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Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 5: SPECULATORS

February 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. IN THIS LESSON we continue our look at…
SMART soybeans

February 2015 - CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS AT RISK USING A COMBINATION of several inputs it is possible to boost soybean yields. The catch is — it’s just not always economically viable to do so. That was the…
BMSB reaches Ontario

February 2015 - CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS AT RISK FARMERS HAVE TO deal with many harmful insects and diseases to maximize yield and maintain the quality of their crop. They must constantly be on alert to identify and…
GFO Newsletter for February 2015

February 2015 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Grain Farmers of Ontario celebrates fifth anniversary Grain Farmers of Ontario celebrated its fifth anniversary this January. The organization officially formed in 2010 with the amalgamation…
In the news

February 2015 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Case IH celebrates six major industry awards Case IH recently garnered six industry awards, most notably, the Magnum 380 CVT earned the highly coveted TOTY® 2015 Tractor of the Year designation.…
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…