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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
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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
GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO
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
WEB SPECIAL
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MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Markets for corn, soybeans and wheat are constantly expanding and developing. This section of the magazine profiles emerging markets and market development activities within the industry.


Green chemistry opening new markets
By: Amy Petherick
January 2012

SCIENTISTS ARE IMAGINING are imagining a future with more agriculture in it. While some of these green chemists have already landed here in Ontario, many others Read More
High prices boost competition
By: Edith Munro
December 2011

AS WORRIES MOUNTED early this year about tight supplies of corn, wheat, and soybeans, prices mounted, sending a clear signal: “Produce Read More
Canada's largest commercial bakery opens
By: Andria Louca
October 2011

250,000 LOAVES A day!That’s how much bread Maple Leaf foods and Canada Bread expect to bake each and every day out of its 385,000 square-foot Read More
Enjoying a glass of Ontario corn
By: Treena Hein
October 2011

GRAIN IS GOING into some interesting products these days – from wheat straw bio-plastics to soybean-based asphalt sealant. New markets for Ontario Read More
New strategies for promoting Canadian soybeans
By: Claire Cowan
October 2011

THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY is in constant flux as markets change, opportunities arise and technology advances. It’s within this flux that Read More
Need for speed meets sustainability
By: Amy Petherick
October 2011

FOR MOST STUDENTS, September means it’s back to the books. But for members of the University of Guelph’s Gryphon Racing team, it’s also back the Read More
Harvest survey results show consistency
By: Mike Reimer, Ontario Wheat Technical Specialist, Canadian International Grains Institute
October 2011

IT SEEMS AS though the winter wheat harvest started and finished in the blink of an eye. For three weeks samples were coming in at a fast and Read More
New storage facilities a boon for Ontario grain farmers
By: Claire Cowan
July/August 2011

ONTARIO GRAIN HAS ario grain has a new home in Hamilton as Parrish & Heimbecker’s new storage facilities are complete and operational at the Lake Ontario Read More
Growing Asian markets
By: Ellen Goodman, Canadian International Grains Institute
July/August 2011

DESPITE THE SHOCK of an immense earthquake and its destructive aftermath in Japan on March 11, a food grade soybean mission held there during that Read More
Palm oil: a growing competitor to soy oil
By: Edith Munro
May/June 2011

BRAZIL’S HUGE EXPANSION of soybean acreage – up 43 percent from 1990 to 2000, then up another 74 percent from 2000 to 2010 – has produced a lot of Read More
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