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Features

November 2011

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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…
Web Special

Herbicide resistance takes centre stage at weed conference

November 2011 - SOLUTIONS TO RESISTANCE DISCUSSED AMONG CANADA’S BEST WEED SCIENTISTS Weed scientists from across Canada met this week in Niagara Falls at the Canadian Weed Science Society annual conference. This is a great opportunity for public…
GFO Newsletter for November 2011

November 2011 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Your Grain Farmers of Ontario Team Below is our next installment of profiles of your Grain Farmers of Ontario directors and staff to introduce you to…
Research roundup

November 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Reducing nitrogen use with red clover Johnny Roberts Cutting down on nitrogen use but still maintaining higher yields — now, that’s a lofty goal. A Guelph…
Future of grain

November 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Corn School — new online resource A new online resource for Canadian corn growers has been launched by RealAgriculture.com in partnership with PRIDE Seeds and BASF.…
In the news

November 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Harvest for Hunger a big success On October 5th over 3500 farmers and spectators gathered in Monkton, Ontario to attempt a world record soybean harvest. The goal was to harvest 160…

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In this issue:

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

Herbicide resistance takes centre stage at weed conference

Research roundup

Future of grain

In the news

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In this issue:

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

Herbicide resistance takes centre stage at weed conference

GFO Newsletter for November 2011

Research roundup

Future of grain

In the news