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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…
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…