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Cropside: Recirculating booms

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

September 2019 - CONVENTIONAL BOOMS Larger sprayers feature booms with five to 13 sections that terminate in caps (or valves for flushing). Pressurized liquid is fed to the middle of each section and must exit at the nozzle…
Climate change is changing weeds

RISING CO2 LEVELS MAKE MANY WEEDS MORE COMPETITIVE

September 2019 - ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE stood at 325 ppm in 1970. In 2015, that number stood at 400 ppm. To humans this is a small, unnoticeable increase – but plants are paying attention. Weeds specifically are finding…
Field mitigation

REPAIRING DAMAGED FIELDS

September 2019 - MANY ONTARIO FARMERS planted the 2019 crop in less than ideal conditions. Persistent rain gave fields little chance to dry out and farmers made tough decisions to take advantage of any opportunity they had to…
The rules of the road

ENSURE SAFETY AT HARVEST

September 2019 - WITH HARVEST SEASON getting into full swing, it’s important for farmers to understand what the rules of the road are, and how to keep themselves, their employees, and their children safe. During the fall, the…
Avoiding tank mix errors

CAUTION AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

September 2019 - MIXING MULTIPLE PRODUCTS for a single-spray application has its benefits. Indeed, doing so can take advantage of multiple modes of action, apply fertilizer simultaneously, reduce the risk of drift, save time and money, and more.…
A farm debt discussion

FINANCIAL RATIOS

September 2019 - CANADIAN HOUSEHOLD DEBT is on the rise. It’s all over the news, as financial consultants speculate about rising interest rates, soaring housing prices, and consumers constantly turning to credit to purchase the latest tech gadget,…
Go fast, go green

ETHANOL-BASED FUEL AT THE HONDA INDY TORONTO

September 2019 - THE TINIEST TWEAK to an ethanol-burning Indy car, one of auto racing’s best examples of finely tuned technology, can have a huge impact on performance. Racing crews spend untold resources seeking an edge in the…
Lessons learned

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

September 2019 - IT’S BEEN ALMOST a year since we entered one of the most challenging corn harvests in recent memory. As we prepare for harvest 2019, the issue of another DON outbreak in corn is utmost in…
GrainTALK for September 2019

GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO

September 2019 - FROM THE CHAIR A Q&A with Grain Farmers of Ontario chair, Markus Haerle. Q. What is the AGM? Why should farmer-members attend? A. The Grain Farmers of Ontario Annual General Meeting is held each September in…
Business side: Go global to expand

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

September 2019 - (J.M) CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT GLOBAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO CANADIAN GRAIN FARMERS? (R.R.) Today’s global marketplace for commodity exports is highly competitive. Canadian agriculture’s greatest strengths and differentiators are our people and the…