An agvocacy lesson
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DEFENDING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM “The pesticides farmers are using will cause bees to go extinct in five years.” When Braden and Shylah Hart heard that statement in their grade 9 Issues in Canadian Geography…
June 2016
In this issue:
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Wanted: leaders in agriculture
- APPLY NOW FOR THE 2017 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM Grain Farmers of Ontario is looking for soybean growers interested in becoming a leader within the agricultural industry. The application process for the 2017 American… -
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Instagram ambassadors
- A GOOD IN EVERY GRAIN PROGRAM ON TUESDAY, March 22, 2016, at its annual March Classic Conference, Grain Farmers of Ontario introduced the newest group of Ontario grain farmers to become ‘Good Grain Farmers’ for… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Major updates to the SellSmart app Ontario Grain Farmer readers are already very familiar with SellSmart, Grain Farmers of Ontario’s grain pricing app; users of the… -
Growing for a sweet niche
- SPECIALTY CORN PRODUCTS NEED EXTRA MANAGEMENT CONSUMERS DRIVE DEMAND and are increasingly becoming a driver of how food is produced, too. But with so many steps in the value chain it can be difficult for… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Improving wheat yield and FHB resistance Kyra Lightburn New cultivar development will improve disease resistance and yield for Ontario wheat producers, say researchers at the University… -
Safety straight talk
REFOCUSING THE CONVERSATION
- HOW DO YOU approach safety on your farm? Each year, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) hosts the Canadian Agriculture Safety Week focusing on a particular aspect of reducing farm-related injuries and death. This year,… -
Rural rejuvenation
SUPPORTING RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH AN EYE TO GROWTH
- WHEN THE FEDERAL budget of 2016 was announced in late March, the focus was on infrastructure spending — a lot of so-called ‘unsexy’ projects that would be funded in order to stimulate the economy. There… -
Cropside: Pre-sidedress nitrate sampling
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- THE PRE-SIDEDRESS NITRATE Test, or PSNT, measures the amount of nitrate-nitrogen in the soil just prior to traditional sidedress time and provides an indication of the soil’s nitrogen (N) supplying potential. The PSNT value may… -
Barley for health
- BARLEY IS HOMEGROWN WITH A HOST OF HEALTH BENEFITS BARLEY HAS BEEN a staple in Ontario and western Canadian agriculture since farmers first started breaking land. As Canada’s fourth largest crop, barley is grown across… -
On track
- IP PRODUCTION OF GMO SOYBEANS IS GROWING INTEREST IS GROWING in the added traceability of genetically modified (GMO) high-quality food grade soybeans. But as with any emerging market, there are complex forces at work and… -
Modern maverick
- EMBRACING NEW TECHNOLOGY WHEN HONG (JENNY) Cui started farming with her father it wasn’t exactly the future she’d had in mind. She had, after all, studied in the United Kingdom to be a chartered accountant.… -
GFO Newsletter for June/July 2016
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND SAI GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN IRELAND Grain Farmers of Ontario District 4 director Dave McEachren and Mike Buttenham, sustainability and environment coordinator, attended the Sustainable… -
Busting food myths
- TOP TIPS FOR SPOTTING AND DEBUNKING FOOD MYTHS YVETTE D’ENTREMONT, BETTER known as the SciBabe, is a popular science blogger who tackles hoaxes and anti-science fads on the Internet. Last year, her feud with another… -
Business side: Conservation authorities
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- A NETWORK OF 36 conservation authorities across the province, Conservation Ontario, is well known in the farm and rural communities for delivering environmental and stewardship cost share programs. The Grand River Conservation Authority’s (GRCA) Louise… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New inductees to Ontario’s Ag Hall of Fame The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association will induct five leaders into the Hall of Fame this month. These inductees have demonstrated visionary… -
Market moves
- GRAIN MARKET WATCHERS WEIGH IN ON GLOBAL TRENDS A BIG BUMP in prospective corn plantings in the U.S., improving transportation routes in South America, a 29-year high in global grain stocks, and the ups and… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 18: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, CHARTING
- 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. AS A TECHNICIAN, there are several choices when… -
Tariff trouble
- CHANGES IN ARGENTINA SHIFT GLOBAL MARKETS ONTARIO’S FARMERS KNOW to keep a watchful eye on our neighbours south of the border for market-impacting events including politics, currency, and weather. But we can’t forget that dealing… -
Merging mega-companies
- WILL FEWER INPUT SUPPLIERS IMPACT FARMERS? THERE HAS BEEN a great deal of discussion and speculation around recent mergers of chemical giants, like those between ChemChina and Syngenta and Dow and DuPont, and potential mergers,… -
Brazil builds up
BRAZIL'S CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS ARE SOARING
- DESPITE A SHRINKING economy, logistical barriers, political upheaval, and uncooperative weather, Brazil is expected to produce a record 100 million tonnes of soybeans and 85 million tonnes of corn in 2015 – 2016. Exports in… -
Impact assessment
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- SAYING IT’S BEEN a challenging planting season for grain farmers across the province would be an understatement. I can’t count how many stories we’ve heard across the countryside of farmers struggling with issues with the…