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Higher achievement

January 2015 - WHEAT BREEDER WINS PRESTIGOUS WORLD FOOD PRIZE INDIA-BORN MEXICAN wheat breeder Dr. Sanjaya Rajarm was the recipient of the 2014 World Food Prize. The award coincides with the centennial of its founder, Dr. Norman Borlaug,…
Storage: it’s in the bag

January 2015 - U.S. FARMERS ADOPT PRAIRIE PRACTICE GRAIN BAGGING, A common practice in Western Canada, is gaining popularity in parts of the U.S. Corn Belt, especially within the Dakotas and Minnesota. “They’ve been bagging grain in…
Soil health

January 2015 - DO WE NEED A CHECKUP? HAVE YOU FELT a need in recent years to do a little more tillage? Do you sometimes feel the market determines your crop rotation? The late 80’s and through the…
2015 price outlook

January 2015 - THREE AMERICAN ANALYSTS OFFER OPINIONS AS OF MID-NOVEMBER, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service projected a 2014/2015 corn price at the farm gate of $3.20 to $3.80 per bushel (U.S.) and…
Abundant crops

January 2015 - A U.S. REPORT Disclaimer: Comments in this article are market commentary and are not to be construed as market advice. Derivatives trading involves substantial risk of loss, and you should fully understand those risks prior…
Cropside: White mould management

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

January 2015 - A SMALL AMOUNT of white mould does not reduce soybean yields. In fact, there is a saying among soybean growers that “a little bit of white mould is a sign of a good crop”. This…
The Western Canada grain market

January 2015 - INFLUENCE ON ONTARIO PRODUCERS IT HAS BEEN said that experience trading wheat is worthless, because each year brings a unique ‘curve-ball’ to deal with. However, the 2013/14 crop year in Western Canada was a ‘curve…
Future of grain

January 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Ontario farm tire deflation technology goes global Lilian Schaer, AgInnovation Ontario An automatic air inflation deflation system (AAID), developed by a southwestern Ontario hog farmer, is…
Efficient transport

January 2015 - ONTARIO’S ADVANTAGE THERE ARE TWO fundamental realities in the commodities business. The first is that you need to have a product that somebody wants, and the second is that you have to have some means…
Research roundup

January 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Using thermodynamics to determine plant health Melissa Micu A novel way of assessing plant health is being investigated by a multi-disciplinary research team from the universities…