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THE ADVANTAGE OF SELLSMART AND AGBIDS AT HARVEST how times have changed. Fifteen years ago, when I started writing management articles, the message to farmers was that they needed to think of themselves as the…
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Attention to detail
- FINE TUNING FOR AN OPTIMUM WINTER WHEAT CROP the key to an optimum winter wheat crop is to pay close attention to the details. That is the word from Barry Gordon, Ontario sales manager for… -
After wheat harvest
- MAXIMIZING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF FUTURE CROPS after wheat harvest, you have a three to four month period to make use of that land for more production and to prepare for future crops as well. You… -
Business side: Explaining the exchange rate
CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS
- Why should an Ontario farmer care about the Canadian dollar exchange rate? Exchange rates reflect the value of different currencies relative to one another. As currency values fluctuate, so too do the prices of a… -
Advanced grain storage management
- PREVENTING MYCOTOXIN DEVELOPMENT mycotoxins are coming under increasing scrutiny by global trade regulators in grains destined for segments of the food sector. Mycotoxins are chemicals that fungi produce naturally as they invade plants and these… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Syngenta adds new Agrisure Duracade Trait to expanding corn portfolio Syngenta Canada Inc. is pleased to introduce the Agrisure Duracade™ trait to Canadian growers for the 2014 season. Agrisure Duracade features… -
Energy efficient grain drying
- TIPS FOR GETTING THE BEST GRAIN DRYER FOR YOUR DOLLAR canada’s grain trade is evolving, affected not only by the end of single-desk sales but by changes in grain production such as last year’s record… -
Safe harvest
- THE DANGERS OF FLOWING GRAIN AND GRAIN BINS in the autumn of 2011, hog farmer and cash cropper Todd Brady and his 14-year-old son were unloading 600-bushel gravity wagons in Merlin, Ontario. While he went… -
Informed decisions
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- AS FARMERS, WE have access to technology that helps us increase the quality and yields of our crops and helps us more accurately plant, fertilize and harvest our fields. It is technology that is ever-evolving… -
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Managing resistance
WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM
- Ontario does not yet have any confirmed cases of western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn; however, researchers say that the potential is there, therefore Ontario corn producers need to reconsider their management of this…
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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,…