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Research plays a key role

November 2009 - — STRONG RESEARCH PROGRAMS help farmers produce more efficiently, increase crop quality, manage pests and lead to a safe, consistent, high quality supply of locally grown food and feed. To date in 2009, the government…
Continuing the push

October 2009 - To bring the message forward we need all hands on deck IT IS ESTIMATED by some that Agriculture could once again become the number one industry in Ontario. The hard work and innovation of our labour…
GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

October 2009 - GET THE LASTEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO FARMER REPRESENTATION Within the new organization of Grain Farmers of Ontario, districts are divided slightly differently than in their three founding organizations. Below is a map…
The big picture: Virtual views of sustainable farming

October 2009 - IF ONLY IT WERE THAT SIMPLE A RECENT EDITORIAL in the National Post recalled the Spring of 1989, when actress Meryl Streep whipped American parents into a frenzy, claiming children eating apples were at risk…
Future of grain

October 2009 - HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION Canadian approval of Optimum GAT Corn and soybean farmers now have another option in their herbicide tolerance shopping cart. DuPont recently gained full Canadian regulatory approval…
Challenging yields

October 2009 - SOYBEAN YIELD CHALLENGE ALMOST COMPLETE AS SOYBEAN HARVEST heads into full swing, excitement over the Soybean Yield Challenge is heating up. The challenge is in its second year and has been met with great enthusiasm.…
Time is money

October 2009 - LESS TIME ONLINE WITH BETTER RESULTS WITH THE INCREASING accessibility of high speed Internet access in rural Ontario, the web has quickly become a business tool many producers can’t live without. The question becomes, it…
Bringing people to the farm – virtually

October 2009 - WEB-BASED ACTIVITIES TEACH NON-FARMERS ABOUT FARMING WHEN IT COMES to talking to consumers about food and farming, agriculture has two big problems. First, consumers do not know how food is grown and produced. Second, anyone…
The Soy House

October 2009 - SHOWCASING ONTARIO SOYBEANS’ RENEWABLE POTENTIAL A HOUSE MADE from and designed with soybeans has been built through a partnership between Ontario Soybean Growers, Quality Engineered Homes Ltd., and Habitat for Humanity. The 1200 square foot Soy…
Refuge requirement

October 2009 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGIES WITH NEW TRANSGENIC Bt corn products on the market from Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, farmers need to be aware of changing refuge requirements in their field. Planting…