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Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 22: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

November 2016 - 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. OVER THE NEXT two lessons, we will discuss…
Autonomous tractor

November 2016 - TESTING THE CONCEPT OF DRIVERLESS TECHNOLOGY CASE IH UNVEILED an autonomous tractor concept at the 2016 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, that combines the latest in technology and tractor engineering. PHOTO: CASE IH AUTONOMOUS…
Tech Park

November 2016 - SHOWCASING MODERN FARMING AT THE IPM THE INTERNATIONAL PLOWING Match (IPM) and Rural Expo bills itself as an event that provides the “opportunity for students and urban Ontarians to explore rural lifestyles and learn about…
Mergers and aquisitions

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

November 2016 - IN THE BUSINESS world, mergers and acquisitions can change the face of an industry. This year alone, several deals have been announced or are rumoured to be in the works. In the beverage industry, Anheuser-Busch…
Web Special

Viney weeds

FOUR SPECIES YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT

October 2016 - SCOUTING IN-AND-around your fields is the first defence to protecting them from viney weeds. “Wild buckwheat, field bindweed, tufted vetch, and bur cucumber are definitely weeds that occur in Ontario grain fields,” says Dave Bilyea,…
Understanding precision agriculture

LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

October 2016 - Precision Agriculture Advancement for Ontario: This article is part of a series dedicated to helping farmers understand and implement precision agriculture technology. Next month we focus on how to best utilize field maps and management…
A passion for farming

October 2016 - 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…
GFO Newsletter for October 2016

October 2016 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ONTARIO PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY Accurate and up-to-date premises identification is critical to the strength of Ontario’s agriculture and food sectors. Since 2008, the Provincial Premises Registry…
Cropside: Yield robbers

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2016 - TWO SPOTTED SPIDER mite damage in soybeans was widespread this summer. Spider mites proliferate quickly in hot, dry years and do the most damage on drought stressed crops. In a dry year symptoms may be…
U.S. GMO labelling law

AVOIDING A PATCHWORK OF STATE LAWS

October 2016 - THE NATIONAL BIOENGINEERED Food Disclosure Standard aims to establish uniform labeling rules across the United States for foods containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients. Signed into law by President Barack Obama in July, it would replace…