Adding value to soy hulls
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UTILIZING AN ENZYME IN SOY HULLS MAY PROVIDE A NEW MARKET OR ONTARIO FARMERS soybean hulls are a co-product of crushing or oil extraction. Traditionally, they are used as an excellent source of crude fibre…
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Opposing Bill C-474
- ON APRIL 14 Parliament voted in favour of Bill C-474 going to the Agriculture Standing Committee for review. At GFO, we are quite disappointed with our elected MPs for allowing this bill to pass Second Reading when our… -
The Big Picture: Balancing bias
- UNDERSTANDING A BASIC HUMAN CONDITION MAY BETTER PREPARE YOU FOR HOT TOPIC DISCUSSIONS agriculture is full of scientific certainty and research-driven results. Decisions on how much fertilizer to apply, what crop protection product to use… -
Cropside: What’s the best herbicide for you?
AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS
- A GROWER WALKED into my office about five years ago, frustrated having just come from a soybean field with inadequate weed control. We talked about options for next year and I pulled several University of… -
Research Roundup
- FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Treatment for long-spine sandbur control in corn Carolynn Seaton Post-emergence herbicides are more effective than pre-emergence herbicides for controlling long-spine sandbur, a problem weed in corn… -
Future of Grain
- HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION BASF introduces two new herbicides Two new herbicides, one for early-season weed control in corn and another for burndown in soybeans is being offered by BASF for… -
In the news
- NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Hensall to get bean processing facility The Eastern Canadian division of grain company Parrish and Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) recently announced plans to invest in a new, state-of-the-art, dry edible bean processing… -
Weetabix wheat art competition
- BUILD A STRAW BALE SCULPTURE FOR CASH grain farmers of ontario (GFO) and Weetabix Canada invite Ontario wheat farmers to participate in a straw bale sculpture competition. Participants are encouraged to express their artistic side… -
Replanting Roundup Ready
- WITH THE PATENT EXPIRING ON RR SOYBEANS IN 2011. FARMERS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO SAVE AND REPLANT SEED WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW as the first company to patent and commercialize a genetic trait in… -
To be or not to be a soybean
- EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF AN ONTARIO EDAMAME CROP it’s grown like a soybean crop but harvested like a vegetable crop. Industry experts say a niche market for Ontario-grown edamame could be one with potential, but…
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Weed control tips
FALL MANAGEMENT
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Many farmers have witnessed the value of applying herbicides in the fall for the management of winter annual and biennial/perennial weeds (Figure 1). Often, they will see both a reduction in density and a delay…
From the CEO’s desk – November 2025
From the CEO's desk
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As I write this, I’m en route to Mexico City, joining Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Trevor Jones, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Heath…