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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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Winning spring wheat yields
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The largest section of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine, the production section features important information on best management practices and innovative farming efforts for corn, soybean and wheat growers.
Winning spring wheat yields
By: Claire Cowan
February 2012
THE RESULTS OF Grain Farmers of Ontario’s second annual Spring Wheat Challenge are in and three impressive farmers have now gained bragging rights
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Getting creative with nutrient sourcing
By: Amy Petherick
February 2012
NON AGRICULTURAL SOURCE Materials (NASM) are cost effective alternatives to commercial fertilizer say some Certified Crop Advisors (CCA). For some,
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Re-plant and stress recovery in corn
By: Treena Hein
February 2012
IN ANY GIVEN year, as much as 32,000 acres of Ontario corn is re-planted due to poor plant stand establishment. “If a poor stand is not removed
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Farmers recognized for high yield
By: Claire Cowan
January 2012
NO ONE CAN claim it was an easy growing season, but many farmers did make the best of it. Impressive crops came out of the Soybean Yield Challenge
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A detailed look at soil organic matter services
By: Treena Hein and Christine Brown
December 2011
PRODUCT Product Benefits Challenges Livestock manure
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Getting at the heart of the matter
By: Treena Hein
December 2011
CROP FARMERS HAVE many tasks, but chief among them is looking after their soil. Maintaining soil organic matter, especially if you have no access to
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Digging into phosphorous recommendations for corn
By: Ken Janovicek, University of Guelph & Greg Stewart, Corn Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
December 2011
SIFTING THROUGH THE best fertility management plans for the farm can be an overwhelming task. There are a multitude of articles and recommendations
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Sulphur: more than just a secondary nutrient?
By: Jeanine Moyer
November 2011
SULPHUR HAS BEEN getting a lot of attention this year — some are even calling it the next ‘it’ nutrient. Preliminary in-field research trials are
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Taking the pressure off
By: Treena Hein
November 2011
GROWERS ARE CLOCKING more time on the road than ever, driving their equipment from farm to farm over large geographical areas. There is a need to
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Pampering your workhorse
By: Matt McIntosh and Claire Cowan
November 2011
WITH A MACHINE as complex and important as a diesel engine, it’s no wonder there are lots of different products on the market to “enhance” the work
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