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FEBRUARY 2012
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The quest for nitrogen fixing corn
Amy Petherick
Early planting and longer maturating varieties in soybeans
Dan Docking and Horst Bohner, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
Re-plant and stress recovery in corn
Treena Hein
Getting creative with nutrient sourcing
Amy Petherick
Shaping young farm leaders
Claire Cowan
Putting a price on plant biotechnology
Rebecca Hannam
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March Classic to be a big hit
Claire cowan
Meeting of the minds
Kim Waalderbos
Winning spring wheat yields
Claire Cowan
Soybeans: performing in fields and your body
Jeanine Moyer
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THE FARMERS FEED CITIES EVENT SERIES TAKES A SEAT AT THE KIDS' TABLE
Plant patent policy
From the CEO's desk
In the news
NEWS BITES THAT MATTER
GFO Newsletter for February 2012
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Cropside: Assess your variability
UNIFORM WHEAT STANDS GET HIGHER YIELDS
Research roundup
FIND OUT WHAT'S NEW IN THE WORLD OF RESEARCH
Future of Grain
HIGHLIGHTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN GRAIN PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION
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Reporting on advocacy efforts within Ontario’s grain farming industry, advocacy stories within the Ontario Grain Farmer provide farmers with important information on how their elected leaders are working for them.


March Classic to be a big hit
By: Claire cowan
February 2012

THE MARCH CLASSIC is the largest grain-focused conference in Eastern Canada drawing upwards of 500 attendees from farms across Ontario. The event, Read More
Shaping young farm leaders
By: Claire Cowan
February 2012

FARMING IS SO often a solitary line of work. But, like any other industry, it’s important for farmers to keep on top of current trends and explore Read More
Leaders in the making
By: Claire Cowan
October 2011

SUPPORTING YOUNG FARMERS and grooming future leaders is an activity Grain Farmers of Ontario takes seriously. Which is why, GFO is proud to announce Read More
Farm issues in the provincial election
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September 2011

THE ONTARIO GRAIN Farmer magazine recently contacted all provincial candidates in regards to their stance on four key agricultural issues. We have Read More
Permanent Risk Management Program details now available
By: Erin Fletcher
September 2011

THE PROGRAM IS now permanent, the details have been finalized and the applications are available through Agricorp.  Grain Farmers of Ontario is Read More
Engaging young farmers
By: Meghan Burke, Grain Farmers of Ontario
July/August 2011

AS YOUNG FARMERS manage their crops this year they will be reflecting upon and using lessons learned from the 2011 Grains in Action program. The Read More
Farmers involved in Great Lakes basin discussions
By: Heather Hargrave, AGCare
March 2011

THE CANADIAN AND US governments made a commitment in 2009 to renegotiate and update the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The initial agreement Read More
Follow the dollars
By: Edith Munro
January 2011

WITH THE NOVEMBER election results US agriculture is facing dramatic changes in the congressional committees that oversee farm policy and an even Read More
Understanding US farm policy
By: Edith Munro
December 2010

IT’S A MISTAKE to think of the US farm bill as a logical, consistent plan for agriculture.  Imagine it instead as a strange, rambling mansion Read More
The road to RMP
By: Erin Fletcher, Grain Farmers of Ontario
September 2010

“WE HAVE ALL really grown with this campaign, become more sophisticated at relating to government and learned how to ensure that everyone Read More
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