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Being a profitable grain farmer becoming more difficult, says GFO chair
Jeff Harrison highlights issues preventing Ontario grain producers from being least cost producers, GFO continues to advocate
Rising costs and low commodity prices are making it difficult for Ontario grain farmers to take advantage of serving global grain markets, Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison told delegates at the organizations annual meeting.
Waterhemp and its crazy advantage
The weed can be controlled, but it takes diverse herbicides and crop rotation
Waterhemp has genetic advantages that lead to quicker herbicide resistance, but after a decade in the province, Ontario growers are learning to manage it.
What Brazil can teach us about environmental preservation
Some within Brazil’s farming sector have embraced biodiversity and environmental preservation
Brazilians long ago identified nature preservation as critical to their nation, and its global brand, is forward-thinking.
U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat and corn fall on profit taking
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures slid on Friday on expectations of large U.S. yields and profit taking following a rally earlier in the week sparked by speculators unwinding large short positions, traders said. Wheat and corn futures also dipped as funds sought profits and positioned ahead of two U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that will […] Read more
Alberta harvest progressing rapidly
Warm temperatures and only minor rain delays allowed farmers in Alberta to make good harvest progress during the week ended Sept. 3, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress for major crops came in at 31.5 per cent, which was up from 18.2 per cent the previous week and roughly double the […] Read more
Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops
A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). “This […] Read more
Scab resistance rates high in fresh market potato genetics
Russets and yellow flesh are making a comeback
Scab resistance, yellow flesh and russets are highlighted during Ontario fresh market potato trials.
National research network created to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
University of Guelph professor will lead network with goal to reduce emissions, improve agricultural productivity
A new research network called CANN2ONET has been tasked with finding ways to reduce Canada's emissions of nitrous oxide.
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures ease after short-covering wave
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as large U.S. yield prospects continued to drive short covering from earlier this week, analysts said. Wheat followed corn downward, while brisk exports from the Black Sea region continued to curb prices. A lower dollar and concerns over damaging, dry U.S. Midwestern weather […] Read more
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