Building heartier, healthier farm communities
Across Canada, health-related initiatives have been launched that underscore how farming has complexities that have gone unknown or misunderstood for decades. A new era of farmer wellness awareness –...
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Raising the bar on oat yields
Joanna Follings,OMAFA Oats provide an excellent opportunity to diversify crop rotations. When managed well, they can be both productive and profitable for Ontario growers. The success of an oat crop...
View ArticleGetting more for less
Soil scientist and farmer Jill Clapperton provides insights on practical soil management strategies tailored to individual farm conditions rather than one-size-fits-all prescriptions. “Everything is...
View ArticleGrainTALK newsletter – GrainTALK for June/July 2026
Your Grain Farmers of Ontario Team Here is our next installment of profiles of your Grain Farmers of Ontario staff to help introduce you to the team. Liam JamesonPolicy Analyst Liam Jameson joined...
View ArticleDual-edged technology helping wheat growers
The WheatScanR app is a new technological tool to help researchers and wheat growers monitor Fusarium head blight (FHB) and estimate wheat head counts for yield predictions. In 1996, Fusarium head...
View ArticleFarming through change
Conventional wisdom often warns against thinking too much about the past because there’s no changing it. Yet there’s a difference between living in it and fondly reflecting on where a person’s come...
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Expropriation explained: What farmers need to know
Micah Goldstein, Partner, WeirFoulds LLP mgoldstein@weirfoulds.com Q: WHAT IS LAND EXPROPRIATION? A: Expropriation is the forced taking of land by the government for public purposes without the...
View ArticleTools, tactics and trade-offs in resistance management
From waterhemp and ryegrass in the East to kochia and wild oats in the West, Canada’s weed challenges and resistance risks are shaped by local conditions, cropping systems, and evolving management...
View ArticleShort-term savings, long-term costs
As public research capacity shrinks, farmers face potential limits on future crop development, prompting calls to protect Canada’s seed innovation system and maintain competitiveness. The nature of...
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Field Observations
June 25, 2026 Timely rains have allowed grain crops across the province to flourish as the month comes to a close. With corn, soybeans, and spring cereals growing vegetatively, and winter wheat in the...
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