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Maizall

October 2014 - NEW ORGANIZATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE MAIZALL, A JOINT initiative of the Argentine, Brazil, and U.S. corn producers, is taking the growers’ perspective on common issues, such as biotechnology regulation, to government officials, policy influencers,…
In the news

October 2014 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Fusarium biocontrol agent licenced Adjuvants Plus Inc. (API) has reached a licensing agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC’s) Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization (OIPC) for the patented technology to…
Future of Grain

October 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Representation for oat and barley Oat and barley producers will have the opportunity to vote on a proposal to be represented by Grain Farmers of Ontario.…
Sustainable soy

October 2014 - WORKING TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION SUSTAINABILITY IS A buzz word often used in agriculture around the globe; but for Ontario growers, it is a word that is about to become more meaningful in the soybean market…
Verifying sustainability

October 2014 - BRINGING THE FARM VOICE TO THE SAI PLATFORM AGRICULTURE IS ARGUABLY the most important stakeholder in the food value chain. That’s why, when Grain Farmers of Ontario heard about a new global food industry initiative,…
Controlling early season insects

October 2014 - NEW GUIDEBOOK FOR GROWERS CROP RESEARCHERS ARE stepping up their efforts to help Ontario farmers and crop advisors learn more about early season soil insects and to give them more options for pest management. Farmers…
GFO Newsletter for October 2014

October 2014 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO The Most Profitable Acre Challenge Ontario corn and soybean farmers are invited to enter The Most Profitable Acre Challenge, a contest that tests business savvy, celebrates…
A new national soybean organization

October 2014 - SOY CANADA TO REPRESENT ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN AS THE CANADIAN soybean industry expands and spreads throughout the country, there is a clear need for a national soybean organization to represent the entire value chain, dedicated…
Cropside: Poor nodulation

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

October 2014 - THE 2014 GROWING season was the worst year in recent memory for poor root nodulation and nitrogen (N) fixation. Cool temperatures will delay or even inhibit N fixation. Soybeans are a subtropical species and for…
High oleic soybeans

October 2014 - MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN IMPROVED OIL PROFILE THERE ARE TWO important aspects of soybeans used in food production — oil and protein. Ontario’s growing Identity Preserved (IP) soybean crop is meeting the market demand for…