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The DON year and dairy feed
Dairy farmers have had to manage higher mycotoxin levels in feed after last harvest. Here’s how they did it

Province, federal government announce corn salvage benefit
Program will gives farmers more options when corn quality is poor in the future

Grain grading revamp may add falling number, DON as factors

DON corn testing: A new era begins
After a disastrous vomitoxin outbreak, the Ontario Corn Committee is implementing a testing program that farmers have wanted for years. But will companies participate?

Corn committee launches corn DON testing
The voluntary program will inoculate corn hybrids at two locations in the province

Loan program gets extension, funding boost
Changes made to the Commodity Loan Program to help deal with DON-infected corn financial challenges

The DON to come – agronomic lessons from 2018
Farmers have new information to consider on hybrid selection, fungicide timing

Ontario farmers make first blockchain system corn sale
An Ontario startup company facilitated the trade of high-DON corn

Corn hybrid testing for DON needs industry support
There is currently no screening program for susceptibility to DON for corn in Ontario

How the new DON testing cost-share program works
Funds will share half of the cost of DON testing or equipment purchase so farmers can know what they have in their bins