Harvest safety
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IT’S NOT CHILD’S PLAY FOR PARENTS, IT is gratifying to see children learn and accomplish tasks on the farm. They learn the value of hard work, get exercise in open spaces, work alongside family, and…
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Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 20: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
- This monthly educational series features the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. BASIC CHART PATTERNS This month we will discuss the… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Strong overwintering numbers reported for Ontario bees Ontario’s bees overwintered well this past year, as losses of only 18% were reported by the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists in July. Nationally,… -
Quality assurance
GRAINS ANALYTICAL TESTING LABORATORY OPENS
- CONSUMERS WANT MORE information about their food, not less. Food processors want to know the ingredients they are buying will meet consistency standards. And exporters want to sell a quality product that will maintain Ontario’s… -
Weathering the forecast
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- IT’S AMAZING HOW much our lives revolve around the weather. What we do, what we wear, how and when we travel is all affected by the weather. Farmers tend to be influenced by the weather… -
Weed poll
- RESULTS SHOW NEW – AND WORRISOME – TRENDS YOU DON’T NEED to have glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane in your fields to know it’s one of Ontario’s worst weeds. The fact is, its reputation precedes it. PHOTO: LAMBSQUARTERS… -
Duelling priorities
- DEVELOPING NEW OAT LINES FOR ONTARIO PROVES CHALLENGING MILLING QUALITY IS king when it comes to oat. While farmers look for disease resistance, standability, and big yields, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC’s) oat breeder Weikai… -
An agvocacy lesson
- DEFENDING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM “THE PESTICIDES FARMERS are using will cause bees to go extinct in five years.” PHOTO: BRADEN AND SHYLAH HART. When Braden and Shylah Hart heard that statement in their grade… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Serendipity from science Sameer Chhabra Maize enzymes could hold the secret to maximizing plant growth potential — that’s according to a molecular and cellular biology professor… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New insecticide seed treatment receives PMRA registration Corn growers in Ontario and Quebec have a new tool to use against key insect pests. DuPont Crop Protection…