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Research roundup

March 2012 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Sustainable car parts from soy Matt McIntosh Soybean oil could be a green alternative to synthetic based auto parts. University of Guelph plant scientists Drs. Manju…
Making the case for more fencerows

March 2012 - HOW TO MAXIMIZE NATURAL GREENWAYS FOR WILDLIFE equipment keeps getting larger and when crop prices are good, there’s more incentive for farmers to clear overgrown pastures and cut down fencerows. Although this makes sense from…
Cropside: Everything but the kitchen sink

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2012 - With Dan Docking DOES THROWING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE AT SOYBEANS WORK? ARE YOU LOOKING to incorporate some winning strategies into your soybean production system? With high commodity prices does it make sense to simply buy…
Big booming Brazil

March 2012 - BRAZIL’S SIZE AND RATE OF GROWTH MAKE IT A GLOBAL LEADER north american farmers, no strangers to large-scale farming, can come back from Brazil in a state of shock. “Big,” they report. “You can’t believe…
Celebrate the food we eat today

March 2012 - BUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT TOMORROW it’s not a national holiday, but Food Freedom Day is something Canadians should be aware of. February 12 marks the day when the average Canadian will have earned enough income…
Groundwater protection

March 2012 - FRAMEWORKS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN WATER ACT BEING DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE since the tragic water-related events in Walkerton in 2000, much has changed. A full inquiry was held to scrutinize exactly what occurred and…
Nematicides yield promising results

March 2012 - FINDING MORE MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR NEMATODES IS THE FOCUS OF ONGOING RESEARCH using nematicide seed treatments could improve yields and help crop growers get a handle on cyst populations says an extension specialist with the…
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…