Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine is the flagship publication of Grain Farmers of Ontario and a source of information for our province’s grain farmers.

Grain Farmers of Ontario

July 2012

In this issue:

The Big Picture: Building better bridges

July 2012 - TROY AND STACY HADRICK – ADVOCATES FOR AGRICULTURE “for too long now, those of us in agriculture have been letting someone else do the talking,” says fifth generation South Dakotan cattle rancher, Troy Hadrick. He…
Research roundup

July 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Sulphur could improve wheat yields and quality Samantha Beattie Increasingly strict emissions standards in Ontario and globally over the past 20 years have successfully reduced acid…
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Farmers hit the virtual books

July 2012 - ONLINE CLASSROOMS HELP FARMERS RE-EDUCATE it’s not unusual for farmers to spend some time attending winter seminars and conferences. But some have started upgrading their knowledge base year round, thanks to some new ‘schools’ popping…
Future of Grain

July 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Tracking production in Ontario Grain Farmers of Ontario is keeping track of crops through an interactive map. It’s designed to keep the public up-to-date on what’s…
Ethanol-ready corn

July 2012 - NEW VARIETY OF CORN DEDICATED TO ETHANOL INDUSTRY CORN DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY to meet the needs of the ethanol industry has been released in the United States. The corn variety, created by Syngenta and sold under…
Cropside: What’s STRAW worth?

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

July 2012 - THERE ARE NOT many wheat acres, and April weather hammered any hopes we had for big straw yields. The crop is SHORT! (Photo 1). All those cold nights not only frosted off leaves, but limited…
Mid-season field update

July 2012 - CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES ACROSS THE PROVINCE as planting neared completion in most areas of Ontario, we asked a few Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) from across the province to comment on what they were seeing in…
Marketing mission

July 2012 - EXPORTING SOYBEANS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION the european union imports approximately 13 to 14 million metric tonnes of soybeans every year – and there is still a demand for more. Canadian farmers could help to…
GFO Newsletter for July/August 2012

July 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Insects and Diseases Research Insert Included in the magazine you will find the Grain Farmers of Ontario research insert on Insects and Diseases. This year, we…
Innovative ideas

July 2012 - MAINTAINING WATERWAYS AND RESIDUE MANAGEMENT after years of battling soil erosion, Marion Calmer, farmer, researcher and CEO of Calmer Corn Heads, decided something needed to be done. “I guess I felt a personal need at…
Science before speculation

July 2012 - INVESTIGATION INTO BEE DEATHS STILL UNDERWAY thousands of bees died in southern Ontario this spring, and scientists are still trying to figure out why. The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association reports about 100 incidents where honey bees…
In the news

July 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Enhanced WeatherCentral.ca launched Farmers now have access to a new online tool kit available at WeatherCentral.ca. Weather Innovations has teamed with Pride Seeds and Bayer CropScience to deliver weather-based online agronomic…
Looking ahead at Iogen Corporation

July 2012 - THE FUTURE OF CELLULOSIC ETHANOL a strategic team at Iogen Corporation, based in Ottawa, Ontario, is engaged in discussions to explore a commercial solution for producing advanced biofuels on an industrial scale. “The technology for…
What’s bugging you?

July 2012 - WEATHER PATTERNS COULD BE IMPACTING INSECTS in most canadian homes and municipalities a mild winter is a welcome savings from the added heating costs and labour needs usually associated with the cold season. But for…
Growing Forward 2

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

July 2012 - THE TIMELINE OF the Growing Forward 2 negotiations is getting shorter and the challenges greater. The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers’ meeting that took place on June 18 was the last formal opportunity for Ontario’s Minister McMeekin to…