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GFO Newsletter for October 2015

October 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ONTARIO PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY Established in 2008, the Provincial Premises Registry (PPR) registers unique parcels of land in Ontario associated with agri-food activities. Being able to…
Innovative uses for Ontario grains

October 2015 - PARTNERING WITH GRIFFITH LABORATORIES PIT CAN BE a challenge for Ontario’s food processors to meet consumer demands for healthy, local products while ensuring consistent quality. That’s why research and development initiatives to create improved products…
EU considers national bans on GMOs

October 2015 - POTENTIAL IMPACT ON CANADIAN EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER 2014, the European parliament went through a six-month review process of the current biotechnology trait approval process within the European Union (EU). The review was suggested by trading…
Cropside: Wide rows and white mould

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2015 - WHITE MOULD HAS been a major problem for some producers in the last two years. It has become the most important soybean production challenge in some regions. Foliar fungicides will help to reduce yield losses…
Canadian wheat in Asian food

October 2015 - OVERSEAS AGREEMENTS AND DOMESTIC INNOVATIONS THERE WAS A lot of media focus on agreements developing in the Pacific Rim this summer but some got less publicity than others and the greatest developments for Ontario growers…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 11: CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

October 2015 - 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. FUTURES CONTRACTS HAVE a few things in common…
Export market update

October 2015 - NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL PERSPECTIVES GRAINS AND OILSEEDS exports are doing well for Ontario and Canadian farmers, and markets are continuing to grow. In general, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) predicts that abundant world grain supplies…
Business side: Farm Management Programs

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

October 2015 - (R.H.) WHAT IS THE ADVANCED FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (AFMP)? (R. K.) The program is an intensive five session course focused on the management skills required to lead a farm business. It is considered a next…
U.S. ethanol exports

October 2015 - PRODUCTION INCREASES AS THE U.S. domestic market faces limits on its capacity to absorb more ethanol, the export market is gaining importance, and an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to scale back blending requirements could create…
Atlantic Biodiesel

October 2015 - A POTENTIAL FUTURE FOR ONTARIO SOYBEANS NEW OWNERSHIP AND new management have saved a large-scale biodiesel facility in Welland, Ontario. After turning the lights back on in February, Atlantic Biodiesel established new supplier relationships and…