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Examining the US cost of production

February 2011 - DELVING INTO THE COP OF OUR SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURS $288.83 per acre of wheat $359.74 for soybeans $546.63 for corn those are the average US production costs for 2009, but it’s only by looking beyond the…
Renewable fuels update

February 2011 - A LOOK AT THE PAST AND UPCOMING YEAR IN THE ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL INDUSTRIES 2010 WAS AN eventful year for the renewable fuels industry in both Canada and the United States. The ethanol and biodiesel…
The fiends of the future

February 2011 - CROP DISEASES LURKING JUST BEYOND OUR BORDERS anyone who has ever read a comic book knows no amount of good comes without some share of evil. In the tale of modern agriculture, our hero the…
Success in 2010 and excitement for 2011

February 2011 - it is amazing how quickly the first year of Grain Farmers of Ontario has flown by. Upon reflection for the preparation of this January’s district meetings, we have many accomplishments to celebrate in our inaugural…
Research at GFO

February 2011 - FUNDING PROJECTS, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS AND LOOKING LONG-TERM discovering practices that reduce on-farm nitrogen costs, minimize the impact of pests like Western bean cutworm and improve wheat genetics for more Fusarium resistance are all examples of…
Research Roundup

January 2011 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Monitoring and scouting nips pests in the bud Alycia Moore Key soybean pests including soybean aphids, bean leaf beetles and spider mites continue to wreak havoc…
Cropside: Calibrate those spreaders

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

January 2011 - A WELL-CALIBRATED MACHINE MEANS BETTER COVERAGE IN THE FIELD AS OF THIS fall, urea is the cheapest source of nitrogen (N). Many farmers will take advantage of this economic opportunity and apply urea this spring.…
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…