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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…
Future of Grain

February 2012 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION New safety standards for augers New Canadian safety standards for portable augers have been developed and manufactures are getting set to work them into their equipment…
Soybeans: performing in fields and your body

February 2012 - ACCORDING TO AN AAFC RESEARCHER, SOYBEAN FARMING COULD REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE every seven minutes in Canada, someone dies from heart disease or stroke. So, what if soybean farmers could help lower that…
Research roundup

February 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Managing and predicting mycotoxin accumulation in corn Nicole Yada The 2006 gibberella ear rot outbreak and the subsequent mycotoxins contamination in Ontario corn highlighted the need…
Winning spring wheat yields

February 2012 - SPRING WHEAT CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED the results of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s second annual Spring Wheat Challenge are in and three impressive farmers have now gained bragging rights and a monetary prize for their yields.…
Cropside: Assess your variability

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2012 - UNIFORM WHEAT STANDS GET HIGHER YIELDS DUE TO THE weather this past fall, we can expect lots of variable wheat stands come the spring. Although planting and growing conditions have certainly not been ideal for…
Meeting of the minds

February 2012 - GLOBAL CORN EXPERTS COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP A NEW CORN GROWTH SIMULATION MODEL public and private researchers are working together in an unprecedented manner to develop what they hope will become the gold standard of corn…