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DON developments

September 2011 - NEW GRADING TECHNOLOGY AND NEW GENETICS BEING DEVELOPED IN ONTARIO visual inspection of corn and wheat for Fusarium infection at the point of grain delivery is not accurate for determining actual levels of DON, so…
Maintaining quality after harvest

September 2011 - KEEP TREATED SEED FROM CONTAMINATING THIS YEAR’S HARVEST Click here for the complete checklist of standard and enhanced management practices to prevent seed contamination. harvest on the farm is undoubtedly a busy time. Long hours…
Getting to the bottom of basis

September 2011 - MARKETING LEADERS EXPLORE WHY ONTARIO’S BASIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE BASIS IN THE NEARBY US basis is a hot topic throughout the entire growing season but discussions usually peak right around harvest when there is…
Better than tea leaves

September 2011 - A SNAPSHOT OF WORLD AGRICULTURE’S FUTURE if you ever wished you could read tea leaves to know where fertilizer demand is headed, how long-term soybean prices will trend or how much corn China could be…
Harvest season safety

September 2011 - WATCH YOURSELF CLOSER THAN YOUR CROPS relatively speaking, it is quite easy for the modern farmer to weather the hardships Mother Nature drives their way. With improved seed and chemistries to prevent pests and disease,…
Permanent Risk Management Program details now available

September 2011 - APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15 the program is now permanent, the details have been finalized and the applications are available through Agricorp. Grain Farmers of Ontario is pleased a permanent Risk Management Program has been made…
Do high yielding soybeans need nitrogen fertilizer?

September 2011 - CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCH ON SOYBEANS AND FERTILIZER SOYBEANS REQUIRE A tremendous amount of nitrogen to achieve high yields — a 50 bushel per acre crop will remove 200 pounds per acre of nitrogen. Despite…
Fall tillage tips

September 2011 - DEMONSTRATION PLOTS FROM LAST YEAR PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THIS YEAR’S FALL TILLAGE OPTIONS with so many tillage options out there, it can be challenging to sort through the data and find a system that works…
Spring corn harvest theory tough in practice

September 2011 - RESEARCH SUGGESTS RISK NOT NECESSARILY WORTH REWARD for some farmers seeking ways to cut costs, harvesting grain corn in the spring may seem crazy enough that it just might work. But researchers at the University…
Young farmers help diversify the family farm

September 2011 - WANNA MAKE IT FARM’ OF MOOSE CREEK MAKES RUNNING A FAMILY BUSINESS LOOK EASY at wanna make it farm near Moose Creek in eastern Ontario, everyone wears many hats – and the same hats are…