DON caused by corn ear infections significantly reduced the value of the 2018 Ontario corn crop.

DON-forecasting tool funded

Governments help to pay costs to set up computerized monitoring system

The federal and provincial governments are supporting the creation of an early-warning and risk assessment system for deoxynivalenol (DON). Grain Farmers of Ontario is leading the project which will work […] Read more


Farmers have been challenged by an inability to market lower-quality corn after last year’s harvest.

Loan program gets extension, funding boost

Changes made to the Commodity Loan Program to help deal with DON-infected corn financial challenges

Changes to the Commodity Loan Program (CLP) have been made to help farmers dealing with extreme harvest issues across the province. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) asked for an extension […] Read more




Corn has been discounted across much of Ontario because of high levels of DON. There are challenges in marketing especially high infection level corn.

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

With vomitoxin (DON) levels 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 […] Read more





This year’s Ontario corn crop is showing higher levels of mycotoxins compared to previous years, and caution is advised.

Corn mycotoxin levels high this harvest season

The provincial agriculture department advises special care to limit the effects of various toxins and moulds in feed

It’s a corn crop mycotoxin year. The annual survey conducted by OMAFRA field crop staff in collaboration with the Grain Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Agri-Business Association has found […] Read more