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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Resources

Author: John Molenhuis - Business Analysis and Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 10 December 2009
Last Reviewed: 10 December 2009

Selected Factsheets and Publications

A full listing of publications is available on the OMAFRA website www.ontario.ca/omafra and can be ordered through ServiceOntario, available:

- online at www.publications.serviceontario.ca
- by telephone to the ServiceOntario Contact Centre

Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
416-326-5300
416-325-3408 (TTY)
1-800-668-9938 Toll-free across Canada
1-800-268-7095 TTY Toll-free across Ontario

- in person at ServiceOntario Centres throughout the province.

OMAFRA has excellent tools and information to help manage your farm business at the Agricultural Business Management section www.ontario.ca/agbusiness. Results of the 2006 Custom Farmwork and Equipment Rental Rates survey are available here. The Ontario Enterprise Budgets, also found on the OMAFRA website, has budgets for cost of production, including field crops, posted with two display options. You can download a Budgeting Tool Excel file, modify the numbers to reflect your operation and then the file will complete the calculations. The Budgeting Tool also lets you assess the potential affect of production and marketing risk factors and risk management strategies. Or you can view, and then print Manual Budget Forms that have a Sample Cost and a Your Farm column to input numbers manually in hard copy.

The Field Crop Budgets are updated by John Molenhuis, Business Analysis and Cost of Production Program Lead, OMAFRA, Brighton (john.molenhuis@ontario.ca) and Brian Hall, Edible Beans and Canola Specialist, OMAFRA, Stratford (brian.hall@ontario.ca).


| 2010 Crop Comparison Summary Table for Selected Field Crops ($/acre)* |
|Alfalfa-Timothy Hay | Barley | Spring Canola | Winter Canola | Coloured Beans |
| Grain Corn | Grain Corn - Genetically Enhanced Hybrids |
| Silage Corn | Flax | Oats |Organic - Grain Corn and Soybeans |
| Organic - Winter Wheat and Spelt | Organic - Barley and Oats |
| Soybeans | Soft Winter Wheat | Hard Red Winter Wheat | Hard Red Spring Wheat |
| White/Black Beans | Resources |

 

For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
Local: (519) 826-4047
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca