A responsibility to lead
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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…
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Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION BioAmber opens succinic acid plant in Sarnia BioAmber Inc., a renewable chemistry company, opened a new plant in Sarnia at the beginning of August. The plant… -
GFO Newsletter for September 2015
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO BREEDING AND GENETICS RESEARCH INSERT Grain Farmers of Ontario invested $1.5 million in new and ongoing research projects in 2014 – 2015 and was directly involved… -
Business side: Pollution liability
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (OGF) YOU RECENTLY HAD A CLIENT COME TO YOU WITH A LIABILITY CONCERN. WHAT WAS THE ISSUE? (P.G.) A farmer was visiting one of the secondary properties he owns and he came across seven or… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER RTRS logo on Unilever’s Soy Beverages Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) credit buyers will be able to add a new logo to their products’ packages, adding to the existing “claims… -
Late planted wheat
- TIPS FOR A BETTER CROP LAST FALL’S INCLEMENT weather presented a challenge for farmers looking to plant winter wheat. Wet and cold conditions forced many to plant much later than they usually would, often on… -
Using flowering plants for cover crops
- BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS TO CONSIDER THE LATEST TREND for cover crops is to use flowering plant mixes, a benefit for both the farmer and pollinators. Seed companies both here and in the U.S. are promoting… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 10: WHY USE FUTURES CONTRACTS?
- 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. A FUTURES CONTRACT is simply a legally binding… -
U.S. Corn Belt
- THE BEST AND WORST CONDITIONS REDUCED 2015 CORN plantings and a bump up in current year exports, livestock feeding, and ethanol demand prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase its farm gate price… -
Farmer saved seed
- COMPLIANCE UNDER THE NEW PBR ENVIRONMENT ON FEBRUARY 27, 2015, Canada’s new Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) Act was implemented by the Government of Canada. All crop varieties that were and will be granted PBR after…