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Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

Research Roundup

April 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Ontario corn re-plant decision calculator on the way Johnny Roberts Larger farms and the strong association between higher yields and early planting have contributed to decisions…
Future of Grain

April 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New Weed Control System – EnlistTM In March, Dow AgroSciences announced the Enlist Weed Control System. This new herbicide tolerant trait offers tolerance to a 2,4-D…
In the news

April 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER 2011 ag census on the way Census of Agriculture questionnaires will be mailed to all farmers in Canada over the first two weeks of May. Alternatively to filling out the paper…
Farmers involved in Great Lakes basin discussions

March 2011 - The great lakes water quality agreement is being renegotiated the canadian and US governments made a commitment in 2009 to renegotiate and update the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The initial agreement was signed in…
In the news

March 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Woodlot advisory service Promoting efficient and sustainable management of forests is the goal of a new service offered in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, Prescott-Russell, Leeds-Grenville and Ottawa regions. Farmers with at least five acres…
Future of Grain

March 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION US approves higher ethanol blend The US Environmental Protection Agency recently raised the amount of ethanol that can be blended into fuel from 10 percent to 15…
Research Roundup

March 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH These starches resist digestion Joey Sabljic One way to a healthier population is through its stomach. And for many, that journey starts with starch, an essential…
In the news

February 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Deferred payments now permitted under the Grains Act The Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA) and Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) are pleased with the recent changes that OMAFRA has made to…
Future of Grain

February 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Savvy Farmer Developed to help farmers save money on pest control, an unbiased web-based information warehouse, called Savvy Farmer, has been launched. Savvy Farmer can help…
Research Roundup

February 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Corn yield ‘lost by the minute’ from weed stress Joey Sabljic Weeds growing near corn plant seedlings permanently rob these future cash crops of their full…