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Grain research around the world

Rebecca Hannam

CSC Asian program a success

Nicole Mackellar

For India and agriculture

Edith Munro

Ag imports unfazed by political turmoil

Edith Munro

Seed corn production

Jeanine Moyer

A hybrid of two farming cultures

Kim Waalderbos

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Agricultural research drives improved production practices, improved inputs and innovative new uses for grain in Ontario. Check out the Research section of the magazine to learn about the latest agricultural research and how it could impact your farm.

Grain research around the world
By: Rebecca Hannam
May/June 2012

TOURING EIGHT COUNTRIES on four continents in six weeks may sound like a whirlwind adventure for even the most seasoned traveller but for Crosby Read More

Stacking the benefits
By: Kim Waalderbos
April 2012

THERE ARE NEW pest management options on the horizon, thanks to the potential of biological products that can provide seemingly limitless options Read More

Precision agriculture
By: Steve Redmond
April 2012

AS A CERTIFIED Crop Advisor it has been interesting to participate in the evolution of crop management in Ontario and many CCA’s have watched and Read More

Space research hits close to home
By: Rebecca Hannam
April 2012

ADVANCING FOOD PRODUCTION ing food production in space and improving your field management may sound like completely unrelated research topics. But according to experts Read More

Nematicides yield promising results
By: Kim Waalderbos
March 2012

USING NEMATICIDE SEED treatments could improve yields and help crop growers get a handle on cyst populations says an extension specialist with the Read More

Sharing the vision of sustainability
By: Rebecca Hannam
March 2012

WHEN DR. RALPH Martin was growing up on his family’s beef and hog farm near Wallenstein, Ontario, the challenge facing agriculture was producing Read More

Advances in barley and wheat straw breeding
By: Treena Hein
March 2012

LODGING IS A serious issue in barley and wheat, which is why researcher Dr. Duane Falk is working on how to most efficiently breed for increased Read More

Soybeans: performing in fields and your body
By: Jeanine Moyer
February 2012

EVERY SEVEN MINUTES inutes in Canada, someone dies from heart disease or stroke. So, what if soybean farmers could help lower that statistic and reduce the Read More

Meeting of the minds
By: Kim Waalderbos
February 2012

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE researchers are working together in an unprecedented manner to develop what they hope will become the gold standard of corn Read More

Putting a price on plant biotechnology
By: Rebecca Hannam
February 2012

BIOTECHNOLOGY IS A growing business. Millions of farmers plant genetically enhanced crops every year and the quantity and complexity of available Read More

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