March 2012

In this issue:

The Big Picture: The future of the global food landscape

March 2012 - UNIFIED AND BALANCED NATIONAL FOOD STRATEGY NEEDED with challenges like climate change, a growing population, food safety concerns and resource availability it may seem like an uncertain time to be in the food industry. However,…
Future of Grain

March 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION PRO Seeds merger PRO Seeds Marketing, Hendrick Seeds, Hendrick AgriFoods and Agworks recently announced that they have merged and formed Sevita International. The new company will operate as Sevita…
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Research roundup

March 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Sustainable car parts from soy Matt McIntosh Soybean oil could be a green alternative to synthetic based auto parts. University of Guelph plant scientists Drs. Manju…
Making the case for more fencerows

March 2012 - HOW TO MAXIMIZE NATURAL GREENWAYS FOR WILDLIFE equipment keeps getting larger and when crop prices are good, there’s more incentive for farmers to clear overgrown pastures and cut down fencerows. Although this makes sense from…
Cropside: Everything but the kitchen sink

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2012 - With Dan Docking DOES THROWING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE AT SOYBEANS WORK? ARE YOU LOOKING to incorporate some winning strategies into your soybean production system? With high commodity prices does it make sense to simply buy…
Big booming Brazil

March 2012 - BRAZIL’S SIZE AND RATE OF GROWTH MAKE IT A GLOBAL LEADER north american farmers, no strangers to large-scale farming, can come back from Brazil in a state of shock. “Big,” they report. “You can’t believe…
Celebrate the food we eat today

March 2012 - BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW it’s not a national holiday, but Food Freedom Day is something Canadians should be aware of. February 12 marks the day when the average Canadian will have earned enough income…
Groundwater protection

March 2012 - FRAMEWORKS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN WATER ACT BEING DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE since the tragic water-related events in Walkerton in 2000, much has changed. A full inquiry was held to scrutinize exactly what occurred and…
Nematicides yield promising results

March 2012 - FINDING MORE MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR NEMATODES IS THE FOCUS OF ONGOING RESEARCH using nematicide seed treatments could improve yields and help crop growers get a handle on cyst populations says an extension specialist with the…
GFO Newsletter for March 2012

March 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2012 Elected Directors and Delegates For a full list of our elected directors and delegates, visit www.gfo.ca under About Us. • New Executive Development Program offered by…
Plan for a smooth and efficient planting season

March 2012 - TWO FARMERS OFFER ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE PLANTING SEASON planting is just around the corner and with the memory of last season’s depressing planting conditions still fresh, many farmers are…
Farmers needed in fight to save hives

March 2012 - BEES DYING DESPITE BEST EFFORTS farmers are generally pretty knowledgeable about the birds and the bees. But before you pull the sprayer out this spring, experts want to remind everyone to keep communication a key…
In the news

March 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New publication shows opportunity for soybean oil A new publication, Value-adding opportunities for soybean oil, produced by Soy 20/20, provides an overview of many new opportunities for soybeans. On the industrial…
Sharing the vision of sustainability

March 2012 - LOBLAW CHAIR IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION LEADS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD when dr. ralph Martin was growing up on his family’s beef and hog farm near Wallenstein, Ontario, the challenge facing agriculture was…
What’s trending in corn production

March 2012 - REVIEWING 2011 AND MAKING PLANS FOR 2012 the 2011 corn growing season had a bit of everything: good, bad and ugly. Are there lessons learned that we take with us into the 2012 growing season?…
Advances in barley and wheat straw breeding

March 2012 - IMPROVED STEM STRENGTH WILL HELP TO PREVENT LODGING, WHILE MAKING STRAW MORE VERSATILE lodging is a serious issue in barley and wheat, which is why researcher Dr. Duane Falk is working on how to most…
Satisfying the world’s energy needs

March 2012 - NEW REPORT SAYS AGRICULTURE WILL BE A KEY PLAYER IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION by 2050, all the energy needed to supply the world could come from renewable sources. That’s the conclusion presented in The Energy…
Grain bins and dryers

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2012 - AS MANY OF our members heard at our January district meetings, there are two issues surfacing in southwestern Ontario with grain bins and dryers that may have broad provincial implications. The Bluewater Chapter of the…

March 2012

The Big Picture: The future of the global food landscape

Future of Grain

Research roundup

Making the case for more fencerows

Cropside: Everything but the kitchen sink

Big booming Brazil

Celebrate the food we eat today

Groundwater protection

Nematicides yield promising results

Plan for a smooth and efficient planting season

Farmers needed in fight to save hives

In the news

Sharing the vision of sustainability

What’s trending in corn production

Advances in barley and wheat straw breeding

Satisfying the world’s energy needs

Grain bins and dryers

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Tar spot prevention

Charting the path forward

GrainTALK Newsletter

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March 2012

The Big Picture: The future of the global food landscape

Future of Grain

Research roundup

Making the case for more fencerows

Cropside: Everything but the kitchen sink

Big booming Brazil

Celebrate the food we eat today

Groundwater protection

Nematicides yield promising results

GFO Newsletter for March 2012

Plan for a smooth and efficient planting season

Farmers needed in fight to save hives

In the news

Sharing the vision of sustainability

What’s trending in corn production

Advances in barley and wheat straw breeding

Satisfying the world’s energy needs

Grain bins and dryers

Recommended:

Tar spot prevention

Charting the path forward