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Uniting the value chain

May 2010 - ONTARIO SUB-COMMITTEE HELPS BREEDERS AND FARMERS GROW HIGH QUALITY WHEAT every good business knows that in order to be successful you need to know what your customer wants; farming is no different. It’s important for…
Currencies and commodities

May 2010 - UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GRAIN PRICES AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE everyday in currency markets around the world traders measure the value of different currencies against each other. The action is heated as different economic factors come…
A well-made whisky

May 2010 - THE CANADIAN WHISKY INDUSTRY THRIVES ON ONTARIO CORN despite its long history and worldwide respect, the grain that goes into Canadian whisky is not often the topic of conversation. Any talk of corn usage is…
Embracing expansion

May 2010 - THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL GRAINS INSTITUTE HAS SEEN GREAT GROWTH offering programs and technical support to domestic producers and customers of Canadian grains since 1972, the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) has recently opened its doors…
Growers go south for farm inputs

May 2010 - PURCHASING US CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS WHILE THE RISING Canadian dollar has been problematic for Ontario producers there are some benefits to be gained in the form of cheaper farm inputs. Increasingly, growers are using the…
Adding value to soy hulls

May 2010 - 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…
Opposing Bill C-474

May 2010 - 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

April 2010 - 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

April 2010 - 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

April 2010 - 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…