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What’s bugging you?

July 2012 - WEATHER PATTERNS COULD BE IMPACTING INSECTS in most canadian homes and municipalities a mild winter is a welcome savings from the added heating costs and labour needs usually associated with the cold season. But for…
Growing Forward 2

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

July 2012 - THE TIMELINE OF the Growing Forward 2 negotiations is getting shorter and the challenges greater. The Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers’ meeting that took place on June 18 was the last formal opportunity for Ontario’s Minister McMeekin to…
Web Special

Conservation tillage

May 2012 - Cure-all or problem for phosphorus loss? Most farmers know that conservation tillage has a variety of benefits – economic, agronomic and environmental – but conservation tillage can potentially have some less than positive side effects…
Web Special

Keys to becoming 100% continuous no-till

May 2012 - . “I’ve heard it said that you never want corn to have a bad day,” says Grant Troop, a Pennsylvania farmer who recently spoke at the Innovative Farmer’s Conference in London, Ontario. But making sure…
Future of Grain

May 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Celebrating 100 years of service to grain producers and industry The Canadian Grain Commission is celebrating its achievements after 100 years of service to Canada’s grain…
The Big Picture: Farm Women find CommonGround

May 2012 - CONNECTING THOSE THAT GROW FOOD AND THOSE THAT BUY IT “what is ordinary to farmers is extraordinary to the average person,” says Robbin Phillips, word of mouth marketing guru and author of the book Brains…
Cropside: Concern over rolled beans?

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

May 2012 - With Dan Docking A COMMON QUESTION at planting time is whether or not to roll soybeans, and if the decision is made to roll them when should this operation take place. Many growers prefer to…
Cool tools increase efficiency

May 2012 - FARM BETTER AND DIVERSIFY WITH IMPROVED EQUIPMENT without the right tools, even a simple job becomes more difficult. To make the job of farming easier, equipment manufacturers are offering technology that can not only improve…
A hybrid of two farming cultures

May 2012 - A MIX OF PRACTICES EQUALS SUCCESS when bert von westerholt set foot on Canadian soil in July 1977, he was 18 years old, fresh out of high school, and with the ambition to farm. Having…
Seed corn production

May 2012 - SNOWBIRD STYLE signs of spring weather have Ontario corn farmers eager to get out into the fields and take advantage of an early planting season. But when it comes to getting seed into the ground…