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Farm diversity

December 2013 - NEW CROP IDEAS AND OPTIONS FOR MARGINAL LAND USE “DIVERSIFYING CROPS IS important for grain farmers for a number of reasons,” says John Kelly, Vice President of Erie Innovation and Commercialization, an initiative of the…
High tech answer to red tape

December 2013 - A NEW METHOD TO COLLECT KEY CROP DATA STATISTICS CANADA (Stats Can) is seeking to give farmers a break when it comes to collecting data for some of its agricultural surveys. Stats Can and Agriculture…
In the news

December 2013 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Syngenta announces ‘Market Watch in Canada Canadian growers now have access to timely market analysis and forward-looking commentary direct from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) trading floor, thanks to the…
US farm bill update

December 2013 - THE DRAMA OF NEW YEAR’S DAY Update to this story below. THE WAIT FOR a US farm bill may finally be nearing an end, though how Congress will muster the votes to renew farm programs…
American outlook

December 2013 - EXPERT OPINIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY FIVE LEADING FIGURES from the American corn and soybean sector share their thoughts on the top challenges they believe their agricultural sector will face in the coming…
Highs and Lows

December 2013 - A 2013 REVIEW AND A LOOK AHEAD WITH MORE THAN 20,000 farmers growing corn, soybeans, and wheat on five million acres across 15 districts, there is a lot of ground to cover when it comes…
Moving Forward

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

December 2013 - AS WE LOOK back on 2013 and move forward with a new year, we are once again facing change within our industry. After a number of good years of high commodity prices, we are seeing the cyclical…
Research roundup

November 2013 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm: a new deadly duo Katharine Tuerke Mycotoxins and the western bean cutworm (WBC) are a destructive team for corn farmers. When…
Grain Discovery Zone

November 2013 - A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT SEASON ONE OF THE goals of Grain Farmers of Ontario is to be an information source for the public; to inform consumers how we grow our crops and highlight the many uses…
Grains in Action

November 2013 - INDUSTRY PROGRAM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has expanded the reach of its popular Grains in Action program with an Industry Program. “It’s just as important for our industry and government partners to be educated in…