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GFO Newsletter

December 2009 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETINGS Details for the District meetings in association with Grain Farmers of Ontario, formerly the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, the…
The Big Picture: The internet is all a-twitter

December 2009 - A GLOBAL VENUE FOR TELLING AGRICULTURE’S STORY THE INTERNET HAS quickly become an invaluable tool for farmers across the continent. Besides getting up to the minute information on market prices and weather, the internet can also…
Corn industry outlook

December 2009 - PRICE VOLATILITY IS HERE TO STAY WITH CORN PRODUCTION setting new all-time average yield and new aggregate production records, the North American corn industry has experienced an extraordinary ride from 2004 to 2009. During the same…
Research roundup

December 2009 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH BREAD STUDY ROLLS OUT POSITIVE HEALTH FINDINGS Rebecca Hannam Some diets urge limiting carbohydrates, but researchers at the University of Guelph say the opposite – bread…
Future of grain

December 2009 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION PRE-INOCULANT SYSTEM NOW REGISTERED IN CANADA Ontario soybean growers now have access to BioStacked® pre-inoculants as they have been registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.…
Faces of farming

December 2009 - — WITH 6,500 COPIES printed and over 25 media hits in the first three weeks, the Faces of Farming 2010 calendar has made quite a splash. Launched in October at the Ontario Harvest Gala in Guelph,…
Split decisions

December 2009 - AN EARLY APPLICATION OF NITROGEN MAY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD WHEAT CROP AND NO WHEAT CROP FARMING, TO SOME degree, is in Mother Nature’s hands. With the late soybean harvest and subsequent late winter…
Cropside

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

December 2009 - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT IN SOYBEANS SOYBEANS ARE THE largest row crop in the province and remove a tremendous amount of nutrients from the soil every year. A 50 bushel per acre crop will remove 40 pounds per…
Can soybeans be the solution to potholes?

December 2009 - NEW SOY-BASED ASPHALT SEALANT IS IMPROVING NORTH AMERICAN ROADS IMAGINE A WORLD where pavement doesn’t disintegrate and potholes don’t exist. Imagine a product that can reduce the negative environmental impact of asphalt, cut costs for cash-strapped…
Breaking into the Arabic flatbread market

December 2009 - RESEARCH AIMED AT BOOSTING EXPORTS TO THE MID-EAST MOST OF US are familiar with pita bread and other mid-Eastern breads, which have long been available in Canadian mainstream grocery stores and urban bakeries. These ‘Arabic flatbreads,’ as they…