October 2011
Harvest for Hunger - A Once in a Lifetime Experience
By: Meghan Burke
THE BIG EVENTON October 5th over 3500 farmers and spectators gathered in Monkton, Ontario to attempt a world record soybean harvest. The goal was to harvest 160 acres of soybeans in less than 10 minutes, setting a world record for the fastest harvest. Over 120 farmers brought combines to the event and harvested the acres in an incredible time of 11 minutes and 43.59 seconds. They didn’t achieve the record for the fastest overall harvest (Manitoba did 160 acres of swathed wheat in 11
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October 2011
Canada's largest commercial bakery opens
By: Andria Louca
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 facility in Hamilton. Dubbed “The Trillium,” the bakery is considered Canada’s largest commercial bakery and cost $100 million to build.The facility itself was reminiscent of something out of a sci-fi movie. It is super clean, pristine, painted almost entirely in white and has almost a sterile feel to it. Almost everything is automated and from start
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October 2011
The Big Picture: FREEDOM from oil?
By: Andria Louca
SETTING OUT ON a journey across the American Midwest and Canada, filmmakers Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell try to take a look at the ethanol argument and America’s addiction to oil in order to answer some questions in their film FREEDOM. Does ethanol compromise world food supply? Does ethanol impact the environment negatively? Is ethanol really behind the rise of food prices? Here are some of the facts revealed in the film:
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October 2011
Future of grain
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LARGEST STEEL GRAIN bin in Ontario goes upGreat Lakes Grain opened its newest grain storage facility at their FS Partners grain site recently in Delhi. The new grain bin is the largest steel bin in Ontario with a 750,000 bushel storage capacity. Construction began in May, 2011 and was completed in August. The new storage facility with its enhanced intake system will dramatically reduce delivery and unloading times, says the company.“The reduced congestion and our faster intake
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October 2011
Cropside: Aiming for 30 percent in 2012, good tillage practices for the year ahead
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CONSERVATION TILLAGE AIMS to achieve the benefits of tillage without compromising the benefits of residue cover. Maintenance of 30 percent residue ground cover has been identified as the critical level which still provides significant protection against wind and water erosion. Over the years, a lot of discussion, research and promotion has centered on achieving 30 percent residue cover, but evidence suggests this trend has reversed in recent years. Here are a few suggestions to help producers
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October 2011
GFO Newsletter for October 2011
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ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING ScheduleEverything you need to know about the Annual District Meetings can be found on the gfo website at http://gfo.ca/AboutUsMain/GFOEventCalendar/DistrictAnnualMeetings.aspx. •Upcoming Market Trends ReportA new Market Trends report written by Phillip Shaw is now available on www.gfo.ca. In addition to Philip’s usual commentary on corn markets, future reports will be expanded to include wheat and soy market analysis. •Let us buy you a
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October 2011
Research roundup
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AIRBORNE PATHOGENS KEY to North American disease surveillanceNatalie OsborneAn international disease monitoring system initially developed for soybean rust is now being expanded to include other common field crop pathogens. Government, university and industry agencies are collaborating to make the system a useful tool for producers.The surveillance system uses passive and active spore collectors that sample the air and rainwater. These samplers are stationed in nine fields – or
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October 2011
In the news
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NEW SOYBEAN GENETICS made availableNew genetics are becoming available to soybean farmers as a result of the success of a new public breeding program supported by Grain Farmers of Ontario.The “Advanced Canadian Field Crops through Breeding” project began in April 2010 and will continue through until March 2013. This project is managed by the newly created Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA), which GFO is a founding member. Ten new varieties are being released to the market as a
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October 2011
Enjoying a glass of Ontario corn
By: Treena Hein
GRAIN IS GOING into some interesting products these days – from wheat straw bio-plastics to soybean-based asphalt sealant. New markets for Ontario grain are always a good thing, especially when the product is of premium quality and locally-made. If you haven’t already heard of it, let’s now introduce you to Collingwood Canadian Whisky. It hit LCBO shelves in the Toronto area in July, and is made from Ontario corn in Collingwood by Canadian Mist Distillers Limited, a Brown-Forman company.
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October 2011
New strategies for promoting Canadian soybeans
By: Claire Cowan
THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY is in constant flux as markets change, opportunities arise and technology advances. It’s within this flux that agricultural organizations must operate and find a way to balance consistent and reliable strategies with appropriate flexibility and adaptation. With industry changes in mind, member organizations of the Canadian Soybean Council (CSC) have made the decision to cease activities as an organization and function as a committee solely focused on promotion.
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