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Grain Farmers of Ontario

Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

In the news

April 2016 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER China Approves XTend Soybean trait for 2016 After several false starts, Canadian farmers will finally have access to Roundup Ready 2 XTend soybeans for the 2016 planting season, after the much-sought-after…
In the news

March 2016 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Documentary explores farmers’ social license The Saskatchewan canola producers’ association, SaskCanola, recently launched a 30-minute, YouTube-hosted documentary exploring famers’ social license. Called “License to Farm,” this concise discussion features farmers, scientists,…
GFO Newsletter for March 2016

March 2016 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEW DATABASE FOR PBR The Canadian Seed Trade Association has created a new database for Plant Breeder Rights (PBR). The intent of the website is to…
Research roundup

March 2016 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH High linoleic soybean oil now available for product trials Lilian Schaer, Soy 20/20 High linoleic soybean oil from a new Ontario soybean variety under development at…
Future of grain

March 2016 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Farm biomass to cellulosic sugar viable in Ontario Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) has completed its economic and technical viability assessment of the agricultural biomass to cellulosic…
GFO Newsletter for February 2016

February 2016 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GROWER ADVISORY REGARDING USE OF MANIPULATOR Manipulator is a plant growth regulator for use on wheat. This product is approved for use in Canada and the…
In the news

February 2016 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Maple Glen Soybean Named Seed of the Year Maple Glen, a game-changing short-season soybean developed in eastern Ontario, was recently honoured as the 2015 Seed of the Year. Maple Glen was…
Research roundup

February 2016 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Soy Bioproducts Lisa McLean for Soy 20/20 Most soybean growers have heard the stories about Henry Ford’s enthusiasm for soybeans. Ford famously championed soy — along…
Future of grain

February 2016 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Start your engines: a 200,000-acre promise by Lisa McLean, AgInnovation Ontario A California tech company is driving towards a piece of the lucrative motor oil market…
Agri-Marketer of the Year

January 2016 - RECOGNITION FOR ADVOCATE OF MODERN AGRICULTURE AT THE 2015 Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) Best of CAMA awards, Stephen Denys was named Agri-Marketer of the Year. Denys is vice president of sales and marketing for Pride…