June 2014

In this issue:

Web Special

Grain farming featured on 2014 food writer tour

June 2014 - 70 WRITERS VISIT THE BURNETT FARM NEAR ORANGEVILLE SINCE 2005, FARM & FOOD CARE Ontario has organized 22 food writer/media tours for approximately 400 participants in the Toronto and Ottawa areas. Participants have included journalists for media outlets…
Web Special

Research highlights – UPDATE

June 2014 - ENHANCING WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY In 2013, Dr. Lily Tamburic-Ilincic, Research Scientist at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, completed her research project to enhance hard red winter wheat performance and quality by host…
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Making her mark

June 2014 - RESEARCHER DEVELOPS NEW WHEAT VARIETY A NEW SOFT red winter wheat variety could help growers with their battle against Fusarium. Known as Marker (UGRC C5-116), performance trials have shown it offers the best Fusarium resistance…
Cropside: Fusarium nozzles!

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2014 - FUSARIUM WAS A nightmare for many wheat growers in 2013. Even with 80% of the crop having a Fusarium fungicide applied, many of us had feed or sample wheat. At almost every winter meeting, someone…
GMO labelling

June 2014 - THE AMERICAN DEBATE TWENTY YEARS AFTER the approval of Roundup Ready soybeans, 90 percent of US corn acres and 93 percent of soybean acres rely on genetically modified (GM) seed, and the Grocery Manufacturers of…
Future of Grain

June 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New guide available for scouting Pythium root rot in soybean Producing high soybean yields begins with establishing an even stand of vigorous plants. Studies have been…
Research roundup

June 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Blocking light to improve herbicide resistance Maritza Vatta A few basic changes to decrease light hitting the ground in the field could help the fight against…
Seeking approval

June 2014 - THE CHALLENGE WITH BIOTECH CROPS IN THE EU WITHIN THE EUROPEAN Union (EU), fewer GM products are being authorized for import each year and it is taking longer for those products to get through the…
Research roundup

June 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Blocking light to improve herbicide resistance Maritza Vatta A few basic changes to decrease light hitting the ground in the field could help the fight against…
In the news

June 2014 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New Professorship in Wheat Breeding filled Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased to announce the new Professorship in Wheat Breeding has been filled by Dr. Ali Navabi. Dr. Navabi has extensive…
Trade mission to Japan

June 2014 - STRONG MARKET DEMAND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE Canadian soybean industry are fostering the important trade relationship we have with Japan. A week-long international trade mission to the country earlier this year focused on: further enhancing Canada’s…
Understanding the Chinese market

June 2014 - FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN SOYBEANS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has partnered with the Ivey Business School at Western University to provide mentorship to an Executive MBA project team to explore market opportunities for Canadian soybean…
GFO Newsletter for June/July 2014

June 2014 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Good in Every Grain Whether in our food, fuel, or furniture, every grain brings a natural and sustainable solution to our everyday lives. From the farmers…
Future of Grain

June 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New guide available for scouting Pythium root rot in soybean Producing high soybean yields begins with establishing an even stand of vigorous plants. Studies have been…
Business side: Farm business vision

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2014 - WHY SHOULD FARMERS SEE THEMSELVES AS BUSINESS PEOPLE? For so many years, farm businesses were family businesses and many just considered themselves a family farm. Now that farms are getting so much bigger, so much…
Growth in the west

June 2014 - CORN, SOYBEAN ACRES INCREASING ACROSS THE PRAIRIES HISTORICALLY, WESTERN CANADA has been a major producer of wheat and canola, growing 90 percent of all wheat in Canada and 99 percent of Canada’s canola. The success…
Continuous learning

June 2014 - A PROFILE OF AN AME ALUMNI EXPERIENCE TODAY, DALE AND Carlene Mountjoy successfully manage the family farm with their daughter Holly and her husband Owen Boucher. Together, they cash crop 1,750 acres, run a 35…
Engaging youth in agriculture

June 2014 - THE CHALLENGE IN AFRICA ACCORDING TO THE World Bank, growth in the agricultural sector is absolutely essential to sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to both support its growth and reduce poverty. African nations, though, face diverse challenges,…
One Seed

June 2014 - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ZAMBIA AN ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL company is taking the knowledge and skills they provide to local farmers in southwestern Ontario and sharing it with farmers over 12,000 kilometres away in the African…
International Year of Family Farming

June 2014 - ENSURING FUTURE GROWTH A NORTH AMERICAN DIALOGUE WHAT DO YOU consider a family farm? Chances are, you consider your operation a family farm – even if you hire some outside help. In Canada, 97 percent…
International markets

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

June 2014 - OPPORTUNITIES IN KOREA ANY DEMAND FOR our commodities – large or small – is important; and we need to develop and foster as many market opportunities as we can. The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)…

June 2014

Grain farming featured on 2014 food writer tour

Research highlights – UPDATE

Making her mark

Cropside: Fusarium nozzles!

GMO labelling

Future of Grain

Research roundup

Seeking approval

Research roundup

In the news

Trade mission to Japan

Understanding the Chinese market

Future of Grain

Business side: Farm business vision

Growth in the west

Continuous learning

Engaging youth in agriculture

One Seed

International Year of Family Farming

International markets

Recommended:

Tar spot prevention

Tradition meets innovation

GrainTALK Newsletter

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June 2014

Grain farming featured on 2014 food writer tour

Research highlights – UPDATE

Making her mark

Cropside: Fusarium nozzles!

GMO labelling

Future of Grain

Research roundup

Seeking approval

Research roundup

In the news

Trade mission to Japan

Understanding the Chinese market

GFO Newsletter for June/July 2014

Future of Grain

Business side: Farm business vision

Growth in the west

Continuous learning

Engaging youth in agriculture

One Seed

International Year of Family Farming

International markets

Recommended:

Tar spot prevention

Tradition meets innovation