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Ontario wheat gains fans

February 2010 - POPULAR BREAKFAST CEREAL GETS A LOCAL MAKEOVER as consumers are increasingly demanding more local ingredients in their favourite products, farmers are gaining market share and publicity. Fortunately, for both consumers and farmers, food processors and…
Watch out for falling potassium

February 2010 - KNOW YOUR POTASSIUM LEVELS AND MANAGE ACCORDINGLY unlike the weather, corn prices, and taxes – fertilizer strategies are something that the average corn producer feels they have some control over. Although it is not exactly…
Taking the guesswork out of crop management

February 2010 - SMART PROJECT MAKES ADVANCES with a barrage of input options and management choices, farmers have to carefully weigh the costs and benefits of any given input or practice. With so many uncontrollable variables like soil…
Cropside: Appearances are deceiving when it comes to soybeans

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

February 2010 - KEEP YIELD IN MIND WHEN MAKING TILLAGE DECISIONS THE 2009 GROWING season was cool and for much of the province it was also wet. Under these slow growing conditions no-till soybean production can lag behind. …
Research Roundup

February 2010 - FIND OUT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH Soybean variety could impact fungicide application decisions Carolynn Seaton A new study led by Horst Bohner, an OMAFRA soybean specialist, and Chris Gillard and Albert Tenuta…
Research opportunities a plenty

February 2010 - NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONTARIO RESEARCH grain farmers are looking to make the most of two new programs offered through the Growing Forward suite of programs launched by the federal government in 2009. With proposed…
Quality management

February 2010 - STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE SPRING WHEAT QUALITY AND YIELD with recent memories filled with wet weather, disease and poor quality, it’s no wonder that many farmers are re-thinking their planting plans when it comes to spring…
Soy protein – more than meets the eye

February 2010 - QUALITY MATTERS AS MUCH AS QUANTITY IN ENSURING CANADIAN GROWERS KEEP A COMPETITIVE EDGE the future of soybeans has never been brighter. More and more, the general population of North America is recognizing the health…
In the news

February 2010 - NEWS BITES THAT MATTER Grain Farmers of Ontario welcomes new minister Grain Farmers of Ontario would like to congratulate and welcome the Honourable Carol Mitchell to her appointment as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
One giant step

February 2010 - SEQUENCING THE CORN GENOME: A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT IS ALREADY BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE BREEDING IMPROVEMENTS corn researchers around the world are very excited these days – and growers should be as well. A talented group…