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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…
Maximizing soybean yields

MANAGING HARVEST

September 2019 - THIS SPRING WAS one of the latest, wettest, and chilliest in quite a while, which made planting of all crops a challenge. These conditions, ironically, might actually result in the largest soybean acreage ever in…
Under pressure

HOW FARMERS CAN RELIEve MENTAL STRESS

August 2019 - FINDING MENTAL HEALTH services when you’re feeling overwhelmed can be very difficult, especially if you’re a grain farmer in a rural part of the province. There are, however, strategies for getting help, according to Jenni…
Making fertilizer work in strip-till

A PROFILE OF TWO RESEARCH PROJECTS

August 2019 - AS MORE FARMERS investigate the potential of strip-tillage, and as nutrient runoff issues continue to be a major environmental concern, more effort is being invested in understanding nutrient management between conventional and no-till systems. Since…
Controlling weeds before wheat

MULTIPLE FACTORS TO CONSIDER

August 2019 - THERE IS NO universal method of weed control. This is particularly true when managing the growth and spread of problem weeds on fallow land, and in a compressed growing season. According to ministry and academic…
Soil sampling

a FOUNDATION OF THE 4RS

August 2019 - HAVE YOU EVER made a large financial decision without examining your bank balance? Have you ever looked at your soil like a bank account? Your soil acts as an account for your current nutrient levels.…