Continuing the push
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To bring the message forward we need all hands on deck IT IS ESTIMATED by some that Agriculture could once again become the number one industry in Ontario. The hard work and innovation of our labour…
October 2009
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GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
- GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO FARMER REPRESENTATION Within the new organization of Grain Farmers of Ontario, districts are divided slightly differently than in their three founding organizations. Below is a map… -
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The big picture: Virtual views of sustainable farming
- IF ONLY IT WERE THAT SIMPLE A RECENT EDITORIAL in the National Post recalled the Spring of 1989, when actress Meryl Streep whipped American parents into a frenzy, claiming children eating apples were at risk… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Canadian approval of Optimum GAT Corn and soybean farmers now have another option in their herbicide tolerance shopping cart. DuPont recently gained full Canadian regulatory approval… -
Challenging yields
- SOYBEAN YIELD CHALLENGE ALMOST COMPLETE AS SOYBEAN HARVEST heads into full swing, excitement over the Soybean Yield Challenge is heating up. The challenge is in its second year and has been met with great enthusiasm.… -
Time is money
- LESS TIME ONLINE WITH BETTER RESULTS WITH THE INCREASING accessibility of high speed Internet access in rural Ontario, the web has quickly become a business tool many producers can’t live without. The question becomes, it… -
Bringing people to the farm – virtually
- WEB-BASED ACTIVITIES TEACH NON-FARMERS ABOUT FARMING WHEN IT COMES to talking to consumers about food and farming, agriculture has two big problems. First, consumers do not know how food is grown and produced. Second, anyone… -
The Soy House
- SHOWCASING ONTARIO SOYBEANS’ RENEWABLE POTENTIAL A HOUSE MADE from and designed with soybeans has been built through a partnership between Ontario Soybean Growers, Quality Engineered Homes Ltd., and Habitat for Humanity. The 1200 square foot Soy… -
Refuge requirement
- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WITH NEW TRANSGENIC Bt corn products on the market from Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, farmers need to be aware of changing refuge requirements in their field. Planting… -
Ethanol not to blame
- A SECOND LOOK AT ETHANOL AND THE PORK INDUSTRY SEVERAL REPORTS PUBLISHED over the past three years by the George Morris Centre postulate that the ethanol industry in Canada has a negative impact on the… -
Research Roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Improved soybean variety high in antioxidants Joey Sabljic A new, healthier soybean variety could be grown in Ontario fields within five years, says a University of… -
Pesticide collection program
- The program is free of charge and available to all farmers as long as products brought in for collection meet necessary requirements. FROM OCTOBER 20 TO 22, farmers will be able to bring their obsolete… -
Biotechnology in wheat
- UNDERSTANDING THE ONTARIO WHEAT BOARD’S NEW POSITION DESPITE BEING FIGURATIVELY set on the backburner for the past five years, the debate surrounding biotechnology in wheat has recently become part of the conversation in the countryside.… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Soybean Young Leader Each year, the Ontario Soybean Growers (OSG) sponsors one couple or individual from Ontario to take part in the American Soybean Association/Dupont Young Leader Program. The program’s goal…