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Water conservation

March 2013 - NEW INITIATIVE FOR DROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES a project launched last fall by Farm & Food Care Ontario will focus on water efficiency, conservation and low water strategies for Ontario farmers. The 18-month Water Resource Adaptation…
No-till carbon credits program

March 2013 - REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ontario’s no-till farmers are eligible to take part in a new program that will reward farmers for environmental stewardship. “We’re getting great participation,” says Ben Currelly, the president of NorAg Resources…
In the news

March 2013 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Conversations in Sustainability BASF Canada has launched a five part series entitled ‘Conversations in Sustainability’. Each online video features a member of the urban community who was paired up with a…
Better biodiesel – on and off the farm

March 2013 - OLD RESEARCH, NEW TECHNOLOGY, A GROWING MARKET biodiesel has been accepted very slowly in Canada but the continued efforts of biodiesel’s supporters are making an impact in this country and abroad. A decade ago, biodiesel…
Green energy

March 2013 - A LOOK AT WIND, SOLAR AND BIODIGESTERS ON THE FARM Many farmers are seeing the need to diversify their operations in order to stay viable; and some of them are turning to green energy as…
Developing technology

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2013 - FINDING NEW WAYS to incorporate new technology into the business of grain farming to save time and money is a continuous pursuit for Grain Farmers of Ontario. Our SellSmart app has been available for smart…
Research roundup

February 2013 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Stem rust-resistant crops now in field trials Megan Cowie Newly developed Ontario winter wheat varieties that are resistant to stem rust disease are now going through…
Cell phones open up possibilities

February 2013 - PART 2 – EXPOSURE-4-DEVELOPMENT TOUR no matter how many research trials you do, or how good the information is, the value is lost if you don’t get it into the hands of farmers and put…
Out-yielding the competition

February 2013 - SPRING AND WINTER WHEAT CHALLENGE WINNERS growers that were outstanding in their field were honoured in the 2012 Yield Challenge created and hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario. Meghan Burke, who coordinates the program, says…
Research roundup

February 2013 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Stem rust-resistant crops now in field trials Megan Cowie Newly developed Ontario winter wheat varieties that are resistant to stem rust disease are now going through…