Sprout resistant wheat
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THE RIGHT GENES WITH A FULLY sequenced wheat genome still another two years away, wheat breeders don’t yet have a full picture of all the genomes they are dealing with — and until recently, the…
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The waiting game
- WINTER WHEAT 2015 WINTER WHEAT PRODUCERS who dealt with the effects of last winter’s thaw-and- freeze challenges are finding a new set of problems to worry about for 2015’s crop. The late harvest of soybean… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Faces of Farming calendar contest Farm & Food Care Ontario is holding its annual Faces of Farming calendar contest. The calendar features the stories of farmers and farm families from all… -
Understanding precision agriculture.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTI-YEAR YIELD DATA
- THIS ARTICLE IS the second 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… -
Market side: Futures trading basics
LESSON 6: THE LONG HEDGE
- 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. TO MANY EQUITY investors, the futures markets are… -
Efficient use of P, K, and lime
- BALANCING INPUT COSTS WITH INCREASED YIELDS AN IOWA STATE University (ISU) soil fertility expert is warning Iowa farmers not to make across-the-board cuts in fertilizer and lime applications to save on farm input costs in… -
Improving phosphorus management
- SMALL CHANGES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT EVERY GRAM COUNTS when it comes to reducing water pollution. Ontario growers know that phosphorus losses from run-off can contribute to the harm of waterways and now researchers are… -
A bit of optimism
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- I DON’T THINK it’s out of line to say farmers are naturally optimistic at the start of every growing season. No matter how difficult the previous year was, we have hope that this year the… -
Nuffield Scholarship
- OPPORTUNITY FOR ONTARIO GRAIN INDUSTRY IN 2007, FARMER and independent crop advisor Steve Larocque was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship. He wanted to achieve his goal of finding new precision technologies that would help Western Canadian… -
Future of grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION AGCO announces updates to AgCommand® AGCO has announced several feature updates to its AgCommand® telemetry system, including key reports, mobile app enhancements, and a new look…