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Inter-seeding cover crops in corn

ESTABLISHING AGRONOMIC BENEFITS

December 2017 - THERE HAS BEEN considerable research conducted on the use of cover crops after wheat. The relatively short growing season of wheat makes it the ideal crop in the rotation to include cover crops after harvest.…
Business side: A great farm employer

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

December 2017 - (J.M.) WHAT MAKES A GOOD FARM EMPLOYER? (H.W.) It doesn’t matter what type of business you are hiring employees for, a good employer provides clarity. On the farm, I recommend employers focus on clarity of…
Monitoring groundwater pollution

FOCUS ON NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS

December 2017 - GROUNDWATER IN ONTARIO is considered the most significant source of water for people in rural communities, their crops, and their livestock. And although groundwater is below the surface, it is still prone to pollution. But…
Growing Canada’s food university

December 2017 - A FLURRY OF faculty hiring activity is underway at the University of Guelph, as the institution continues to stake its claim as “Canada’s food university.” The university has cast its recruitment net far and wide.…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 32: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

December 2017 - CANDLESTICK CHARTING Unlike bar charts, candles have a significance all their own. When we read a bar chart, we rely on indicators to discern between a buy signal and a sell signal. The actual bars…
Damaging impact

THE 2017 HURRICANE SEASON

December 2017 - THE 2017 HURRICANE season — Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate — savaged a wide range of U.S. agricultural sectors, producing immediate crop losses and longer term damage that is still hard to quantify. TEXAS In…
Feeding the aquaculture industry

AN EXPANDING SOYBEAN MARKET

December 2017 - SOYBEANS ARE A common feedstock for a wide range of agriculture — livestock ranging from dairy cattle to laying hens typically have soy or a soybean derivative incorporated in their feed, due largely in part…
Making no-till planting easier

UTILIZING NEW TECHNOLOGY

December 2017 - A STONEY CREEK company focused on robotic cutting solutions is experimenting with an ultra-high pressure no-till system. A-Cubed (Advanced Agriculture Applications) is using fluid jets in place of coulters on standard, commercially available seeding equipment they’ve…
Your opportunity

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

December 2017 - EVERY MONTH, I use this column to share with you my thoughts on issues affecting the agriculture industry. Over the past year, I’ve discussed taxes, relationships with our elected officials, trade negotiations, national partnerships, environmental…
Straw yield

MEASURING PROFITABILITY

December 2017 - THE PROFITABILITY OF straw could be the deciding factor in whether or not you keep wheat in your crop rotation. It’s one of the reasons the Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) included a pilot project…