The Crop Heat Unit system
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50 YEARS OF RELIABLE RATINGS THE MAN WHO came up with Ontario’s renowned Crop Heat Unit (CHU) system admits a little luck along with ten years of research led to its development. Considered the gold…
Author: Blair Andrews
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Market Analysis
- GRAIN INDUSTRY INSIGHTS IT IS SHAPING up to be the year of the big surplus in the corn market. With the potential of a record US corn crop harvested in 2013, market analysts and insiders… -
High tech answer to red tape
- A NEW METHOD TO COLLECT KEY CROP DATA STATISTICS CANADA (Stats Can) is seeking to give farmers a break when it comes to collecting data for some of its agricultural surveys. Stats Can and Agriculture… -
Field surveillance
- UAV TAKES SCOUTING TO A HIGHER LEVEL THOMPSONS IS TAKING precision agriculture to new heights with an aerial scouting drone that was launched this year. E.A.R.L. – an acronym for Enhanced Aerial Reconnaissance Land-surveyor –… -
A new chapter for Thompsons
- THE ANDERSONS AND LANSING TRADE GROUP the new head of Thompsons Ltd. is impressed by what she has seen so far. Dawn Betancourt, a 27-year veteran of the grain business, was named Interim President of…
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FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – October 2026
From the CEO's desk
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Market development and free trade are essential priorities for Grain Farmers of Ontario, connecting global customer relationships and trade access directly to farm-level demand. As Ontario grain farmers head into another harvest, it is easy…