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Science before speculation

July 2012 - INVESTIGATION INTO BEE DEATHS STILL UNDERWAY thousands of bees died in southern Ontario this spring, and scientists are still trying to figure out why. The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association reports about 100 incidents where honey bees…
In the news

July 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Enhanced WeatherCentral.ca launched Farmers now have access to a new online tool kit available at WeatherCentral.ca. Weather Innovations has teamed with Pride Seeds and Bayer CropScience to deliver weather-based online agronomic…
Looking ahead at Iogen Corporation

July 2012 - THE FUTURE OF CELLULOSIC ETHANOL a strategic team at Iogen Corporation, based in Ottawa, Ontario, is engaged in discussions to explore a commercial solution for producing advanced biofuels on an industrial scale. “The technology for…
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…