2020 - THE INEVITABLE HAS happened with tar spot — the disease has now been confirmed in Ontario. Researchers and agronomists have been keeping a close eye out for signs of tar spot ever since it was…
Weed control tips FALL MANAGEMENT October 2025 - Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – November 2025 From the CEO's desk November 2025 - As I write this, I’m en route to Mexico City, joining Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Trevor Jones, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Heath…