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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…
De-stressing soybeans

November 2012 - REDUCING WATER STRESS IMPACT it’s been a great year to study water stress in soybeans. At least, that’s what a University of Guelph researcher says about the dry 2012 growing season. Dr. Hugh Earl is…
Field tested: Fendt 828Vario Tractor

November 2012 - FENDT 828VARIO TRACTOR A review by farmers for farmers ed tollenaar jeff van loon dave vandewalle MONKTON, ON DUBLIN, ON DUBLIN, ON AS SOON AS…
GFO Newsletter for November 2012

November 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO Crop Quality and Crop Utilization Research Insert Packaged with this issue of the magazine you may have noticed the Grain Farmers of Ontario research insert on…
The economic climate

November 2012 - A GLOBAL OUTLOOK the economy of the European Union (EU) has dominated the news in the past few years, and continues to register on the radar. Although other global issues, such as slower growth in…
Field crop finances

November 2012 - A NEW RESEARCH REPORT professor alfons weersink, along with Kenneth Poon and Glen Manjin from the University of Guelph’s department of of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics recently completed a research report titled: The Financial…
Showcasing Canadian soybeans

November 2012 - GROWING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JAPAN japan needs more soybeans than it can grow domestically. Every year, 900,000 tonnes of identity preserved (IP) soybeans are used in food products – half of which are processed into…
Increasing Ontario wheat use

November 2012 - A PROFILE OF GRIFFITH LABORATORIES the next time you eat a breaded chicken nugget, onion ring or fish stick from a leading brand, know that it was likely coated with multiple layers of flour made…
Future of Grain

November 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Canadian science and technology healthy and growing According to a new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies, real improvements have occurred in the magnitude…