A passion for farming
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2017 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADER SELECTED JEFF HARRISON IS an entrepreneur and a problem solver. When he graduated university, he knew his parents’ farm wasn’t large enough to provide him with a living in addition…
Author: Rachel Telford
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Professorship in Wheat Breeding
- DEVELOPING NEW VARIETIES FOR ONTARIO Dr. Ali Navabi believes that genetics is an important part of the solutions Ontario wheat farmers are looking for when it comes to improving crop quality and battling diseases. Navabi… -
Quality assurance
GRAINS ANALYTICAL TESTING LABORATORY OPENS
- CONSUMERS WANT MORE information about their food, not less. Food processors want to know the ingredients they are buying will meet consistency standards. And exporters want to sell a quality product that will maintain Ontario’s… -
Investing in oats
- FIRST FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERWAY THE FIRST OAT research project funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario is underway. After the organization took on representation of oats in 2015, the research department broadened its yearly call… -
An agvocacy lesson
- DEFENDING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM “THE PESTICIDES FARMERS are using will cause bees to go extinct in five years.” PHOTO: BRADEN AND SHYLAH HART. When Braden and Shylah Hart heard that statement in their grade… -
Wanted: leaders in agriculture
- APPLY NOW FOR THE 2017 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM Grain Farmers of Ontario is looking for soybean growers interested in becoming a leader within the agricultural industry. The application process for the 2017 American… -
A social license to farm
- LEVERAGING THE POWER OF CELEBRITY WHEN IOWA FARMER Chris Soules first agreed to participate in the reality TV dating show The Bachelorette he assumed that once it was over he would return to rural life… -
The Trans-Pacific Partnership
- NEW TRADE DEAL HAS LIMITED IMPACT ON GRAIN FARMERS THE TRANS-PACIFIC Partnership (TPP) is billed as the most comprehensive trade agreement in the world. It’s designed to foster trade and economic ties within the Asia-Pacific… -
Fuelling your fleet
THE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS OPTION
- ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY have increased the availability of alternative fuel sources, such as compressed natural gas, and at a competitive price they are becoming a more attractive option for farmers. Murray Logan, manager of renewable… -
Atlantic Biodiesel
- A POTENTIAL FUTURE FOR ONTARIO SOYBEANS NEW OWNERSHIP AND new management have saved a large-scale biodiesel facility in Welland, Ontario. After turning the lights back on in February, Atlantic Biodiesel established new supplier relationships and…