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U.S. exports to Cuba

U.S. EXPORTS TO CUBA

September 2017 - CUBA’S 12 MILLION people represent an untapped potential market for corn, soybean, and wheat exports, but the ongoing U.S. embargo against Cuba makes it unlikely that U.S. farmers will make major inroads into that market…
Keep it clean

ENSURE MARKET ACCESS

September 2017 - KEEPING IT CLEAN on your farm is an important part of keeping our markets open. Harvest time is no exception. Fall application of glyphosate and grain storage are two critical issues that are in your…
Island farming

PLANNING AND FORWARD THINKING

September 2017 - WOLFE ISLAND FARMER Jason Pyke laughs when asked if there was ever a question about choosing to farm on an island versus the mainland. “For me, it wasn’t really a question because I grew up…
Marketing your grain

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2017 - IT’S BEEN A challenging year for many of you and as you begin to reap the rewards of your efforts this harvest season, you want to be sure that you maximize your net returns. You…
Business side: Farmland protection

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

September 2017 - (J.M.) FARMLAND LOSS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. TELL ME ABOUT ONTARIO FARMLAND TRUST AND YOUR ORGANIZATION’S PURPOSE. (K.E.) Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT) works with farmers to protect farmland forever. According to the 2016 census, Ontario…
Business strategy

ADVANCED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

September 2017 - FARMERS ARE BUSINESS operators. Yet farmers have not always been perceived that way and they have not always had the same tools and opportunities as other types of business owners. The Agri-food Management Institute (AMI)…
Web Special

Global 4-H Network Summit

THE INTERNATIONAL REACH OF 4-H

August 2017 - FOR FOUR DAYS in July, participants from over 70 countries descended in Ottawa to attend the event-filled 2017 Global 4-H Network Summit. It is described by 4-H as “an opportunity for 4-H youth, volunteer leaders…
Web Special

Crop responses to management

Are accurate predictions possible?

August 2017 - With Doria Ali & Lauren Deshaw There is much interest in varying crop management strategies across farm fields – the essence of precision agriculture. The main driver of this has been advances in variable rate…
Reflections

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

August 2017 - CANADA HAS A rich farming history. Whether it was the first French settlers along the St. Lawrence or the homesteaders who populated the Western Prairies, farmers have been instrumental to the development of our country.…
How to be a cover cropper

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

August 2017 - MORE FARMERS ARE seeing the value of having a cover crop in the field, and as a result, more are incorporating them into their row-crop systems. Cover crops offer a wide array of benefits. They…