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Maintaining an important relationship

June 2015 - SOY CANADA OUTGOING MISSION TO JAPAN JAPAN IS ONE of Canada’s top five soybean export markets. According to Statistics Canada data, Canada exported approximately 370,457 metric tonnes (mt) to Japan in 2014 — accounting for…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 8: OPENING A TRADING ACCOUNT

June 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. FOR THOSE OF you who wish to open…
GFO Newsletter for June/July 2015

June 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Queen’s Park Reception Grain Farmers of Ontario hosted a reception for members of provincial parliament (MPPs) at Queen’s Park in April. The reception, hosted in partnership…
In the news

June 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Health claim for soy food Health Canada has approved a health claim linking the consumption of protein-rich soy food to lowering cholesterol levels. The claim is based on scientific evidence that…
The defender of the farmer

June 2015 - TANZANIA FARMERS’ UNION WHEN GRAIN FARMER Richard Kipara first joined the local farmers’ union in Arusha, Tanzania he was what is considered ‘food insecure.’ But after participating in training programs focused on post-harvest handling, and…
Update: Project One Seed

June 2015 - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN ZAMBIA THE ACTUAL SEEDS of the One Seed Project started in the fall of 2012 with a very small half-acre test plot in a small African village. Mark Lumley, a Lambton…
The California drought

IMPACT ON ONTARIO AGRICULTURE

June 2015 - POLITICIANS ARE FINALLY taking action to improve water conservation efforts in California. In April, Governor Jerry Brown announced a 25 per cent reduction in water use by residences, businesses, and farms, as the Sierra Nevada…
Future of grain

June 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Seed and pesticide bag collection Farmers in Ontario are being offered expanded options to manage their empty seed and pesticide bags this year. CleanFARMS will be…
Business side: Due diligence

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

June 2015 - (R.H.) WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN AGRICULTURE? (P.S.) The Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act states the duties of all employers in the province and since 2006, has applied to all…
The International Year of Soils

June 2015 - PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THE UNITED NATION’S declaration of 2015 as the International Year of Soils is prompting efforts in many nations to increase public understanding of the importance of soils to food security, inform decision…