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Making her mark

June 2014 - RESEARCHER DEVELOPS NEW WHEAT VARIETY A NEW SOFT red winter wheat variety could help growers with their battle against Fusarium. Known as Marker (UGRC C5-116), performance trials have shown it offers the best Fusarium resistance…
Cropside: Fusarium nozzles!

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

June 2014 - FUSARIUM WAS A nightmare for many wheat growers in 2013. Even with 80% of the crop having a Fusarium fungicide applied, many of us had feed or sample wheat. At almost every winter meeting, someone…
GMO labelling

June 2014 - THE AMERICAN DEBATE TWENTY YEARS AFTER the approval of Roundup Ready soybeans, 90 percent of US corn acres and 93 percent of soybean acres rely on genetically modified (GM) seed, and the Grocery Manufacturers of…
Future of Grain

June 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New guide available for scouting Pythium root rot in soybean Producing high soybean yields begins with establishing an even stand of vigorous plants. Studies have been…
Research roundup

June 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Blocking light to improve herbicide resistance Maritza Vatta A few basic changes to decrease light hitting the ground in the field could help the fight against…
Seeking approval

June 2014 - THE CHALLENGE WITH BIOTECH CROPS IN THE EU WITHIN THE EUROPEAN Union (EU), fewer GM products are being authorized for import each year and it is taking longer for those products to get through the…
Research roundup

June 2014 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Blocking light to improve herbicide resistance Maritza Vatta A few basic changes to decrease light hitting the ground in the field could help the fight against…
In the news

June 2014 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New Professorship in Wheat Breeding filled Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased to announce the new Professorship in Wheat Breeding has been filled by Dr. Ali Navabi. Dr. Navabi has extensive…
Trade mission to Japan

June 2014 - STRONG MARKET DEMAND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE Canadian soybean industry are fostering the important trade relationship we have with Japan. A week-long international trade mission to the country earlier this year focused on: further enhancing Canada’s…
Understanding the Chinese market

June 2014 - FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADIAN SOYBEANS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has partnered with the Ivey Business School at Western University to provide mentorship to an Executive MBA project team to explore market opportunities for Canadian soybean…