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Understanding GMO opposition

December 2015 - EUROPEAN STUDY UNCOVERS A FATAL ATTRACTION DESPITE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE that supports the value and safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), public opposition to them has been, and might always be, strong. Why is that? Scientists…
Farmland price update

December 2015 - FACTORS AT PLAY AND THE OUTLOOK FOR 2016 WHILE FARMLAND PRICES increased substantially in 2014, the market cooled this year and that trend is expected to carry into 2016. The ‘Farmland Values Report,’ published by…
Understanding precision agriculture

PRESCRIPTION MAPS AND VALIDATION

December 2015 - THIS ARTICLE IS the ninth in a series intended to introduce and explain the concept of management zones and to outline the kinds of data and computer tools used to delineate and characterize management zones …
In the news

December 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER DuPont and Caribou Biosciences announce strategic alliance DuPont and Caribou Biosciences, a leading developer of CRISPR-Cas technologies for genome editing, jointly announced a strategic alliance in October. As part of the…
GFO Newsletter for December 2015

December 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GOOD IN EVERY GRAIN RECEIVES CAMA RECOGNITION Grain Farmers of Ontario was honoured to be recognized at the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) Best of CAMA 2015…
Future of grain

December 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New grain terminal at the Port of Hamilton G3 Canada Limited (G3), headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is constructing a new lake terminal at the Port of…
Focussed on trade

December 2015 - U.S. COMMODITY GROUPS PLAN FOR 2016 ASK LEADERS OF the U.S. corn, soybean, and wheat associations what tops their 2016 agendas and the immediate response is trade. “I think the issue in our farmers’ minds…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership

December 2015 - NEW TRADE DEAL HAS LIMITED IMPACT ON GRAIN FARMERS THE TRANS-PACIFIC Partnership (TPP) is billed as the most comprehensive trade agreement in the world. It’s designed to foster trade and economic ties within the Asia-Pacific…
Business side: Personal finance

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

December 2015 - (R.H.) WHEN IT COMES TO PERSONAL FINANCE, WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO FARMERS? (P.V.) Farmers are typically very much involved in their farming business and sometimes this is to the detriment of other areas, including…
Federal election 2015

December 2015 - A NEW LIBERAL GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 19, Canadians voted for a majority Liberal government in the country’s 42nd general election. With strong support across Atlantic Canada, the North, and urban ridings within Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto,…