Author: Jeanine Moyer

November 2011 - . it’s not often grain terminals make the news, but in 2011 Parrish and Heimbecker’s Hamilton Harbour terminal built a new grain handling facility and South Pier Terminal in Goderich was struck by a tornado.…

November 2011 - RESEARCH SHOWS BENEFITS OF SULPHUR sulphur has been getting a lot of attention this year — some are even calling it the next ‘it’ nutrient. Preliminary in-field research trials are showing promising results with as…

February 2011 - JOHN ROWSELL AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING TO MAKE ONTARIO’S GRAIN INDUSTRY MORE PROFITABLE “we want to keep Ontario’s grain industry vibrant,” says John Rowsell, project lead for SMART spring cereals and head of northern…

January 2011 - A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2011 MARKET; WHAT CAN GROWERS EXPECT TO SEE AND WHAT SHOULD THEY WATCH FOR? as we ring in the New Year most farmers aren’t thinking about making resolutions, but they…

December 2010 - EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INITIATIVE TO CREATE A PROMISING FUTURE FOR THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY as farmers, we know we don’t get the recognition deserved each time consumers fill up their dinner plates, but we aren’t…

November 2010 - RESEARCHERS, WHEAT BREEDERS AND PROCESSORS HAVE TEAMED UP TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE WHOLE WHEAT MORE APPEALING TO CUSTOMERS healthy and whole wheat are two terms often used interchangeably with consumers these days. The…

October 2010 - TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SPECIALIZED NICHE MARKET paul campbell says he’s never looked back since he switched from conventional to organic farming. Formerly a conventional farmer for twenty-five years, he now calls himself an organic…