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In the news

November 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER What Canadians think about farming Canadians continue to have an increasingly positive impression of agriculture, with 88% of those polled ranking it positive or neutral, up from 81% in 2009 and…
Solving the protein mystery

November 2012 - THE CHALLENGE OF HARD RED WINTER WHEAT this year’s hard Red Winter wheat crop was challenged to reach the industry preferred protein level of 11 percent. Many growers are now questioning why their wheat didn’t…
RESEARCH ROUNDUP

November 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Improving cold tolerance in corn Katharine Tuerke Cold snaps in the spring – such as the one Ontario experienced earlier this year – can damage corn…
Protecting pollinators

November 2012 - REDUCING PESTICIDE EXPOSURE DURING PLANTING seed-applied insecticides are an important tool for farmers. They help to protect the seed during a critical period of growth while using only a small quantity of insecticide. Despite this…
Cropside: Cover crop craze!

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2012 - INCREASING SOIL ORGANIC MATTER NO RAIN IN 2012, and suddenly we realize the value of organic matter. Corn yields ranged from seven to 250 bu/ac in the same field – all based on organic matter…
Exposure-4-Development

November 2012 - CANADIAN JOURNALIST SELECTED FOR TOUR OF KENYA canadian agricultural journalist, Tamara Leigh, has been selected to join 14 other journalists from around the world for a unique look at agriculture in Kenya. For six days…
De-stressing soybeans

November 2012 - REDUCING WATER STRESS IMPACT it’s been a great year to study water stress in soybeans. At least, that’s what a University of Guelph researcher says about the dry 2012 growing season. Dr. Hugh Earl is…
Field tested: Fendt 828Vario Tractor

November 2012 - FENDT 828VARIO TRACTOR A review by farmers for farmers ed tollenaar jeff van loon dave vandewalle MONKTON, ON DUBLIN, ON DUBLIN, ON AS SOON AS…
GFO Newsletter for November 2012

November 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Crop Quality and Crop Utilization Research Insert Packaged with this issue of the magazine you may have noticed the Grain Farmers of Ontario research insert on…
The economic climate

November 2012 - A GLOBAL OUTLOOK the economy of the European Union (EU) has dominated the news in the past few years, and continues to register on the radar. Although other global issues, such as slower growth in…