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MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TANZANIA THE UNITED REPUBLIC of Tanzania is home to 91 million acres of arable land, of which only 25 million are under cultivation. An important part of the economy, the agricultural…
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Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Agri-businesses needed to complete career management profile Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. (OAFE) develops innovative programs and resources to expose students to career opportunities in the agri-food… -
Business side: Performance reviews
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- (R.H.) WHAT IS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW? (L.P.) An effective performance review is an annual meeting to evaluate a paid employee. A review should act as a summation of ongoing performance conversations that happen throughout the… -
Putting UAVs to the test
- COLLABORATORS AIM TO MAKE AERIAL SCOUTING PAY FOR ALL THE hype around unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in agriculture, there remains some question of the technology’s usefulness to the average farmer. But while many farmers wait… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 9: FUTURES VS. STOCKS
- 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. BEING A FUTURES broker for over 25 years,… -
Understanding precision agriculture
SOIL TYPE MAPPING
- THIS ARTICLE IS the fifth in a series intended to introduce and explain the concept of management zones, to provide a process to define, delineate, and characterize management zones, and to outline the kinds of… -
Research roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Research indicates effective herbicides for field horsetail control Kyra Lightburn Got field horsetail? The most effective combination of herbicides to fight it will depend on the… -
GFO Newsletter for August 2015
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEW NEONICOTINOID REGULATIONS New regulations restricting the sale and use of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seeds in Ontario were passed, June 9. They came into… -
Bees Matter
- CAMPAIGN DELIVERS A BALANCED MESSAGE WITH RESULTS IN JUNE, BEES Matter was launched across the country to bring public attention to the many ways the agriculture community supports pollinators. PHOTO: FREE POLLINATOR GARDEN SEED KITS… -
Advancing wheat research
- UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH LEVERAGES RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS IT’S BEEN JUST over a year since Dr. Ali Navabi was selected for the Grain Farmers of Ontario professorship in wheat breeding in the Department of Plant Agriculture at…