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In the news

January 2011 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Is IP soy production a fit for your farm? The Canadian Soybean Council is excited about their upcoming producer information session which is geared to answer important questions about IP soybean production…
Future of Grain

January 2011 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Missing corn genes Recent research has revealed that some inbred corn lines have more variations in genes that humans have. Six elite inbred corn lines were…
The Big Picture: Spotlight on Agriculture

January 2011 - WEEK-LONG SERIES BRINGS AGRICULTURE TO THE DOORSTEP OF CANADIANS it’s common in the agricultural industry to hear discussions and strategy planning centered on finding ways to share information about our industry with non-farmers. Although people…
The uneven recovery

January 2011 - COMMODITIES RUN WHILE ECONOMY WALKS the global financial crisis was not discriminative, all markets were hit. However the economic recovery has been much more uneven. Luckily for producers, it was the commodity markets which were…
Follow the dollars

January 2011 - FUNDING, NOT FACES, WILL DRIVE US AG COMMITTEE AGENDAS with the november election results US agriculture is facing dramatic changes in the congressional committees that oversee farm policy and an even bigger change in the…
Winning yield is 74 bushels per acre

January 2011 - SOYBEAN YIELD CHALLENGE WINNERS SHARE THEIR SECRETS TO THEIR WINNING YIELDS what some are deeming “the perfect growing season” has yielded an impressive crop of Soybean Yield Challenge winners. The nine winners were announced and…
IP soybean outlook

January 2011 - A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2011 MARKET; WHAT CAN GROWERS EXPECT TO SEE AND WHAT SHOULD THEY WATCH FOR? as we ring in the New Year most farmers aren’t thinking about making resolutions, but they…
Fertilizer outlook – Spring 2011

January 2011 - FERTILIZER DEMAND EXPECTED TO INCREASE grain market fundamentals will continue to be the main driver for fertilizer price activity between now and the spring, but government food policy shifts in developing economies are expected to…
US market outlook

January 2011 - WILL THERE BE ENOUGH ACRE TO MEET DEMAND IN 2011? Please note that due to the publication schedule, this medium-term outlook of the commodity markets was written based on market intelligence from mid-November, 2010. Efforts…
Industry outlook

January 2011 - INDUSTRY LEADERS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON UPCOMING CHALLENGES FACING ONTARIO AGRICULTURE gfo asked agriculture leaders across Ontario what issues and challenges they foresee for farmers in the next two to five years. This knowledge should help…