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Rheault Distillery

October 2015 - PRODUCING VODKA FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO WHEAT MANY HARD RED spring wheat buyers clamour for Ontario’s protein-rich Grade #1 — but not artisan spirits distiller Marcel Rheault. PHOTO: THE RHEAULT DISTILLERY ALPHA-VODKA IS DISTILLED FOUR TIMES…
Growing in Ontario

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

October 2015 - ONTARIO AGRICULTURE IS unique — we’re not Western Canada. That might seem like an obvious statement to an Ontario farmer, but it’s a message worth delivering, and repeating, to those seeking election in this month’s…
The St. Lawrence Seaway

September 2015 - INVESTMENTS AND CHANGING REGULATIONS SINCE 1679, COMMERCIAL ships have plied the waters of the St. Lawrence moving goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Today, 165 million metric tonnes (MT) of cargo is shipped…
Research roundup

September 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH UNCOVERING THE MYSTERY OF OAT GROAT STORAGE Allison Sears Canadian consumers are increasingly demanding oat products because of their whole grain properties and gluten-free status. However,…
Protecting water quality

September 2015 - U.S. FARMERS FACING NEW REGULATIONS TWO DEVELOPMENTS — A federal level regulation and a local court challenge — made water quality enforcement a hot issue for U.S. farmers this summer. The first development comes from…
The effect of extreme weather

September 2015 - UNDERSTANDING FARMERS’ INSURANCE COVERAGE NEEDS AS?FARMERS?IN?Essex County prepare for soybean harvest, they hope the weather cooperates this fall. It certainly didn’t during planting in the spring. Farmers saw day after day of rain in May…
Cropside: Feeling the pressure? Good!

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2015 - FULL DISCLOSURE – I come from the horticultural side of the fence. In that world, sprayer operators are more likely to consult analog pressure gauges somewhere near the pump on their tow-behind boom or airblast…
Understanding precision agriculture

REMOTE SENSING

September 2015 - THIS ARTICLE IS the sixth in a series intended to introduce and explain the concept of management zones; how to define, delineate, and characterize them, and to outline the kinds of data and computer tools…
A new learning opportunity

September 2015 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NUFFIELD SCHOLAR WHEN TONY BALKWILL learned about the Grain Farmers of Ontario sponsorship of a Nuffield Canada scholarship, with focus on the Ontario grain industry, he embraced the opportunity to further…
A responsibility to lead

September 2015 - 2016 ASA DUPONT YOUNG LEADERS A?PROGRESSIVE FARMER, a good employer, and a proud dad — these are just a few of the roles Jeff Barlow takes on every day. Now, he’s also adding American Soybean…