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NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR ONTARIO A NEW STANDARDIZED heat warning and information system has been launched in Ontario, which will allow farmers who own land over a widespread area to receive consistent communication about…
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Struggling to adopt cap and trade
- INDUSTRY MYSTIFIED BY RAPID-RELEASE REGULATIONS WHEN THE ONTARIO government announced its intention to join the Western Climate Initiative this April, few would have guessed new regulations would be effective by July. Although confusion still reigns,… -
Business side: Farmland rental agreements
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (J.M) WHY IS EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT LAND RENTAL AGREEMENTS? (M.L.) Whether it’s a handshake agreement or a written document, farmland rental agreements are an important part of conducting business on the farm. Currently, 35 per… -
Farm it like you own it
- INVESTING IN RENTED LAND HOW IS THE rising price of land and increasing farmland rental rates impacting farm management and production practices? A recent University of Guelph study asked that question, comparing farm and production… -
Cropside: Have you forgotten about SCN?
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO’S CROP SPECIALISTS THE RELATIVELY DRY conditions over most of the province early this summer made for a quick start for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). The most obvious sign of SCN infection… -
GFO Newsletter for August 2016
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All farmer-members are invited to attend Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 2016 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 13 at the Quality Hotel… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 19: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, CHARTING
- 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. BAR CHARTS The first choice in charting in… -
Fall burndown
- TIPS FOR A WEED FREE 2017 “BE READY TO pounce.” That’s the advice of Mike Cowbrough, weed management lead at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on fitting in a fall application… -
The resistance movement
- IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN GLYPHOSATE WEED EXPERTS AT Iowa State University (ISU) are warning farmers in the U.S. Corn Belt that herbicide resistance is not just a glyphosate issue that can be solved by turning… -
U.S. grain crop update
- REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL IN 2016? AMERICAN GRAIN FARMERS got 2016 crops off to a quick start as planting moved faster than usual for commodities in the grains and oilseeds sector. By May 15, barley…