Our 2025 annual report is out! Last year, Foodgrains Bank, through our members and their local partners, committed to serve 1,176,111 people around the world. Read more about our collective effort to #endhunger over the past year ⬇️ foodgrainsbank.ca/resources/annu…

My no till black beans

This years experiment black beans strip cropped between corn. So far it looks promising with just a few pigweed escapes. It is more challenging than strip cropping corn and soys

Corn fungicide time

Today’s shop challenge had to find a draw pin to hook the tractor up to duplo wagons for my grandson

I have always struggled with the ROl of cover crops . I think it’s going to pay this year.The same variety on the same farm both notilled one into an overwintering legume cover crop and the other into soy stubble.

My notill black beans are getting close to harvest.

Combined my strip cropped black beans. They yielded a less than the block planted black beans. I will have to crunch some numbers to see if works better than strip cropped soys.

I can’t decide which is prettier my cover crop or the fall colours.

Today, our Hunger on the Hill team is meeting with MPs in Ottawa to advocate for a strong and compassionate international aid program. We’re praying for meaningful conversations and positive outcomes that reflect Canada’s commitment to our global neighbours. 🇨🇦❤️

🌱Ready to take the next step in your soil health journey? Join us Nov 6 at 7PM (EST) for the 2026 Network Challenge Info Webinar - learn how Ontario farmers are connecting, sharing what works, and growing together. 🔗Register free: bit.ly/3JuMhB3 #ontag #soilhealth

Planting cereal rye between the corn in my strip cropping system

Finished corn yesterday combining a variety plot.Thanks to Michele and Dan King for weighing off this plot. This corn was no tilled into a cover crop and the field had biosolids applied last fall. We were fortunate to receive some timely rains.

Happy World Soil Day! This year, we celebrate the importance of healthy soils for healthy cities, highlighting the role that soils play in making our cities healthier and more resilient. Once we pave over our soils, it’s a slow, complex, and costly process to get this critical

Our Improving Farm Resiliency webinar is now live on YouTube! Hear from Dr. Laura Van Eerd , and Ontario farmers steve sickle, Thomas Farrell, and Dean Orr as they share what actually worked in a tough 2025 season. 📺 Watch the full recording: youtu.be/Ka3cre8Lzq8?si…

David Hula's corn yield contest winning streak continues. The Charles City, Virginia, farmer produced 572.2589 bushels per acre to top the 2025 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Yield Contest. Crops Technology Editor Pam Smith reports: dtn.link/txnp22