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GFO Newsletter for September 2014

September 2014 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Grain Farmers of Ontario’s 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 9 at Craigowan Golf Club in Woodstock. The…
Palmer Amaranth

September 2014 - A GROWING THREAT IN THE U.S. CORN BELT FARMERS IN THE U.S. Corn Belt are facing a growing wave of glyphosate resistant weeds, including Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), an alarming import from the desert Southwest.…
Similar but not the same

September 2014 - IDENTIFYING WEEDS WHEN IT COMES to scouting fields, weed technician Dave Bilyea says misidentifying a weed is a missed opportunity. It’s a message the researcher at the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus often delivers to…
Tragedy results in education

September 2014 - LOCKIE FARMS HOSTS GRAIN SAFETY DAY A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY in one family prompted an education day for farmers, grain elevator operators, and anyone working with or storing grain. In July, Lockie Farms Grain Elevator in…
Proper grain storage

September 2014 - A COMPONENT OF FARM SAFETY “HOW MANY OF you have been in a bin and walked on grain?” asks Dr. Carol Jones. She raises her hand as she looks around the chair-filled equipment shed at…
Combine maintenance

September 2014 - PREPARING FOR HARVEST AFTER MONTHS OF watching the weather forecast, scouting for insects, and battling weeds, it’s time for harvest and the whole other set of worries that accompany this busy time of year. To…
The blame game

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2014 - I’M FED UP with the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association (OBA) continuously blaming every problem relating to bee health on neonicotinoids. This group has left behind its traditional role as a spokesperson for nature to become a…
Web Special

Digging deeper into soil quality

August 2014 - SCIENTISTS USING IMAGING TECHNOLOGY WHEN IT COMES to understanding the ins and outs of soil quality, are growers currently getting only a small part of the picture? The simple answer, according to a University of Guelph researcher,…
Future of Grain

August 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New corn nitrogen test Grain Farmers of Ontario has recently approved funding for a research project conducted by Dr. Manish Raizada at the University of Guelph.…
Moving agriculture forward

August 2014 - A MESSAGE FROM MINISTER LEAL I AM VERY proud to be your new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and honoured that Premier Wynne has asked me to serve in this capacity. During her…