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Future of grain

November 2009 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION NEW SOYBEAN OPTIONS Soybean growers in Ontario and Quebec will soon have a new herbicide-tolerant soybean production system with the introduction of LibertyLink soybeans. Similar to…
Farming with HST

November 2009 - HOW WILL THE NEW HARMONIZED SALES TAX EFFECT FARMS? ON JULY 1ST, 2010, Ontario’s Retail Sales Tax will be combined with the Federal Goods and Services Tax to create a single, federally administered, Harmonized Sales…
Living up to its full potential

November 2009 - MAKING YOUR YIELD MONITOR WORK HARDER AND SMARTER YIELD IS THE ultimate measurement on a farm. How well a field yielded is a determining factor for countless farm management decisions: what to plant, when to plant,…
Soy science takes off

November 2009 - COMMON GOALS MAKE TRENT BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH PROGRAM A REALITY ONTARIO SOYBEAN GROWERS have reason to celebrate as the Biomaterials Research Laboratory is officially opened at Trent University. The centre, which will focus on utilization of…
Bio-based lubricants

November 2009 - BUILDING A MARKET THAT’S GOOD FOR FARMERS, GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS DEMAND FOR “green” products increases, more and more technologies and opportunities for bio-based products are emerging alongside to meet those needs. Crops like…
The proud face of GFO

November 2009 - GFO’S NEW LOGO REPRESENTS ALL ONTARIO CORN, SOYBEAN AND WHEAT FARMERS GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO (GFO) is well on its way to becoming the most influential farm organization in the province. Creating a brand identity…
Certified seed tax credit

November 2009 - — GRAIN GROWERS OF CANADA and the Canadian Seed Trade Association are working together with groups across Canada to advocate for a broad-based tax incentive for farmers to buy certified seed. Only 18 percent of…
Homemade in the farm shop

November 2009 - MODIFIED FARM MACHINERY CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCY SHOW ME A successful farmer and there’s a good chance I can show you a farmer who is pretty handy in the farm machine shop. How often have you…
In the news

November 2009 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Suncor Energy doubles production in Sarnia The expansion of the Suncor Energy St. Clair Ethanol plant near Sarnia has been resumed. The $120 million construction project, expected to be completed in…
GFO NEWSLETTER

November 2009 - GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO ANNUAL COUNTY MEETINGS Details for the District meetings in association with Grain Farmers of Ontario, formerly the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association, the…