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Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

In the news

July 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Grain Farmers of Ontario joins the Vegetable Oil Industry of Canada This month, Grain Farmers of Ontario joined the Vegetable Oil Industry of Canada (VOIC) organization. This national not-for-profit industry group…
Farmers need bigger returns to increase production

July 2011 - Reprinted with permission from DTN/The Progressive Farmer (A Televent Brand) ROME (DTN) — Farmers around the world need to continue receiving higher commodity prices in order to increase food production in future years, former U.N.…
Will the new Risk Management Program preserve market access?

June 2011 - FARM GROUPS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ITS DEVELOPMENT BELIEVE THAT IT WILL AND THAT ITS DESIGN WILL MINIMIZE THE RISK OF TRADE ACTIONS This article first appeared in Better Pork magazine and is supplied courtesy…
Research roundup

June 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Dealing with heavy corn residue in soybeans Nicole Yada Increased corn yields in the past decade have certainly helped the corn industry. But these same yield…
GFO Newsletter

May 2011 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO new agent for grain farmers of ontario Grain Farmers of Ontario would like to recognize North Gower Grains as a new agent for wheat. North Gower…
Provincial RMP commitment secured

May 2011 - Editorial grain farmers of ontario is pleased with the commitment the McGuinty government has made to our members with the inclusion of a permanent Risk Management Program (RMP) in the recent provincial budget. Grain Farmers…
In the news

May 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER “Powered by Biodiesel” bumper sticker campaign A bumper sticker campaign to show support for the federal government’s national biodiesel standard has been launched by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) in partnership…
Research roundup

May 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Making global contributions to stem rust research Joey Sabljic A Guelph researcher is making an important contribution to an international research initiative funded by the Gates…
Future of Grain

May 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Stratego registered in soybeans Stratego fungicide, commonly used in cereals, has recently been registered for control of leaf diseases in soybeans. The product has two active…
Fertilizer for soybeans – does it pay?

April 2011 - NEW RESEARCH GIVES DIFFERENT FERTILIZER OPTIONS MIXED REVIEWS traditionally, soybeans do not received much, if any, fertilizer. Soybeans are efficient in providing their own nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation and typically, there has been enough…