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Green chemistry opening new markets

January 2012 - ADVANCES MEAN MORE DEMAND FOR GRAINS AND OILSEEDS scientists are imagining a future with more agriculture in it. While some of these green chemists have already landed here in Ontario, many others are still out…
2012 fertilizer outlook

January 2012 - HIGH DEMAND EXPECTED TO INCREASE FERTILIZER INPUT COSTS ontario farmers heading to the fields this spring will undoubtedly find fertilizer input costs higher than what they were a year ago. Ongoing strong global demand caused…
Cropside: High yields: cause for a closer look at corn

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

January 2012 - A BREAKDOWN OF CORN PLANT WEIGHT The tassel and leaf sheaths (the part that attaches the leaf blade to the stalk) make up about six percent of the total corn plant final dry weight. Corn…
It’s not just soybeans

January 2012 - CHINA’S AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION tour a chinese corn farm and it’s easy to think that what you see — hardworking rural families living in simple houses and tilling an acre or two with a minimum of…
GFO Newsletter for January 2012

January 2012 - GET THELATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEW SWAC SATELLITE LOCATIONS! Grain Farmers of Ontario and John Deere are jointly hosting two new satellite locations for the Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC). Walkerton – Huron…
Dispelling myths and opening eyes to farming

January 2012 - GFO’S PRESENCE AT THE ROYAL HAD A BIG IMPACT “Why do farmers let the plants die in the field?’ “Doesn’t it take MORE energy to make ethanol than it produces?” “Is there a lot…
Maintaining yields and improving water quality

January 2012 - A SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROJECT IN OXFORD COUNTY SEES SUCCESS clean drinking water is easy to take for granted in a province which is surrounded by the Great Lakes. But, some communities experience alarming rates…
2012 US commodity market outlook

January 2012 - . Please note that due to the publication schedule, this outlook of the commodity markets was written based on market intelligence from late-November, 2011. Efforts have been made to make this as up-to-date and informative…
In the news

January 2012 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER 2012 Faces of Farming Calendar now available! First she was got a cover shot on this magazine and now she’s Miss. October in the Faces of Farming Calendar. Erin Leduc represented…
Cause or coincidence?

January 2012 - EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SPECULATORS IN PRICE VOLATILITY the sharp run-up in commodity prices during 2007 and 2008 set off another round of the ongoing debate over speculators and their role in price volatility. Though…