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Grain Farmers of Ontario

Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

GFO Newsletter for February 2012

February 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GFO March Classic Join us for our annual conference on March 19, 2012 at the London Convention Centre. More information is available at www.gfo.ca/marchclassic. • January District…
Research roundup

February 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Managing and predicting mycotoxin accumulation in corn Nicole Yada The 2006 gibberella ear rot outbreak and the subsequent mycotoxins contamination in Ontario corn highlighted the need…
Future of Grain

February 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New safety standards for augers New Canadian safety standards for portable augers have been developed and manufactures are getting set to work them into their equipment…
In the news

January 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER 2012 Faces of Farming Calendar now available! First she was got a cover shot on this magazine and now she’s Miss. October in the Faces of Farming Calendar. Erin Leduc represented…
GFO Newsletter for January 2012

January 2012 - GET THELATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEW SWAC SATELLITE LOCATIONS! Grain Farmers of Ontario and John Deere are jointly hosting two new satellite locations for the Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC). Walkerton – Huron…
Research Roundup

January 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Avoid mixing chemicals to treat winter wheat Matt McIntosh Agrochemical cocktails can weaken winter wheat, according to a new research study. University of Guelph graduate student…
Future of Grain

January 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Dow AgroSciences wins international award Dow AgroSciences was recognized at the Agrow Awards in November and received the “Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology” award for SmartStax hybrids. …
Web Special

A detailed look at soil organic matter services

December 2011 - INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF COMMONLY USED SOIL ORGANIC MATTER ADDITIVES Product Benefits Challenges Livestock manure Available on-farm, manure provides many of the required macro and micro nutrients for year of application and…
In the news

December 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show gets new owners Glacier Media Inc. has acquired Canada’s Outdoor Shows Limited which runs Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo. The Vancouver-based company is…
GFO Newsletter for December 2011

December 2011 - GET THELATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GFO ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETINGS Details for the district meetings in association with Grain Farmers of?Ontario are listed on the next page. If your district meeting time and place…