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Future of Grain

HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

Future of grain, Market Development

July 2010

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Trucking troubles

Moving grain a challenge for Ontario farmers

April 2025 - Insurance limitations, onerous safety regulations, and driver shortages—these are some of the factors that have been increasingly troubling for grain growers in need of efficient trucking services. Here, stakeholders in Ontario’s grain sector share some…
Record winter wheat yields

GREAT LAKES YEN’S INNOVATION AND PROGRESS

March 2025 - The fourth year of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) marked another successful chapter of this innovative program. The concept of the YEN, which began in the U.K. in 2012 by ADAS, encourages collaboration…
FarmingSmarter withLivingLab

ONTARIO'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH UNITING FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS

February 2025 - The Living Lab-Ontario Program, part of the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) Program (2021-2031), unites various stakeholders in the agriculture sector to collaboratively design and trial on-farm practices and technologies aimed at lowering greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Risky business

WHEN TO LOCK IN?

December 2024 - THE PERIOD BETWEEN 2021 AND 2023 MIGHT GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS SOMETHING OF A DARK PERIOD in the business of grain farming. But not because of the prices. Cash grain prices enjoyed record highs…
Awarding innovation

CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW INNOVATION PROGRAM AWARDS

November 2024 - INNOVATION HAS DRIVEN ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CENTURIES – at the turn of the 20th century, a Canadian farmer could feed 10 people; today, that number tops 120. The constant turning of the wheels…
A new “industrial revolution”

SOYBEAN-BASED PAINTS AND COATINGS

October 2024 - FOR DECADES, CORN, WHEAT, AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION WAS SIMPLE; corn was used for feed or processed into starch, oil, syrup, or ethanol, wheat was ground into flour, and soybeans were processed into oil and meal.…
Leading up to harvest

PREPARATION IS KEY

September 2024 - THE MODERN-DAY REALITY IN AGRICULTURE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS NO LONGER ONE TIME OF YEAR THAT IS BUSIER THAN ANOTHER. Even winter, long considered the “downtime” for growers, now carries the opportunity for upgrading and learning.…
Opening the Cuban market

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE EXPANDS OPPORTUNITY

August 2024 - CANADA’S CONNECTION WITH ONE OF ITS FAVOURITE TOURIST DESTINATIONS, CUBA, MAY BE POISED TO REACH A NEW LEVEL — one that could be a changing market opportunity for Ontario specialty grain producers and help save…
The innovators

FINDING THE RIGHT FIT

June 2024 - EVERY WINTER DURING THE MEETING SEASON, THE WORD “INNOVATION” IS MENTIONED — OFTEN WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM. It may result from a previously untried processing opportunity, a seldom- grown cropping alternative, or a transition to something…
4R in the field

REAPING THE BENEFITS

April 2024 - 4R NUTRIENT STEWARDSHIP (RIGHT SOURCE, RIGHT RATE, RIGHT TIME AND RIGHT PLACE) is a well-known, well-respected and growing initiative in Ontario and across Canada. Advertisement Of course, many of its recommended practices, from split nitrogen…
Winning with wheat

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE GREAT LAKES YEN

March 2024 - OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE GREAT LAKES YIELD ENHANCEMENT NETWORK (YEN) participants have posted some pretty impressive results. In 2023, the highest yield award went to Jeff Cook, from London, Ontario, with a yield…
Strip tillage research

MAXIMIZING THE USE OF NUTRIENTS AND REDUCING SOIL LOSS

February 2024 - AS STRIP TILLAGE HAS BEEN investigated and promoted in Ontario during the last 20 years, its use has grown slowly but steadily because it can achieve a variety of aims. For example, it can lead…
Stormy skies ahead?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024

December 2023 - THERE ARE MANY challenges on a grain farm, and one that farmers increasingly have to worry about is erratic weather. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, notes in one of…
Farming smarter

EXPANSION OF THE PAN-CANADIAN SMART FARM NETWORK

November 2023 - DISCOVERY FARM WOODSTOCK is now part of a nationwide agricultural technology research network designed to test, troubleshoot, and develop practical farming technologies. Advertisement WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW• Established by Olds College in Alberta, the…
The Big Picture: TV dinners

July 2010 - WHAT NON-FARMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FARMING THERE HAS NEVER been any doubt that North Americans love food. But, with an entire TV network devoted to food and programs featuring famous chefs and food challenges cropping…
Research Roundup

July 2010 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Teaming up to tell soy’s story Rebecca Hannam Soybean research is about more than field conditions and yield. At the University of Guelph, it’s also about…
Talking to the experts

July 2010 - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE FROM ACCREDITED PROFESSIONALS farming is increasingly complex, and even top farmers – although they attend seminars and meetings on an ongoing basis – can’t do it all. Advertisement “Accredited…
Measuring quality in every scoop

July 2010 - ONTARIO WHEAT QUALITY IS MEASURED SWIFTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AT HARVEST TIME for better or for worse, the quality of the Ontario wheat crop will fluctuate from year to year. Small changes in variables such as…
In the news

July 2010 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Regional winners of the Premier’s Award announced The Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence recognizes innovative farmers across the province. The five-year, $2.5 million award was announced in the 2006 provincial…

Future of Grain

HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

In this issue:

Trucking troubles

Record winter wheat yields

FarmingSmarter withLivingLab

Risky business

Awarding innovation

A new “industrial revolution”

Leading up to harvest

Opening the Cuban market

The innovators

4R in the field

Winning with wheat

Strip tillage research

Stormy skies ahead?

Farming smarter

The Big Picture: TV dinners

Research Roundup

Talking to the experts

Measuring quality in every scoop

In the news

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