Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine is the flagship publication of Grain Farmers of Ontario and a source of information for our province’s grain farmers.

Grain Farmers of Ontario

Topic: training

Crop management from above

DRONES ON THE FARM

November 2022 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Drone technology is not new, but its on-farm use continues to grow as industry, agronomists, and farmers test and adopt new ways of integrating them into the cropping plan.• At…
In the know

NEW MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP

August 2021 - A CANADIAN-MADE farmer-based stress management training program that dozens of western Canadian farmers have taken is now rolling out in Ontario. “We delivered 27 In the Know workshops here in Manitoba from January to March…
Operator training tips

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

February 2021 - (J.M.) WHAT SHOULD FARM EMPLOYERS COVER IN A FARM EQUIPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM? (S.S.) Training equipment operators can be challenging, especially in agriculture because there are so many different types of machinery, and some that are…
Corteva’s sustainability goals

RECOGNITION

December 2020 - THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) understands the pivotal role that agriculture must play in ensuring a sustainable global food supply. Five years ago, the UN established 17 sustainable development goals; second from the top was a…
Harvest safety

PLAN AHEAD TO PREVENT INCIDENTS

September 2020 - HARVEST 2020 WILL be much different than other years, given the need to remain vigilant about COVID-19. “We’ve developed a lot of specific guidance documents to help agricultural workers, supervisors, and employers,” says Jay Remsik,…