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Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 7: THE SHORT HEDGE

April 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. LAST MONTH, WE discussed how to use the…
Business side: Safety training

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2015 - (R.H.) WHAT DO FARMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKPLACE SAFETY? (D.A.) Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) works with 3.9 million employees annually and 90 per cent of those employees work for small businesses, including…
Local conservation

April 2015 - REGIONAL PROJECTS IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FARMERS ACROSS THE province are increasingly becoming involved in conservation efforts in their regions, a circumstance that is beneficial to both the ecosystem and their bottom line. “Farmers are starting…
Soil economics

April 2015 - HOW MUCH IS EROSION COSTING YOU? GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH means demand for agricultural products is on the rise. But according to researchers, loss of land to non-agricultural uses and soil resource depletion is also increasing.…
Controlled drainage

April 2015 - MEASURING THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THE INSTALLATION OF controlled drainage and the equipment to measure its effects is now complete at the farm of Henk and Annie Van Den Berg in Lucan, Ontario. PHOTO:…
Compromise

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2015 - A COMPROMISE IS defined as the settlement of differences reached by each side making concessions. This is an important definition to remember when you are trying to resolve a sensitive issue that is heightened by…
Web Special

2015 ASA DuPont Young Leader Program

March 2015 - STRONG ADVOCATES FOR AGRICULTURE WEB SPECIAL GLENCOE FARMER DAVE McEachren was selected to represent Canadian soybean growers in the 2015 American Soybean Association (ASA) DuPont Young Leader Program. He provided us with a first-hand account…
Web Special

Farm safety

March 2015 - EDUCATION AND AWARENESS Canadian Agricultural Safety Week Be a safety champion The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) are encouraging all Canadians to become farm safety champions as a…
Future of grain

March 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Bees Matter Grain Farmers of Ontario has joined other farm organizations and agricultural industry members in support of an initiative called ‘Bees Matter’. The goal of…
A costly lesson

March 2015 - LEASING LAND IT’S THE MIDDLE of November 2014. At the edge of a soybean field on the outskirts of Temiskaming Shores, a wood post has just been hammered into the ground. On it is nailed…