May/June 2012
Conservation tillage
By: Melanie Epp
MOST FARMERS KNOW that conservation tillage has a variety of benefits – economic, agronomic and environmental – but conservation tillage can potentially have some less than positive side effects as well. Don Flaten, a Crop Nutrition and Nutrient Management specialist from the University of Manitoba presented recent research on conservation tillage from Manitoba at the Innovative Farmer’s Conference in London this month.Flaten’s research shows that even though conservation tillage reduces
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May/June 2012
Keys to becoming 100% continuous no-till
By: Melanie Epp
“I’VE HEARD IT said that you never want corn to have a bad day,” says Grant Troop, a Pennsylvania farmer who recently spoke at the Innovative Farmer’s Conference in London, Ontario. But making sure corn has a great day everyday isn’t as easy as it sounds, especially if your goal is to eventually become a 100% continuous no-till operation. Troop’s presentation offered three key strategies for producing high-yield, no-till crops, while developing good soil structure to promote vigorous plant
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May/June 2012
Future of Grain
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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS of service to grain producers and industryThe Canadian Grain Commission is celebrating its achievements after 100 years of service to Canada’s grain producers and the industry. “We are proud to be a part of an industry that has helped shape and continues to shape Canada,” says Elwin Hermanson, Chief Commissioner. “We have guaranteed producers the right to fair treatment since 1912, and we’ve kept pace with the needs of a changing industry over the last 100
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May/June 2012
The Big Picture: Farm Women find CommonGround
By: Jenny Van Rooy
“WHAT IS ORDINARY to farmers is extraordinary to the average person,” says Robbin Phillips, word of mouth marketing guru and author of the book Brains on Fire. As farmers this is something we tend to forget. Think of all the tasks you do on a day-to-day basis. For someone who is not familiar with how a farm operates, these daily activities can be fascinating. Whether you are producing milk for someone’s cereal, potatoes for that fresh potato salad or soybeans that will be fed to
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May/June 2012
Cropside: Concern over rolled beans?
By: Horst Bohner, Soybean Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Dan Docking, OSCIA
A COMMON QUESTION at planting time is whether or not to roll soybeans, and if the decision is made to roll them when should this operation take place.Many growers prefer to roll right after planting. This is a good strategy but can cause crusting problems. If fields have a history of crusting why not wait until the beans have emerged? If the proper techniques are followed, soybean plants are incredibly resilient to being rolled after emergence.The pictures show soybeans that
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May/June 2012
Cool tools increase efficiency
By: Amy Petherick
WITHOUT THE RIGHT tools, even a simple job becomes more difficult. To make the job of farming easier, equipment manufacturers are offering technology that can not only improve management efficiency, but help gain access to new markets.Leading up to this year’s growing season, many equipment manufacturers are boasting new technologies that aim to enhance farm management. Tim Lang, a customer support manager for John Deere, says one of the most exciting features his company is offering is a
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May/June 2012
A hybrid of two farming cultures
By: Kim Waalderbos
WHEN BERT VON westerholt set foot on Canadian soil in July 1977, he was 18 years old, fresh out of high school, and with the ambition to farm. Having grown up on a farm in native Germany, von Westerholt had experience, though he was new to farming in Canada.Today, from the farm he’s built near Harriston in partnership with his brother, he reflects on the growth and changes he’s encountered over 35 years of farming here. The path hasn’t always been rainbows and sunshine, but von Westerholt
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May/June 2012
Seed corn production
By: Jeanine Moyer
SIGNS OF SPRING weather have Ontario corn farmers eager to get out into the fields and take advantage of an early planting season. But when it comes to getting seed into the ground they may not have their first choice of hybrids this year.Seed corn growers experienced what Grant Craven, vice president of production for Pride Seeds, calls a ‘double hit’ last year, meaning extreme heat in key growing areas, in both North and South America, that has significantly reduced the availability of
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May/June 2012
Ag imports unfazed by political turmoil
By: Edith Munro
A YEAR OF political turmoil has devastated some aspects of Egypt’s economy – notably tourism, which is down more than 85% – but imports of key agricultural commodities are looking better than ever. Wheat shipments set a new record of 10.6 million metric tons (mmt) last year, maintaining Egypt’s status as the world’s largest wheat importer.Corn purchases are projected to hit six mmt for the first time ever in 2011/12, and soybean imports have climbed past the 1.6 mmt mark and may also
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May/June 2012
GFO Newsletter for May/June 2012
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2013 YOUNG LEADERS Being SoughtGrain Farmers of Ontario will soon be accepting applications for the 2013 American Soybean Association and DuPont Young Leader Program. Grain Farmers of Ontario will sponsor one couple or individual from Ontario to participate in this training opportunity. The goal of the program is to train the next generation of leaders for the North American soybean industry. The 2013 class of Young Leaders and their spouses will participate in a challenging and
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