Speaking during a panel discussion hosted by Bayer during its recent “It’s Grow Time” research plot tour near Tavistock are Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) participants, from left: Adam Ireland of Teeswater, Blair Freeman of Owen Sound and Jeff Cook of Talbotville. Photo: Stew Slater

Ontario growers share initial YEN learnings

Three participants in the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement discuss their goals for enhancing winter wheat production

The Great Lakes YEN offers the chance to connect with growers in Ontario and Michigan to find out strategies for achieving the best possible wheat yield under your farm’s growing conditions.


Ton Groot Roessink, right, and his girlfriend Kim Stapelbroek are working to create liquid fertilizer from their manure which meets Dutch nutrient regulations.

Dutch farmer separates nitrogen from manure to fertilize crops

Process reduces manure hauling, produces usable heat and electricity for Dutch farm

Ton Groot Roessink milks about 200 cows near Baak, using robots, automated feeding and automated manure cleaning. Manure from the farm is put through a biogas digester. The methane is burned to produce electricity and heat for the farm.








Jake Kraayenbrink developed the AgriBrink tire deflation system to reduce soil compaction from heavy equipment. After successful sales in Canada and Europe, he recently moved to Iowa to market the system in the U.S.

Passion for soil health drives Ontario innovator

On-farm innovation award winner has developed not one but two useful systems to help farmers

Jake Kraayenbrink is passionate about soil health — so much so that he’s spent the better part of the past 15 years developing an innovative tire deflation system that helps […] Read more

The biogas digester being constructed on Nick Thurler’s farm near South Mountain.

Ambitious plan aims to add 300 biodigesters

DFO vice-chair hopes to see Danish model for renewable natural gas adopted across Canada on dairy farms

A co-operative-style company founded by Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) vice-chair Nick Thurler has taken its first step toward a goal of gaining access to 80 per cent of the […] Read more