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Cover crop carryover

February 2015 - TRIALS DETERMINE IMPACT OF RESIDUAL HERBICIDES THREE YEARS AGO Ontario growers were unsure of how to incorporate cover crops into fields where herbicides were previously applied and related data did not exist. A University of…
Soil fingerprinting

February 2015 - MONITORING CHANGES IN SOIL QUALITY THERE ARE THREE reasons you should get to know your soil better – higher yields, better soil quality, and a better understanding of land management practices. A research team at…
Early-season nitrogen test

February 2015 - A LOW-COST WAY TO DETERMINE YOUR CROP’S NEEDS FARMERS HAVE SEVERAL important decisions to make when it comes to applying nitrogen via fertilizer; primarily, they need to decide how much to apply, and when. Typically,…
Business side: Financial reporting 101

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

February 2015 - (R.H.) WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING AND WHICH DO YOU RECOMMEND? (B.R.) It is important to understand that financials can be prepared using accrual or cash-based accounting methods. Farms are the only type…
Understanding precision agriculture

AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT ZONES

February 2015 - THIS ARTICLE IS the first of 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…
Ontario Cereal Crops Committee

February 2015 - RECOMMENDING NEW VARIETIES IN 1923, CANADA’S original Seeds Act was amended to require varieties be licensed and registered by the minister responsible for agriculture prior to being sold in Canada. This change was implemented because…
Five years later

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

February 2015 - ON JANUARY 1, 2010, Grain Farmers of Ontario became an official marketing board in Ontario. It was the culmination of a grassroots movement led by corn, soybean, and wheat producers seeking a unified voice for…
Web Special

Under ice and snow

January 2015 - GRAIN BIN WINTER SAFETY GRAIN BINS ARE hazardous. It’s a blunt statement often repeated by grain storage safety experts. Most farmers practice basic safety precautions when dealing with bins, such as using fall restraint systems…
Planning for a Research Project

Understanding Precision Agriculture

January 2015 - Precision agriculture is a growing area of interest for Ontario’s farmers. Some farmers have taken up precision farming techniques on their own and some with the help of crop advisors or consultants, but many farmers…
The 87 cent dollar

ASSESSING THE EXCHANGE RATE

January 2015 - IT MAY BE some time before the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the U.S. dollar (USD) return to a persistent parity. Although a high exchange rate is usually said to hurt buyers, some analysts say farmers…