Viney weeds
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FOUR SPECIES YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT SCOUTING IN-AND-around your fields is the first defence to protecting them from viney weeds. “Wild buckwheat, field bindweed, tufted vetch, and bur cucumber are definitely weeds that…
October 2016
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Understanding precision agriculture
LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
- Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario: This article is part of a series dedicated to helping farmers understand and implement precision agriculture technology. Next month we focus on how to best utilize field maps and management… -
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A passion for farming
- 2017 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADER SELECTED JEFF HARRISON IS an entrepreneur and a problem solver. When he graduated university, he knew his parents’ farm wasn’t large enough to provide him with a living in addition… -
GFO Newsletter for October 2016
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ONTARIO PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY Accurate and up-to-date premises identification is critical to the strength of Ontario’s agriculture and food sectors. Since 2008, the Provincial Premises Registry… -
Cropside: Yield robbers
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- TWO SPOTTED SPIDER mite damage in soybeans was widespread this summer. Spider mites proliferate quickly in hot, dry years and do the most damage on drought stressed crops. In a dry year symptoms may be… -
U.S. GMO labelling law
AVOIDING A PATCHWORK OF STATE LAWS
- THE NATIONAL BIOENGINEERED Food Disclosure Standard aims to establish uniform labeling rules across the United States for foods containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients. Signed into law by President Barack Obama in July, it would replace… -
Ontario’s 2016 winter wheat crop
- IMPLICATIONS OF A LARGE HARVEST IT’S A MEGA-YEAR for Ontario wheat acreages. In 1981, harvested acres of winter wheat in the province totalled 504,000, and about 20 years later in 2002, it wasn’t much different… -
Quality inputs, quality product
ONTARIO CORN FED BEEF
- ONTARIO’S GRAIN FARMERS provide the province, country, and world with high-quality, safe grain with a multitude of uses. One market that is particularly close to home is livestock feed — specifically Ontario beef. The Ontario… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 21: HEAD AND SHOULDERS
- This monthly educational series features the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. Marty Hibbs is a 25 year veteran futures trader,… -
A taste of Ontario
CANADIAN CLUB MADE LOCAL
- IN APRIL 2016, Grain Farmers of Ontario held consumer tasting events at LCBOs in Oakville and Toronto (Summerhill) to educate consumers on the many uses of grains. At these events, customers were offered grain based… -
Business side: Property assessments
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M) WHAT DO ONTARIO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2016 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT NOTICES? (R.M.) Farm property assessments as of January 1, 2016 will be mailed out beginning October 11. In compliance with regulations under… -
Ontario grown malting barley
MORE PRODUCTION NEEDED FOR EXPANDING MARKET
- WHILE MOST OF Canada’s barley production happens in the western provinces, the rise in popularity of craft beer breweries and the ‘buy local’ movement is creating an opportunity for producers in Ontario looking to plant… -
A new strategic plan
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S Board of Directors implemented a new strategic plan at a planning meeting and Board meeting in September. Creating and regularly reviewing a strategic plan is a fundamental business practice that ensures…