With vomitoxin (DON) levels so prevalent in this year’s corn crop, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) says a new DON testing cost-sharing initiative will help producers strategically […] Read more
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How Ontario’s new DON testing cost-share program works
Editorial: Corn mould levels unearth knowledge and testing gaps
Just when you have a system that flows effectively across large volumes of a commodity, nature throws you a serious knuckleball. That’s the case this harvest season with corn, a […] Read more
Governments promise help for farmers with DON-infected corn
There are few details yet for the federal-provincial program
The federal and provincial governments have announced steps to help Ontario corn farmers hit by high deoxynivalenol (DON), in their crop through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Why it matters: Corn […] Read more
DON-infected corn storage and ethanol trials proposed
A meeting of the grain sector last week has yielded some guidance for farmers
Here’s the latest news on the managing of the DON-infected corn crop. Get the good corn off: Minister Hardeman Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardeman said […] Read more
Agricorp announces corn salvage program
The program will help farmers pay to harvest and market DON-infected corn
Agricorp, the provincial crop insurance agency, will now cover corn infected by over five parts per million of deoxynivalenol (DON) with a benefit to help farmers cover harvest and marketing […] Read more
GFO letter addresses corn quality situation
Editor’s note: Grain Farmers of Ontario has issued an open letter to its members addressing some of the challenges with DON-infected corn in Ontario and frustrations boiling to the surface […] Read more
What to do with mouldy corn
There are several ways to sell – or dispose of – corn with high DON levels
With comparatively high mycotoxin issues this year’s corn crop, Ontario farmers are increasingly wondering what to do with infected grain. But while circumstances may not be ideal, options do exist […] Read more