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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…
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,…