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Project Soy: Willow Lake Cheese

THE SUCCESS OF A SOY-BASED CHEESE

November 2019 - NEW FOODS CAN take years to move from the concept stage to consumers’ dinner plates. Refine, refine, refine — that’s what food entrepreneurs do to make sure their product is at the top of its…
An all-seeing agronomic tool?

THE CHANGING CAPABILITIES OF SATELLITES

November 2019 - BETTER RESOLUTION, MORE frequent fly-overs, and more refined data interpretation has made satellite technology more useful for farmers looking to improve their agronomic practices. Limitations still exist, however, though efforts to continually refine the use…
Cropside: BLB damage on the rise

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

November 2019 - BEAN LEAF BEETLE (BLB) damage is on the rise in some parts of Ontario. There has been a decline in the use of insecticide seed treatments on soybeans over the last few years which has…
In high spirits

CRAFT DISTILLERy BOOM IN ONTARIO

October 2019 - FARMERS AND DISTILLERS have a long history in Ontario — as everyone knows, corn makes whisky. But more than just whisky is being produced by today’s Ontario craft distillers. From vodka, to gin and moonshine,…
GrainTALK for October 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

October 2019 - FROM THE CHAIRA Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What should we as grain farmers expect from the upcoming election? A. It’s difficult to predict what the outcome will be. I think…
Traceability through blockchain

IMPROVING THE GRAINS VALUE CHAIN

October 2019 - BLOCKCHAIN CAN BE described as a secure electronic ledger for keeping track of goods in a given supply chain. A recent pilot project explored the potential of this technology to improve traceability within the grain…
Order of Canada

SOYBEAN BREEDING PIONEER RECOGNIZED

October 2019 - THIS FALL AT Rideau Hall, when Governor General Julie Payette calls on Canadian crop breeding icon Dr. Harvey Voldeng to come forward and accept his Order of Canada officer award, applause will ring out from…
Open market access

A CRUCIAL NEED FOR ONTARIO GRAIN

October 2019 - ONTARIO GRAIN FARMERS rely on various international markets to sell grain that isn’t used domestically. Trade agreements such as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) that will replace the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Comprehensive…
Ontario Corn Fed Beef

NEW EXPORT MARKETS DRIVE DEMAND

October 2019 - HOW DO YOU like your corn? Well-done, medium, or rare? That’s the question Asian consumers are answering as they enjoy Ontario Corn Fed Beef (OCFB). New doors are opening for the export of this premium…
Maintaining markets

2019 OUTGOING PROGRAM TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

October 2019 - WITH INCREASES IN production occurring year over year and domestic markets becoming fairly saturated, international trade is becoming even more important for Ontario grains. If there is anything this past year has taught us though,…