April 2015

In this issue:

Web Special

Understanding grain and oilseed rates for Production Insurance

April 2015 - — WEB SPECIAL Over the last month, Ontario farmers have been receiving their 2015 Production Insurance renewals and rates in the mail. When making decisions about insurance coverage for the year ahead, it’s important to…
Cropside: Scout for BMSB

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

April 2015 - BE ON THE lookout for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). This new invasive species has spread across Ontario over the last few years, finding warm homes to overwinter in and host trees to establish on…
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Grains in Action

April 2015 - NEW EXPERIENCES IT’S ALWAYS INTERESTING for consumers and producers alike to learn how food is processed. For a farmer, it’s important to know what demand and uses there are for the crops they produce. There…
Business Risk Management programs

April 2015 - APPLICATION AND RENEWAL TIME SPRING IS HERE and it is time once again to think about the programs that will help you best manage the farm business risks you may encounter this year. Agricorp is…
The importance of dealer licensing

April 2015 - PROTECTION UNDER THE GFPP THERE’S A LOT riding on a load of grain. Grain farmers selling a crop need to know they will be paid the correct amount, on time, to keep their own farm…
Understanding precision agriculture

MAPPING ELEVATION AND TOPOGRAPHIC MODELLING

April 2015 - THIS ARTICLE IS the third in a series intended to introduce and explain the concept of management zones, to provide a process to define, delineate, and characterize management zones, and to outline the kinds of…
Corn management trials

April 2015 - NEW OCC HYBRID TESTING IN 2015 A DESIRE TO stay relevant has prompted the Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) to change the way it conducts their hybrid performance trials. For decades, performance trials conducted by the OCC have…
Future of grain

April 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Farmers form new co-operative to produce sugar from corn stover Lilian Schaer The Cellulosic Sugar Producers’ Co-operative is working on creating a new market opportunity for…
Sound advice

April 2015 - THE ROLE OF A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR (CCA) can be a valuable asset to any grain farming operation. With a CCA’s knowledge, training, and experience they can help a business become…
Research roundup

April 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Working with soybeans’ natural anti-inflammatory properties Alexandra Sawatzky Ontario consumers may have a new reason to incorporate soybeans into their diets. In addition to being rich…
GFO Newsletter for April/May 2015

April 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO AGRONOMY RESEARCH INSERT On the opposite page you will find the latest update on research being funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario. The projects highlighted in…
In the news

April 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Kurtis Peeters, an organic corn grower from Kawartha Lakes is the winner of the Most Profitable Acre Challenge, a competition organized by the Agri-food Management Institute and presented…
Protecting Pollinators

April 2015 - A REVIEW OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE INTRODUCTION OF new best management practices (BMPs) in 2014 helped grain farmers reduce the risk to bees and other insect pollinators from exposure to dust from neonicotinoid treated…
Industry collaborates on pollinators

April 2015 - A PLAN FOR BEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SINCE 2012, WHEN concerns around bee health first arose in the province, Grain Farmers of Ontario has taken an active leadership role to minimize the negative impacts crop farming…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 7: THE SHORT HEDGE

April 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. LAST MONTH, WE discussed how to use the…
Business side: Safety training

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2015 - (R.H.) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY? (D.A.) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) works with 3.9 million employees annually and 90 per cent of those employees work for small businesses, including…
Local conservation

April 2015 - REGIONAL PROJECTS IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FARMERS ACROSS THE province are increasingly becoming involved in conservation efforts in their regions, a circumstance that is beneficial to both the ecosystem and their bottom line. “Farmers are starting…
Soil economics

April 2015 - HOW MUCH IS EROSION COSTING YOU? GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH means demand for agricultural products is on the rise. But according to researchers, loss of land to non-agricultural uses and soil resource depletion is also increasing.…
Controlled drainage

April 2015 - MEASURING THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THE INSTALLATION OF controlled drainage and the equipment to measure its effects is now complete at the farm of Henk and Annie Van Den Berg in Lucan, Ontario. PHOTO:…
Compromise

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2015 - A COMPROMISE IS defined as the settlement of differences reached by each side making concessions. This is an important definition to remember when you are trying to resolve a sensitive issue that is heightened by…

April 2015

Understanding grain and oilseed rates for Production Insurance

Cropside: Scout for BMSB

Grains in Action

Business Risk Management programs

The importance of dealer licensing

Understanding precision agriculture

Corn management trials

Future of grain

Sound advice

Research roundup

In the news

Protecting Pollinators

Industry collaborates on pollinators

Market side: Futures trading basics

Business side: Safety training

Local conservation

Soil economics

Controlled drainage

Compromise

Recommended:

Tar spot prevention

Tradition meets innovation

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April 2015

Understanding grain and oilseed rates for Production Insurance

Cropside: Scout for BMSB

Grains in Action

Business Risk Management programs

The importance of dealer licensing

Understanding precision agriculture

Corn management trials

Future of grain

Sound advice

Research roundup

GFO Newsletter for April/May 2015

In the news

Protecting Pollinators

Industry collaborates on pollinators

Market side: Futures trading basics

Business side: Safety training

Local conservation

Soil economics

Controlled drainage

Compromise

Recommended:

Tar spot prevention

Tradition meets innovation