Weed poll
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RESULTS SHOW NEW – AND WORRISOME – TRENDS YOU DON’T NEED to have glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane in your fields to know it’s one of Ontario’s worst weeds. The fact is, its reputation precedes it. PHOTO: LAMBSQUARTERS…
August 2016
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Duelling priorities
- DEVELOPING NEW OAT LINES FOR ONTARIO PROVES CHALLENGING MILLING QUALITY IS king when it comes to oat. While farmers look for disease resistance, standability, and big yields, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC’s) oat breeder Weikai… -
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An agvocacy lesson
- DEFENDING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM “THE PESTICIDES FARMERS are using will cause bees to go extinct in five years.” PHOTO: BRADEN AND SHYLAH HART. When Braden and Shylah Hart heard that statement in their grade… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Serendipity from science Sameer Chhabra Maize enzymes could hold the secret to maximizing plant growth potential — that’s according to a molecular and cellular biology professor… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New insecticide seed treatment receives PMRA registration Corn growers in Ontario and Quebec have a new tool to use against key insect pests. DuPont Crop Protection… -
Renewable resources
A NEW BRAND
- WHEN THE CANADIAN Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) was launched in 1984, its members were mostly focused on advancing new energy sources. The promise of ethanol and other biofuels had stimulated the imagination of the farming… -
Heat warning
- NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR ONTARIO A NEW STANDARDIZED heat warning and information system has been launched in Ontario, which will allow farmers who own land over a widespread area to receive consistent communication about… -
Struggling to adopt cap and trade
- INDUSTRY MYSTIFIED BY RAPID-RELEASE REGULATIONS WHEN THE ONTARIO government announced its intention to join the Western Climate Initiative this April, few would have guessed new regulations would be effective by July. Although confusion still reigns,… -
Business side: Farmland rental agreements
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M) WHY IS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT LAND RENTAL AGREEMENTS? (M.L.) Whether it’s a handshake agreement or a written document, farmland rental agreements are an important part of conducting business on the farm. Currently, 35 per… -
Farm it like you own it
- INVESTING IN RENTED LAND HOW IS THE rising price of land and increasing farmland rental rates impacting farm management and production practices? A recent University of Guelph study asked that question, comparing farm and production… -
Cropside: Have you forgotten about SCN?
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO’S CROP SPECIALISTS THE RELATIVELY DRY conditions over most of the province early this summer made for a quick start for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). The most obvious sign of SCN infection… -
GFO Newsletter for August 2016
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All farmer-members are invited to attend Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 2016 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 13 at the Quality Hotel… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 19: 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. BAR CHARTS The first choice in charting in… -
Fall burndown
- TIPS FOR A WEED FREE 2017 “BE READY TO pounce.” That’s the advice of Mike Cowbrough, weed management lead at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on fitting in a fall application… -
The resistance movement
- IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN GLYPHOSATE WEED EXPERTS AT Iowa State University (ISU) are warning farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt that herbicide resistance is not just a glyphosate issue that can be solved by turning… -
U.S. grain crop update
- REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL IN 2016? AMERICAN GRAIN FARMERS got 2016 crops off to a quick start as planting moved faster than usual for commodities in the grains and oilseeds sector. By May 15, barley… -
The cost of politics
- MEASURING THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE sale and use of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seeds in Ontario came into effect July 1, 2015. Despite the efforts of Grain Farmers of Ontario and… -
#grainbugs
- DOCUMENTING THE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO asked farmer-members to document their experiences planting without neonicotinoids this spring. This feedback is being used to measure how the neonicotinoid regulations are impacting agriculture in… -
Ontario crop update
- SPRING CHALLENGES AND SUMMER OUTLOOK BARLEY AND OATS According to Craig Martin, operations manager, Cribit Seeds, planting went well, with most spring cereals planted in a timely manner. There were some situations where the seed… -
Investing in oats
- FIRST FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERWAY THE FIRST OAT research project funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario is underway. After the organization took on representation of oats in 2015, the research department broadened its yearly call… -
An uncertain future
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- FARMERS IN ONTARIO are early adopters of new technology. Access to precision farming tools has lowered input costs, new chemistry has improved yields, and advancements in breeding and genetics has produced crops with the characteristics…