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White mould control
Horst Bohner, Soybean Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs AN OLD SAYING goes, “A little white mould is the sign of a good crop.” This makes perfect sense because white...
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Sustainable finance on the farm
INDUSTRY CAN HAVE positive and negative impacts on the environment and society. Accounting for these impacts and companies’ actions to demonstrate progress is of increasing interest among investors...
View ArticleTailoring grain exports to customers
AS SOLLIO LETS go of its grain handling facilities in Southwestern Ontario, grain handler DG Global Inc. hopes the acquisition of the facilities will help meet demand for smaller, more customized...
View ArticleInnovative funding, innovative projects
RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT for pioneering new products made from Ontario grains — that is the purpose of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Grains Innovation Fund. It is now going strong into its 15th year. “The...
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Fall financial checkup
Ken McEwan, College Research Professor, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus & University of Guelph Foundations in Agricultural Management Instructor (J.M.) WHY IS A FARM FINANCIAL CHECKUP...
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Resilient and optimistic
Crosby Devitt, CEO, Grain Farmers of Ontari IN AUGUST, GRAIN Farmers of Ontario’s chair, Brendan Byrne, and I joined colleagues from the Canadian Canola Growers at the 25th International Oilseed...
View ArticleMore than a matter of taste
RECOGNITION IS NICE; being recognized five times on an international level is incomparable. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• The Ontario Corn Fed Beef Program received (OCFB) its fifth 3-star Superior Taste...
View ArticleEuropean machinery technology
EVERY SECOND YEAR, Agritechnica, the world’s largest trade fair for agricultural machinery and equipment, takes place in Hanover, Germany. After a four-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the German...
View ArticleCelebrating soybean breeding
SUCCESS IN SOYBEAN breeding improves yield by approximately one per cent each year, but this rate will have to increase significantly in order to meet projected food demand. To prepare, breeders are...
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Leaching nitrogen
Ben Rosser, Corn Industry Program Lead, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs SOIL PROFILE OF LEACHING EXPERIMENT. PHOTO IS COURTESY OF BEN ROSSER. A COMMON QUESTION in a year with...
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GrainTALK for November 2023
Brendan Byrne, chair, Grain Farmers of Ontario What is Grain Farmers of Ontario doing to ensure farmers have access to the technology they need most in the coming years? Recently, we have heard...
View ArticleKeeping your data safe
A SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO farm recently made news after a ‘ransomware’ cyberattack. While in this case, the hackers demanded a public admission of alleged pig mistreatment, cyberattacks are usually about...
View ArticleNew hybrid corn traits available
THEY ARE COMMONLY referred to as “the newest tools in the toolbox,” and although it is a slightly overused turn of phrase, it accurately reflects the mindset of growers, agronomists, and crop...
View ArticleAs seen at the show
CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW (COFS) has been showcasing the latest in agriculture technology for 30 years — and the 2023 show was no exception. With three full days of equipment demonstrations, crop...
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Farm financial software
Aaron Greene, CPA, Manager RLB Chartered Professional Accountants www.rlb.ca (J.M.) WHAT ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ARE AVAILABLE FOR FARM BUSINESSES? (A.G.) The majority of farm businesses have...
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Farming for the future
Crosby Devitt, CEO, Grain Farmers of Ontario LIKE MANY OF you, I attended Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) in September and took some time to wander around the show and check out the latest in farm...
View ArticleFarming smarter
DISCOVERY FARM WOODSTOCK is now part of a nationwide agricultural technology research network designed to test, troubleshoot, and develop practical farming technologies. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW•...
View ArticleGrain contracts guide
A “THUMBS UP” IN a text message in response to a grain contract proposal cost a Saskatchewan farmer $82,000 after a Saskatchewan judge ruled in June 2023 that replying with the commonly used emoji...
View ArticleMore winter barley acres
SIGNIFICANT JUMPS IN yield potential and a desire to expand rotation options are making new winter barley varieties a more attractive rotational option in Ontario — the direct result being an increase...
View ArticleEuropean trade policies
the past 20 years have seen their share of disputes among technology users, countries, and trading partners involving various innovations, from transgenics to active ingredients in chemical products,...
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