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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…
Satisfying the world’s energy needs

March 2012 - NEW REPORT SAYS AGRICULTURE WILL BE A KEY PLAYER IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION by 2050, all the energy needed to supply the world could come from renewable sources. That’s the conclusion presented in The Energy…
Grain bins and dryers

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

March 2012 - AS MANY OF our members heard at our January district meetings, there are two issues surfacing in southwestern Ontario with grain bins and dryers that may have broad provincial implications. The Bluewater Chapter of the…
The Big Picture: Petit Chefs learn about food and farming

February 2012 - THE FARMERS FEED CITIES EVENT SERIES TAKES A SEAT AT THE KIDS’ TABLE it’s no secret that the kid’s table is more fun than the boring conversation taking place across the room at the grown…