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Cropside: Tires and soil compaction

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2013 - THERE ARE SEVERAL main theories on how to avoid or manage soil compaction, these are: 1) confine traffic to lanes within the field to provide traffic-free zones for crop production, 2) avoid wheel traffic on…
Tier 4 Final

November 2013 - AN UPDATE ON TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES ALONG WITH THEIR Canadian and American counterparts, Ontario farmers are already somewhat familiar with Tier 4 standards and their associated new technology. In 1996, the US government began introducing the…
AGCO Paint Center

November 2013 - AN INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT HAS been manufactured by AGCO in Hesston, Kansas since 1947. The latest evolution in their facilities there is a state-of-the-art Paint Center for hay and harvesting equipment. It represents…
Building a Gleaner

November 2013 - AGCO LAUNCHES NEW S8 SUPER SERIES IT TAKES SIX days for a bare frame to become a Gleaner combine. On average, that is approximately 218 to 225 man hours for complete assembly, including paint. At…
John Deere Intro 2014

November 2013 - HIGHLIGHTS FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO THE COLUMBUS CONVENTION Center in downtown Columbus was home to this year’s John Deere Intro and unveiling of 2014 equipment. This event was for John Deere dealers as well as investors…
Shredlage

November 2013 - NEW WHOLE-PLANT CORN SILAGE TECHNOLOGY A NEW WHOLE-PLANT corn silage processing technology called Shredlage is soaring in popularity among American dairy farmers and is now gaining attention here in Ontario. Research shows that feeding the…
In the news

November 2013 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Ellengowan Farms selected as winner of Farm Bin Promotion by Horst Systems Ellengowan Farms from Paisley, Ontario has been selected as the winner of the 2013 farm bin promotion by Earl…
Future of Grain

November 2013 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New technology to fortify grain Member of Parliament Ben Lobb (Huron–Bruce), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, recently announced an investment to Everspring Farms Ltd.…
GFO Newsletter for November 2013

November 2013 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Breeding and Genetics Research Insert Attached on the opposite page, you will find the Grain Farmers of Ontario research insert on breeding and genetics. An electronic…
Global agricultural research

November 2013 - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM CHINA As a Research Coordinator at Grain Farmers of Ontario, Josh Cowan travelled to Beijing, China at the end of August to participate in both the International Congress of Plant Pathology…