Field crops
Resources for producers on crop production, forages, cereals, soybeans and more.
Overview
The major field crops grown in Ontario include:
- soybeans
- grain corn
- winter wheat
- fall rye
- spring wheat
Ontario is the largest producer of soybeans and corn in Canada with roughly 60% of the nation’s grain corn and soybean production.
General
Learn about field crop production, including tillage, soil fertility, scouting, and weed and pest control management.
- Publication 811: Agronomy guide for field crops
- Ontario Crop Protection Hub
- Field crops statistics
- Scouting for soil insect pests in field crops
- Publication 611: Soil Fertility Handbook
- Publication 60: Field crop budgets
Forages
Learn about forage production, how to manage forages and how to use forages for livestock feed.
Cereals
Learn how to use cereal crops as a source of forage for livestock and compare wheat varieties.
- Forage production from spring cereals and cereal-pea mixtures
- Ontario Cereal Crops Committee: comparison tool
Soybeans
Learn about planting soybeans for forages, herbicide use and white mould management.
Updated: February 29, 2024
Published: February 29, 2024