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Corn has been discounted across much of Ontario because of high levels of DON. There are challenges in marketing especially high infection level corn. (John Greig photo)
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How Ontario’s new DON testing cost-share program works

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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 market their grain. Why it matters: OSCIA says cost-sharing will help farmers know how severe their deoxynivalenol (DON) issues are, and how to market their […] Read more
Editorial: Corn mould levels unearth knowledge and testing gaps
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Editorial: Corn mould levels unearth knowledge and testing gaps

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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 normally easy-to-manage, reliable crop. This year, it has turned into a nightmare when it comes to logistics, marketing and operator safety. A good portion of […] Read more
There remains a significant amount of DON-infected corn in fields in Ontario.
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Governments promise help for farmers with DON-infected corn

There are few details yet for the federal-provincial program

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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 farmers in Ontario are continuing to try to get their corn harvested, while dealing with serious quality issues that depending on geography and local buyers, […] Read more
Ripe corn plants with a dusting of snow
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DON-infected corn storage and ethanol trials proposed

A meeting of the grain sector last week has yielded some guidance for farmers

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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 the main message from his recent meeting of the industry is to get the good quality corn harvested. Leave the DON-infected corn in the field […] Read more
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Agricorp announces corn salvage program

The program will help farmers pay to harvest and market DON-infected corn

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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 costs for damaged corn. The interim measure for 2018 will pay producers that are insured, $0.79 per eligible bushel to cover extraordinary costs being managed […] Read more
Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario board of directors.
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GFO letter addresses corn quality situation

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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 from some farmers. Here’s what it says: An open letter to our GFO farmer-members We are facing one of the most severe outbreaks of DON […] Read more
Much corn remains in Ontario fields and some of it contains a problematic level of mycotoxin.
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What to do with mouldy corn

There are several ways to sell – or dispose of – corn with high DON levels

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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 – some perhaps more appealing than others. Why it matters: Finding a market for mycotoxin-infected corn is not easy, but there are options. However, many […] Read more

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