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US Clean Water Act

March 2014 - THE IMPACT ON FARMERS THE UNITED STATES’ Clean Water Act (CWA) involves a bewildering array of acronyms for programs that can affect US farm practices in general and, because of its high nitrogen needs, corn…
Partnering for the environment

March 2014 - DISCOVERY FARMS’ COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH MODEL PROTECTING THE FUTURE of both the environment and production agriculture is a challenge proudly accepted by the Wisconsin agricultural community. By strategically working together, farmers and researchers built a program…
Business side: Fraud prevention

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

March 2014 - DO FARMERS REALLY NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD? No matter the type of business, the risk of fraud is always present. While you cannot predict why or when your organization may become a target,…
In the news

March 2014 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER DuPont Pioneer 2013 Ontario Corn Yield Challenge winners DuPont Pioneer has announced the winners of its fourth annual Ontario Corn Yield Challenge (OCYC). The 11 seed growers with top-performing Pioneer® brand…
No-till update

March 2014 - TO GET THE BENEFITS, THERE’S NO GOING BACK HAVE YOU JOINED the growing number of farmers across Ontario who no-till all of their crops? “As you’ve likely heard before, no-till farmers realize greater benefits compared…
Three pillars of sustainability

March 2014 - OUR ROLE AS FARMERS Nick Betts is the Market Development Coordinator, Environment and Sustainability for Grain Farmers of Ontario. In this role, he ensures that our organization has a voice within the broader ag industry…
Protecting the environment

March 2014 - GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT TILING THE LAND, spreading fertilizer, using pesticides, digging a well, and storing fuel are common practices on Ontario farms; and all of them are governed by environmental legislation. The Ontario Ministry…
Smart spending

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2014 - AGRICULTURE IS A major driver of Ontario’s economy. The more crops we produce and process, the better the economic results are for the province. We currently generate $6 billion in revenues and more than 50…
A fresh focus on cover crops

February 2014 - WATER QUALITY AND THE BOTTOM LINE AGRICULTURE IS ALWAYS changing. Naturally, we farmers closely monitor and adjust to the ebb and flow of market conditions, weather, and new developments in technology and biology. PHOTO: INSPECTING…
Sustainable farming

February 2014 - A FARMING STORY FROM PORTUGAL GABRIELA CRUZ IS a fourth generation Portuguese farmer – one of four daughters to parents with no sons – who has been managing the family farm for the past 24…