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Efficient use of P, K, and lime

March 2015 - 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

March 2015 - 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

March 2015 - 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

February 2015 - 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

February 2015 - 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…
Modernization of the CGC continues

February 2015 - MORE BENEFIT TO ONTARIO FARMERS IN FUTURE MORE THAN A year after the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) began its modernization processes, additional changes are coming. Much to the dismay of grain exporters, a major overhaul…
Research roundup

February 2015 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Soybean research at Harrow Erin Calhoun Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre continue to develop food type soybean germplasm…
Defining natural

February 2015 - HOW GM TECHNOLOGY STACKS UP THE IDEA THAT GMO-free foods are more natural than those with genetically modified ingredients is a misconception, says a plant biologist and advocate for genetic modification from the University of…
Cropside: Strip tillage – trending now!

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2015 - STRIP TILLAGE FOR corn has had appeal for decades as a system that could offer the advantages of a worked seedbed but maintain the soil saving attributes of residue cover on a large percentage of…
AGCO Certified Pre-Owned

February 2015 - NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED NORTH AMERICA-WIDE THERE IS OFFICIALLY more than one brand offering higher quality used farm equipment in 2015. Whatever their preference in paint colour, farmers are promised more for their dollars on future…