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Corn management trials

April 2015 - NEW OCC HYBRID TESTING IN 2015 A DESIRE TO stay relevant has prompted the Ontario Corn Committee (OCC) to change the way it conducts their hybrid performance trials. For decades, performance trials conducted by the OCC have…
Future of grain

April 2015 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Farmers form new co-operative to produce sugar from corn stover Lilian Schaer The Cellulosic Sugar Producers’ Co-operative is working on creating a new market opportunity for…
Sound advice

April 2015 - THE ROLE OF A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR (CCA) can be a valuable asset to any grain farming operation. With a CCA’s knowledge, training, and experience they can help a business become…
Research roundup

April 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Working with soybeans’ natural anti-inflammatory properties Alexandra Sawatzky Ontario consumers may have a new reason to incorporate soybeans into their diets. In addition to being rich…
GFO Newsletter for April/May 2015

April 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO AGRONOMY RESEARCH INSERT On the opposite page you will find the latest update on research being funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario. The projects highlighted in…
In the news

April 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Kurtis Peeters, an organic corn grower from Kawartha Lakes is the winner of the Most Profitable Acre Challenge, a competition organized by the Agri-food Management Institute and presented…
Protecting Pollinators

April 2015 - A REVIEW OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE INTRODUCTION OF new best management practices (BMPs) in 2014 helped grain farmers reduce the risk to bees and other insect pollinators from exposure to dust from neonicotinoid treated…
Industry collaborates on pollinators

April 2015 - A PLAN FOR BEE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SINCE 2012, WHEN concerns around bee health first arose in the province, Grain Farmers of Ontario has taken an active leadership role to minimize the negative impacts crop farming…
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…