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: weather

Collaboration is key

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2023 - RIGHT NOW, FARMERS across the province are gearing up for a busy corn and soybean harvest following the summer harvest of cereal crops. After what can only be described as a growing season featuring incredibly…
Global wins

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2023 - IT IS SPRING, which means farmer-members across the province will be gearing up for one of the busiest seasons of the year — planting. After a long winter of researching, learning, and planning, it is…
Farming in a war zone

UKRAINE FARMERS CONTINUE TO BE RESILIENT

December 2022 - IN JUNE OF this year, Ontario Grain Farmer published a story on the challenges faced by Ukrainian farmers amidst the growing conflict with Russia. First interviewed in April, Oleh Zahorodnii and Roman Gorobets provide an…
Decisions, decisions

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

November 2022 - FARMERS ARE ALWAYS making decisions – each year, they set goals and expectations and plan what to plant, when to plant, where to plant, when to spray or fertilize, when to harvest, and when to…
The price of corn

HANDLING A YEAR OF MARKET VOLATILITY

September 2021 - 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…
Web Special

Is DON a concern?

CORN CROP UPDATE

July 2021 - 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.…
Managing the weather

UTILIZING DATA

March 2021 - THE WEATHER IS one aspect of farming which farmers have no ability to change but are forced to work with come what may. Wind speed and direction can impact when and if you can spray…