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Research roundup

March 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Select the best control for volunteer Enlist corn Kyra Lightburn Not all herbicides are equal when it comes to controlling volunteer Enlist herbicide-resistant corn, according to…
Future of grain

March 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Bees Matter Grain Farmers of Ontario has joined other farm organizations and agricultural industry members in support of an initiative called ‘Bees Matter’. The goal of…
GFO Newsletter for February 2015

February 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Grain Farmers of Ontario celebrates fifth anniversary Grain Farmers of Ontario celebrated its fifth anniversary this January. The organization officially formed in 2010 with the amalgamation…
Defining natural

February 2015 - HOW GM TECHNOLOGY STACKS UP THE IDEA THAT GMO-free foods are more natural than those with genetically modified ingredients is a misconception, says a plant biologist and advocate for genetic modification from the University of…
Research roundup

February 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Soybean research at Harrow Erin Calhoun Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre continue to develop food type soybean germplasm…
Future of grain

February 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION AGCO announces updates to AgCommand® AGCO has announced several feature updates to its AgCommand® telemetry system, including key reports, mobile app enhancements, and a new look…
Nuffield Scholarship

February 2015 - OPPORTUNITY FOR ONTARIO GRAIN INDUSTRY IN 2007, FARMER and independent crop advisor Steve Larocque was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship. He wanted to achieve his goal of finding new precision technologies that would help Western Canadian…
In the news

February 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Case IH celebrates six major industry awards Case IH recently garnered six industry awards, most notably, the Magnum 380 CVT earned the highly coveted TOTY® 2015 Tractor of the Year designation.…
In the news

January 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New IntakeTM Adjuvant for Liquid AchieveTM Dow AgroSciences Canada has announced that Intake™ Adjuvant is the new surfactant for use with Liquid Achieve herbicide for reliable grass weed control in wheat…
GFO Newsletter for January 2015

January 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Grain farming under attack by government Grain Farmers of Ontario believes new pesticide regulations announced by the Ontario government at the end of November are impractical…