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4R progress report

MEASURING PROGRAM SUCCESS

August 2017 - IN MID-MAY, Fertilizer Canada released the first-ever 4R Nutrient Stewardship Sustainability Report outlining what is being done by Canadian growers to adopt sustainable farming practices. “Sustainability has always been an integral part of our activities…
Rain delay

EASTERN ONTARIO’S CHALLENGING SPRING

August 2017 - THE EXTENT OF the flooding in eastern Ontario this spring prompted Agricorp to do something it rarely does — extend the spring cereals planting deadline for production insurance. Agricorp senior industry specialist Geoff Smith notes…
Web Special

Update: 2017 ASA DuPont Young Leader

DUPONT YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM

June 2017 - This article is a followup to a previous article that ran in the October 2016 issue of Ontario Grain Farmer, entitled A passion for farming. THE 33RD CLASS of American Soybean Association (ASA) DuPont Young Leaders…
Uncertainty for U.S. agriculture

THE EARLY IMPACT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

June 2017 - PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S approach to governing and his administration’s issues agenda are producing even more uncertainty for U.S. agriculture this year than is typical during a change of president. There are indications that agriculture is…
Instagram ambassadors

A GOOD IN EVERY GRAIN PROGRAM

June 2017 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO’S newest group of Good Grain Farmers will be taking over the Good In Every Grain Instagram account this year. From April 2 to December 2, one of the Good Grain Farmers…
Business side: Life insurance

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2017 - (J.M) WHY IS LIFE INSURANCE IMPORTANT? (C.A.) Life insurance can be hard to discuss, but it’s imperative to protecting the financial security of your family and farm business by providing a tax-free lump sum benefit…
WBC 101: ID and control

SCOUTING AND MANAGEMENT IN FIELD CORN

June 2017 - NATIVE TO NORTH America, the Western bean cutworm (WBC), Striacosta albicosta, has been a long-time resident of the U.S. Great Plains region until it began expanding its range eastward and was first detected in Ontario…
The WBC problem

AVOIDING THE DAMAGE OF 2016

June 2017 - LAST SEASON WAS officially the worst year on record in Ontario for Western bean cutworm (WBC) feeding damage. What’s even more troubling is that cutworm feeding damage was also a major contributor to high deoxynivalenol…
Cropside: Corn stand checkup

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2017 - COUNTING LEAVES There are several ways to count corn leaves. While this seems like a mundane detail, ensuring you and your agronomist are communicating the same leaf stage can be important, especially when management practices…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 28: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

June 2017 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. GAP TYPES (EXHAUSTION AND ISLAND REVERSAL) Our third…