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March 2016 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Documentary explores farmers’ social license The Saskatchewan canola producers’ association, SaskCanola, recently launched a 30-minute, YouTube-hosted documentary exploring famers’ social license. Called “License to Farm,” this concise discussion features farmers, scientists,…
Get to know your grubs

March 2016 - Originally posted: March 1, 2016 Updated: June 29, 2021 TOP TIPS FOR PROPER INSECT IDENTIFICATION THERE ARE NUMEROUS pests that can affect grain crops throughout the growing season. Become familiar with early season scouting practices,…
Choose the right cover crops

ONLINE TOOL FINDS COVER CROP MATCH

March 2016 - THERE’S NO QUESTION that today’s farmers are innovative, adaptable, and always looking for new techniques and technologies to improve their farming practices. A trend that is gaining more ground is the use of cover crops,…
Corn hybrid performance on trial

March 2016 - MEASURING INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT IF YOU KNEW one corn hybrid would respond better to more nitrogen or higher plant populations, would you throw the groceries at it? Would you choose hybrids based on this knowledge? In…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 16: FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

March 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. WITH REGARD TO using fundamental analysis in your…
World record wheat

March 2016 - HOW A NEW ZEALAND FARMER HITS HUGE YIELDS WHAT DOES IT take to set the world record in wheat production? If you attended the Southwest Ag Conference (SWAC) at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus…
Wireworm 101

March 2016 - HOW AND WHEN TO SCOUT; TIPS FOR MAKING BAIT BALLS ONTARIO’S MAIN CROPS have long been plagued with wireworms, a field crop pest that can live in the soil for up to six years. Sporting…
Get to know us

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2016 - I WAS TRAVELLING across the province to the annual district grain committee meetings when the Environmental Commissioner released comments on coloured diesel. For those who aren’t aware of this issue, in mid-January, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner,…
Future of grain

February 2016 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Start your engines: a 200,000-acre promise by Lisa McLean, AgInnovation Ontario A California tech company is driving towards a piece of the lucrative motor oil market…
Cropside: Sustaining soil

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2016 - IF THE ORGANIC matter levels of Ontario soils could be somehow magically increased by one percent, the impact would be significant. Beyond healthier soils and increased yields, Ontario farmers would observe better water infiltration and…