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FEBRUARY 2012
FEATURES
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
IN EVERY ISSUE
The Big Picture: Petit Chefs learn about food and farming
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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MARKETING

Marketing your crop well is nearly as important as growing your crop well. This section of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine provides important market intelligence and insight that helps improve your bottom line.


2012 fertilizer outlook
By: Casper Kaastra, General Manager, Agronomy Company of Canada
January 2012

ONTARIO FARMERS HEADING to the fields this spring will undoubtedly find fertilizer input costs higher than what they were a year ago. Ongoing strong Read More
It's not just soybeans
By: Edith Munro
January 2012

TOUR A CHINESE corn farm and it’s easy to think that what you see — hardworking rural families living in simple houses and tilling an acre or two Read More
2012 US commodity market outlook
By: Cal Whewell, Risk Management Consultant, FC Stone
January 2012

PLEASE NOTE THAT due to the publication schedule, this outlook of the commodity markets was written based on market intelligence from late-November, Read More
Cause or coincidence?
By: Edith Munro
January 2012

THE SHARP RUN-UP in commodity prices during 2007 and 2008 set off another round of the ongoing debate over speculators and their role in price Read More
Finding the silver lining
By: Kim Waalderbos
January 2012

GRAIN FARMERS SHOULD look to 2012 with optimism. Despite the economic volatility that is expected to continue into the new year buoyed by Europe’s Read More
Marketing freedom for the West
By: Erin Fletcher
December 2011

AS EVERY CANADIAN grain farmer is aware, the Government of Canada has initiated the transition plan to remove the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk Read More
When carbon practices pay cash
By: Amy Petherick
December 2011

CARBON IS SOLD by farmers worldwide in the form of food, fuel and fibre. But in some places, farmers are also marketing the environmental benefits Read More
Grain terminals: international gateways for Ontario grains
By: Jeanine Moyer
November 2011

IT’S NOT OFTEN grain terminals make the news, but in 2011 Parrish and Heimbecker’s Hamilton Harbour terminal built a new grain handling facility and Read More
Hard or soft - know your options
By: Claire Cowan
September 2011

WINTER WHEAT PLANTING season is almost upon us and big decisions need to be made about what wheat to plant. Often, this decision is determined by Read More
Getting to the bottom of basis
By: Claire Cowan
September 2011

BASIS IS A hot topic throughout the entire growing season but discussions usually peak right around harvest when there is surplus grain in local Read More
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