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Cropside: Corn leaf diseases

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2014 - CONCERN OVER CORN leaf diseases, their identification, and their potential impact on yield has grown over the last two years. Here are the four most prevalent leaf diseases in Ontario. NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT • Most…
Water quality and chemical efficacy

November 2014 - IS THERE A CONNECTION? MOST GROWERS KNOW that the performance of chemicals — such as herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides – is dependent on a number of factors. These factors can include correct product selection, equipment…
High speed planting

November 2014 - VADERSTAD TEMPO IT MIGHT BE cliché, but the old saying ‘time is money’ still applies in agriculture. PHOTO: FARMERS EXAMINE THE COMPONENTS OF THE TEMPO PLANTER. “Timing is everything,” says Scott Johnston, a grain farmer…
Certified pre-owned

November 2014 - JOHN DEERE ANNOUNCES NEW EQUIPMENT PROGRAM AT THIS VERY moment, beneath a broken- down piece of equipment, there is a farmer dreaming of buying new. But fresh-off-the- line equipment is not for everyone, so John…
Harvest weed management

November 2014 - HARRINGTON SEED DESTRUCTOR IT IS COMMON practice for Ontario grain farmers to utilize herbicides to control weed populations in their fields. But as each year passes, common weeds are showing resistance to popular herbicides. This…
GFO Newsletter for November 2014

November 2014 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ONTARIO PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY Established in 2008, the Provincial Premises Registry (PPR) registers unique parcels of land in Ontario associated with agri-food activities. Being able to…
In the news

November 2014 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Farm Invention Challenge Tinkering, mending, dabbling, modifying, revolutionizing – whatever it is that you do in your workshop, barn, or out in the field, now is your chance for your fix-it…
Responsible use of neonicotinoids

November 2014 - RESEARCH TO PROTECT POLLINATORS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has received approval for matching funding through Growing Forward 2 for a research project on risks associated with soil pests and strategies to reduce losses of neonicotinoid…
Protection and performance

November 2014 - PILOT PROJECT TESTS IMPACT OF PLANTER DEFLECTORS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, such as Europe, dust deflectors installed on air planters have been shown to reduce the amount of off-field dust generated during the planting of neonicotinoid…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 2: WHAT IS A FUTURES CONTRACT?

November 2014 - 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. FOR THE PURPOSE of this lesson, we will…