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Author: Ontario Grain Farmer

Fertilizer outlook – Spring 2011

January 2011 - FERTILIZER DEMAND EXPECTED TO INCREASE grain market fundamentals will continue to be the main driver for fertilizer price activity between now and the spring, but government food policy shifts in developing economies are expected to…
The uneven recovery

January 2011 - COMMODITIES RUN WHILE ECONOMY WALKS the global financial crisis was not discriminative, all markets were hit. However the economic recovery has been much more uneven. Luckily for producers, it was the commodity markets which were…
The Big Picture: Spotlight on Agriculture

January 2011 - WEEK-LONG SERIES BRINGS AGRICULTURE TO THE DOORSTEP OF CANADIANS it’s common in the agricultural industry to hear discussions and strategy planning centered on finding ways to share information about our industry with non-farmers. Although people…
Future of Grain

January 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Missing corn genes Recent research has revealed that some inbred corn lines have more variations in genes that humans have. Six elite inbred corn lines were…
In the news

January 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Is IP soy production a fit for your farm? The Canadian Soybean Council is excited about their upcoming producer information session which is geared to answer important questions about IP soybean production…
Research Roundup

January 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Monitoring and scouting nips pests in the bud Alycia Moore Key soybean pests including soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles and spider mites continue to wreak havoc…
GFO makes headlines in regards to potash

December 2010 - grain farmers of ontario has been actively participating in the Potash Corp. story over the last few weeks. Our interest is not directly related to who owns Potash Corp.; rather, we have been encouraged by…
In the news

December 2010 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New Industrial Research Chair in Biomaterials The creation of a new $3 million Senior Industrial Research Chair focusing on Biomaterials was recently announced. Over $1.5 million in new Natural Sciences and…
Future of Grain

December 2010 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New partnership explores plant root systems Plant Bioscience Limited and Dow AgroSciences recently announced an exclusive commercial license agreement for technology that enhances the root systems…
Research Roundup

December 2010 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Cutworm levels require long-term management strategy Alycia Moore The Western bean cutworm, a highly destructive corn and bean pest, first arrived in Ontario in 2008, and…