Research roundup
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FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH A new online tool for producers Samantha Beattie Social media sites and websites are emerging as effective outlets for producers to share their field crop expertise…
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Understanding biotechnology
- A TOUR OF A DUPONT PIONEER PLANT BREEDING FACILITY FOR A GENETICALLY modified (GM)?plant, the road to commercialization is long and tedious, but extremely interesting. From discovery to launch, it takes GM products anywhere from… -
Plant Breeders’ Rights explained
- HOW THEY WORK AND WHY BREEDERS NEED THEM MORE THAN TWO decades after they came to Canada, Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) still remain unclear to some farmers. But PBR are returning to the spotlight, thanks… -
Business side: Human Resources
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- WHAT IS A HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND HOW DO I KNOW IF I NEED ONE? A Human Resources Management Plan is a document that a producer would put together to identify both current and… -
Rebates and rewards
- PRICING PROGRAMS OFFER SAVINGS TO YOUR BOTTOM LINE TODAY’S MARKETPLACE OF competing products can make crop protection purchase decisions a significant planning task. This planning can also include a strategy to qualify for various grower… -
Corn ear mould and vomitoxin survey
- 2013 RESULTS THE ONTARIO MINISTRY of Agriculture and Ministry of Rural Affairs (OMAF and MRA) Field Crops team completed a survey of the 2013 Ontario corn crop in October to determine ear mould incidence as… -
Tracking pesticide use
- FARM & FOOD CARE TO CONDUCT PROVINCIAL SURVEY BEGINNING IN DECEMBER, all Ontario field crop, vegetable, fruit and specialty crop farmers are asked to fill out a confidential survey of pesticide use for the Ontario… -
GFO Newsletter for December 2013
- GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Public Relations Insert Included with this issue of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine you will find the Grain Farmers of Ontario Public Relations insert. This insert… -
Tillage choice
- THOUGHTS FROM A CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR DO FARMERS HAVE the right to work land the way they want to? That is a question I have asked many groups that I have spoken to in the… -
Farm diversity
- 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…
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Weed control tips
FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – February 2026
From the CEO's desk
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The increasingly complex world of food production requires broad participation from all parts of the value chain in research and innovation. Ontario farmers’ partnerships with government, universities, and industry are the foundation for innovative, competitive,…