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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…
Ag imports unfazed by political turmoil

May 2012 - KEY AG COMMODITIES LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER a year of political turmoil has devastated some aspects of Egypt’s economy – notably tourism, which is down more than 85% – but imports of key agricultural commodities…
GFO Newsletter for May/June 2012

May 2012 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO 2013 Young Leaders Being Sought Grain Farmers of Ontario will soon be accepting applications for the 2013 American Soybean Association and DuPont Young Leader Program. Grain…
In the news

May 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Pioneer Hi-Bred expands operations in Canada • Two new commercial units introduced • New business directors named • Canadian head office to relocate to Mississauga, Ontario Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business,…
For India and agriculture

May 2012 - A WORLD TRANSFORMED half a century has transformed India from a poster child for hunger – in the 1950s everyone knew about “the starving millions in India” – to an agricultural powerhouse capable in most…
CSC Asian program a success

May 2012 - THIRD CANADIAN SOYBEAN MISSION WELL RECEIVED representatives from the Canadian soybean industry recently spent ten days in Asia promoting the quality of Canadian food-grade soybeans and Canada’s soybean production capabilities and advantages. The third Canadian Soybean…
Risky business?

May 2012 - WHAT THE PROVINCIAL PREMISES REGISTRY MEANS TO FARMERS “Why is premises identification necessary for Grain farmers?” “You can’t trace a single grain of wheat or corn so why is premises identification necessary?” “I don’t see its value…
Research Roundup

May 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Adopting Fusarium’s tactics for disease-resistant corn Matt McIntosh Genes from rice and fusarium fungus could help reduce deoxynivalenol (DON) toxin levels in corn. University of…