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Business side: Planning to sell?

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

November 2014 - (R.H.) WHY SHOULD FARMERS BE THINKING ABOUT THE SALE OF THEIR FARM? (T.B.) All farms will eventually need to be sold. The sale could be the owner’s choice upon retirement or transfer to the next…
Research roundup

November 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Rice gene helps fight Fusarium in corn Owen Roberts Transgenic corn plants outfitted with a rice gene have shown increased resistance to Fusarium, a disease that…
Starting production

November 2014 - NEW SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO SEED CORN COMPANY TWO LONG-TIME farming families have come together to start a new seed corn production company in southwestern Ontario. PHOTO: DALE STEWART, CRAIG STEWART, CHRIS STEWART, LYLE GIFFIN, LEE GIFFIN,…
Winter insights

November 2014 - IN-FIELD RESEARCH 365 DAYS A YEAR It is important to note that research conducted in other jurisdictions, like the project outlined in the following article, provides Ontario farmers the opportunity to learn more about the…
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…