NOMINEE MIKE CORNELISSEN ▶▶▶


Canadian growers build on variable rate success


Mike Cornelissen and his family are nominated for the most innovative arable farmer search because they make variable rate work. Starting with a simple yield monitor in the late 1990s, the Cornelissen family now uses variable rate technology in almost every part of their business.


BY MATT MCINTOSH T 8 ▶ FUTURE FARMING | 22 May 2020


he landscape is diverse in rural Ontar- io, Canada, and the farms are no dif- ferent. Together with his brother and parents, Mike Cornelissen operates a


multi-faceted farm business featuring a green- house pepper operation, poultry barns, and over 2000 acres (810 hectares) of grain produc- tion – specifically maize, soybeans, and winter wheat, or what farmers in the area refer to as ‘cash crop’. Their business is based near a town


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