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Early warnings

February 2014 - RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CHALLENGES ADVANCED TRAIT TECHNOLOGY can present both opportunities and challenges to Ontario farms. As planting options grow in complexity, researchers are focused on working with products before they become available to ensure…
The Crop Heat Unit system

February 2014 - 50 YEARS OF RELIABLE RATINGS THE MAN WHO came up with Ontario’s renowned Crop Heat Unit (CHU) system admits a little luck along with ten years of research led to its development. Considered the gold…
Developing leadership

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

February 2014 - GRAINS IN ACTION WITHIN AGRICULTURE, WE complained for years that young people were not entering into the industry. Statistics Canada’s Census of Agriculture seemed to back up our concerns showing an increase in the age…
Growing Connections

January 2014 - A NEW GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO EXHIBIT GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO now has a new way to connect urban audiences with farmers. Growing Connections, a 53 foot trailer exhibit, was successfully launched in November at…
Future of Grain

January 2014 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New hand-held grain moisture tester available from John Deere To help producers more accurately monitor the condition of their grain during harvest and in storage, John…
Northern leaf blight

January 2014 - MAINTAINING RESISTANCE NORTHERN LEAF BLIGHT is one of the most common and economically important fungal leaf diseases in Ontario. In fact, for as long as corn has been grown in the province there have been…
Black Sea

January 2014 - NEW EXPORT COMPETITION LOOMS RUSSIA AND UKRAINE are poised to become bigger players than ever in world grain markets, affecting competition not only for wheat sales but for corn markets. “Ukraine is now a very…
Cropside: UAN, streamer nozzles, leaf burn and corn yield

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

January 2014 - QUESTION Growers seeking high speed N application after the planting window has past are turning increasingly to high capacity sprayers and streamer nozzles to apply UAN “over the top”. One of the biggest concerns is…
Tomorrow’s ethanol

January 2014 - A FUTURE BEYOND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ASK ANY CORN grower about game-changing opportunities over the last decade and the topic of ethanol is sure to arise. While the industry has seen strong growth – it now…
Agricultural investment

January 2014 - GROWING OPPORTUNITY AT THE PORT OF HAMILTON AT THE PARRISH & Heimbecker Hamilton Terminal, the fall harvest has finally arrived. Semi-trucks pulling double grain trailers loaded down with soybeans wait their turn to unload, two…