Research roundup
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FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm: a new deadly duo Katharine Tuerke Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm (WBC) are a destructive team for corn farmers. When…
November 2013
In this issue:
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Grain Discovery Zone
- A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT SEASON ONE OF THE goals of Grain Farmers of Ontario is to be an information source for the public; to inform consumers how we grow our crops and highlight the many uses… -
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Grains in Action
- INDUSTRY PROGRAM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has expanded the reach of its popular Grains in Action program with an Industry Program. “It’s just as important for our industry and government partners to be educated in… -
Cropside: Tires and soil compaction
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- THERE ARE SEVERAL main theories on how to avoid or manage soil compaction, these are: 1) confine traffic to lanes within the field to provide traffic-free zones for crop production, 2) avoid wheel traffic on… -
Tier 4 Final
- AN UPDATE ON TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES ALONG WITH THEIR Canadian and American counterparts, Ontario farmers are already somewhat familiar with Tier 4 standards and their associated new technology. In 1996, the US government began introducing the… -
AGCO Paint Center
- AN INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT HAS been manufactured by AGCO in Hesston, Kansas since 1947. The latest evolution in their facilities there is a state-of-the-art Paint Center for hay and harvesting equipment. It represents… -
Building a Gleaner
- AGCO LAUNCHES NEW S8 SUPER SERIES IT TAKES SIX days for a bare frame to become a Gleaner combine. On average, that is approximately 218 to 225 man hours for complete assembly, including paint. At… -
John Deere Intro 2014
- HIGHLIGHTS FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO THE COLUMBUS CONVENTION Center in downtown Columbus was home to this year’s John Deere Intro and unveiling of 2014 equipment. This event was for John Deere dealers as well as investors… -
Shredlage
- NEW WHOLE-PLANT CORN SILAGE TECHNOLOGY A NEW WHOLE-PLANT corn silage processing technology called Shredlage is soaring in popularity among American dairy farmers and is now gaining attention here in Ontario. Research shows that feeding the… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Ellengowan Farms selected as winner of Farm Bin Promotion by Horst Systems Ellengowan Farms from Paisley, Ontario has been selected as the winner of the 2013 farm bin promotion by Earl… -
Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New technology to fortify grain Member of Parliament Ben Lobb (Huron–Bruce), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, recently announced an investment to Everspring Farms Ltd.… -
GFO Newsletter for November 2013
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Breeding and Genetics Research Insert Attached on the opposite page, you will find the Grain Farmers of Ontario research insert on breeding and genetics. An electronic… -
Global agricultural research
- CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM CHINA As a Research Coordinator at Grain Farmers of Ontario, Josh Cowan travelled to Beijing, China at the end of August to participate in both the International Congress of Plant Pathology… -
Preparing for (another) disease siege
- CANADIAN RESEARCH INTO UG99 CANADIAN RESEARCHERS CONTINUE to advance global efforts to fight back against the devastating stem rust disease known as Ug99 and their work may offer the key to fortifying farmer’s defenses in… -
Landowner principles
- NATIONAL GROUP PREPARES FOR PIPELINE NEGOTIATIONS TRANSPORTING OIL COULD soon be added to your land’s job description through a proposed pipeline project by TransCanada. From Alberta to New Brunswick, impacted landowners are currently being notified,… -
Digging down for better crop yields
- UTILIZING SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION PRECIPITATION CHALLENGES ARE a lot less challenging for one Norfolk County farm that plants their crops on Ontario’s sand plains. It is one of the first farms in the province to… -
Top 10 precision ag mistakes
- ADVICE FROM THE FIELD MEET TIM NORRIS. He is the CEO of Ag Info Tech LLC, a precision technology and consulting business in Gambier, Ohio. Norris has been working with clients for 17 years, and… -
Business side: Farmland values
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- What trend are you seeing in the farmland real estate market? It looks like we hit our market highs in February – March of this year which means we will still be setting a new… -
Field surveillance
- UAV TAKES SCOUTING TO A HIGHER LEVEL THOMPSONS IS TAKING precision agriculture to new heights with an aerial scouting drone that was launched this year. E.A.R.L. – an acronym for Enhanced Aerial Reconnaissance Land-surveyor –… -
The next generation?
- INCREASING ROBOTICS IN AGRICULTURE SOONER, RATHER THAN later, unmanned robotic vehicles will not just be the stuff of spy movies, war torn battlefields and missions to Mars. Instead, they could be pulling your grain cart… -
A national presence
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- AS A PROVINCIAL commodity organization it is our job to provide value to our farmer-members and help to ensure a strong future within the grain industry. To do that effectively, we need to have a…