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Educating future farmers

December 2012 - POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH when you’re a teenager, planning for the future can seem overwhelming; and farm teens have an even tougher decision than most. Deciding what path to take with their…
Farm incorporation

December 2012 - IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? winter is often referred to as the planning season for many Ontario farms. Seed is purchased, fertilizer is ordered, taxes are filed and business decisions are considered. Business structures are…
Succession Planning

December 2012 - ENSURING THE FUTURE OF YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FARM in 1893, two brothers settled across the road from each other on farms near Listowel, Ontario. It was the beginning of a family farming tradition that…
Growth in the vegetable oil industry

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

December 2012 - GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO has been active with the Vegetable Oil Industry of Canada (VOIC) organization this year and there have been some really positive accomplishments in the edible oil industry recently I would like…
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…