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Future of Grain

November 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION AFS ConnectTM by Case IH Case IH’s new AFS ConnectTM system uses telematics technology (a combination of global positioning system and cellular) to keep producers up to…
Sorting through the data

November 2014 - JOHN DEERE OPERATIONS CENTER IT SEEMS THERE is no end to the amount of data that is being generated on farms through the use of advanced machinery, precision agriculture tools, and GPS systems. The question…
Measuring your field print

November 2014 - NEW TOOL CALCULATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LAND use efficiency, and climate impact are factors considered by growers each season. But how are environmental impacts and improvements recorded? PHOTO: CANADIAN FIELD PRINT CALCULATOR Consumers and…
Innovative vision

November 2014 - A GOOGLE GLASS REVIEW RELEASED IN 2013, Google Glass is thought by some to be the next big thing in technology. Others think it is nothing more than an overpriced hands-free device. Ontario Grain Farmer magazine…
Let’s talk about the weather

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

November 2014 - THE WEATHER HAS always been a popular topic of conversation for farmers, but this year, it was different. Talking about the weather was more than just idle chatter — with it was a sense of…
Research roundup

October 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Improved resilience of Ontario’s winter wheat Alexandra Sawatzky Cold temperatures limit the production of winter wheat in regions of northern and eastern Ontario, where winter weather…
Opening access

October 2014 - THE CANADA-KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT THE RUSSIAN EMBARGO on agricultural imports from Canada and other countries underlines the value of having a breadth of trading partners. That fact alone might ordinarily be reason enough to…
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.…