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Opening minds to agriculture

December 2010 - PILOT PROGRAM EXPOSES RURAL KIDS TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES there are very few issues in agriculture where all members of the industry are unified in one belief, but nearly everyone associated with farming today…
One big elk problem

December 2010 - FARMERS MOBILIZING TO ADDRESS ELK DAMAGES it’s been a decade old problem—elk causing thousands of dollars in crop damages to farmers in the Bancroft region. A grassroots group has emerged to address this issue dubbed…
Understanding US farm policy

December 2010 - HARD FOR AMERICANS, WORSE FOR EVERYONE ELSE it’s a mistake to think of the US farm bill as a logical, consistent plan for agriculture. Imagine it instead as a strange, rambling mansion where owner after…
What is GFO doing about the basis?

December 2010 - PROVIDING ANSWERS TO A COMMONLY ASKED QUESTION AS LOCAL GRAIN prices struggle to keep up with the pace set at the Chicago futures exchange, not surprisingly ‘the basis’ is a hot button issue commonly raised…
Responsible use of technology

December 2010 - ALTHOUGH THE RISKS ARE FAR-OFF, PROTECTING FUTURE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT there is no doubt that farming is a technologically intensive business. From tractors that drive themselves to corn hybrids stacked with multiple traits,…
Valuing crop residue

December 2010 - QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT IT’S WORTH IT TO HARVEST YOUR RESIDUE there is lots of talk these days about crop residue removal for bioenergy purposes. Although the agricultural industry works hard…
New traits coming down the pipeline

December 2010 - WHAT’S JUST OUT – OR COMING SOON – IN CORN, SOYBEANS AND WHEAT it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with myriad of new trait developments for your rotation as they become available. To give you…
Help wanted

December 2010 - EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INITIATIVE TO CREATE A PROMISING FUTURE FOR THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY as farmers, we know we don’t get the recognition deserved each time consumers fill up their dinner plates, but we aren’t…
Looking forward

December 2010 - 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…
GFO makes headlines in regards to potash

December 2010 - grain farmers of ontario has been actively participating in the Potash Corp. story over the last few weeks. Our interest is not directly related to who owns Potash Corp.; rather, we have been encouraged by…