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Celebrate the food we eat today

March 2012 - BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW it’s not a national holiday, but Food Freedom Day is something Canadians should be aware of. February 12 marks the day when the average Canadian will have earned enough income…
Groundwater protection

March 2012 - FRAMEWORKS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN WATER ACT BEING DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE since the tragic water-related events in Walkerton in 2000, much has changed. A full inquiry was held to scrutinize exactly what occurred and…
Nematicides yield promising results

March 2012 - FINDING MORE MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR NEMATODES IS THE FOCUS OF ONGOING RESEARCH using nematicide seed treatments could improve yields and help crop growers get a handle on cyst populations says an extension specialist with the…
GFO Newsletter for March 2012

March 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2012 Elected Directors and Delegates For a full list of our elected directors and delegates, visit www.gfo.ca under About Us. • New Executive Development Program offered by…
Plan for a smooth and efficient planting season

March 2012 - TWO FARMERS OFFER ADVICE ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE PLANTING SEASON planting is just around the corner and with the memory of last season’s depressing planting conditions still fresh, many farmers are…
Farmers needed in fight to save hives

March 2012 - BEES DYING DESPITE BEST EFFORTS farmers are generally pretty knowledgeable about the birds and the bees. But before you pull the sprayer out this spring, experts want to remind everyone to keep communication a key…
In the news

March 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER New publication shows opportunity for soybean oil A new publication, Value-adding opportunities for soybean oil, produced by Soy 20/20, provides an overview of many new opportunities for soybeans. On the industrial…
Sharing the vision of sustainability

March 2012 - LOBLAW CHAIR IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION LEADS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD when dr. ralph Martin was growing up on his family’s beef and hog farm near Wallenstein, Ontario, the challenge facing agriculture was…
What’s trending in corn production

March 2012 - REVIEWING 2011 AND MAKING PLANS FOR 2012 the 2011 corn growing season had a bit of everything: good, bad and ugly. Are there lessons learned that we take with us into the 2012 growing season?…
Advances in barley and wheat straw breeding

March 2012 - IMPROVED STEM STRENGTH WILL HELP TO PREVENT LODGING, WHILE MAKING STRAW MORE VERSATILE lodging is a serious issue in barley and wheat, which is why researcher Dr. Duane Falk is working on how to most…