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November 2012 Blog Posts (6)

Tips To Help Make The Seed Purchase Decisions. Check Plot Results On The Farms.com Yield Data Centre.

It is that time of year to place orders for corn seed. Two questions you should ask yourself are: 1) How many hours do I spend selecting corn hybrids? 2) Who and what influence my decision? Regardless of how you answered these questions, selecting hybrids each year is one of the most important routine decisions producers make that drives profitability.



When selecting a variety, you should consider:

  • Availability and seed cost
  • Yield potential, yield stability,…
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Added by Joe Dales on November 18, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

FCC Video: An Outlook At What Economic Factors Will Impact Your Farm.

Added by OntAG Admin on November 18, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

DuPont Pioneer Opens New Parent Seed Facility.

Added by Joe Dales on November 12, 2012 at 8:51am — 1 Comment

Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget.

Added by Joe Dales on November 11, 2012 at 4:55am — No Comments

DuPont Pioneer Opens New Parent Seed Plant in Wingham, Ontario.

DUPONT PIONEER CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW CANADIAN FACILITY



$15 million Production Plant Starts Operation



WINGHAM, Ontario, November 8, 2012 – DuPont Pioneer celebrated the start-up of its new $15 million parent seed production facility near Wingham, Ontario today.



Click Here to see photos of the Grand Opening. http://ontag.farms.com/photo





Ian Grant, president, DuPont Pioneer in Canada, indicated… Continue

Added by Joe Dales on November 9, 2012 at 8:12am — No Comments

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Growing Alberta’s fresh food future

Albertans want to keep their hard-earned money in the province and support producers by choosing locally grown, high-quality produce. The new three-year, $10-milllion Growing Greenhouses program aims to stimulate industry growth and provide fresh fruit and vegetables to Albertans throughout the year. “Everything our ministry does is about ensuring Albertans have secure access to safe, high-quality food. We are continually working to build resilience and sustainability into our food production systems, increase opportunities for producers and processors, create jobs and feed Albertans. This new program will fund technologies that increase food production and improve energy efficiency.” RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation “Through this investment, we’re supporting Alberta’s growers and ensuring Canadians have access to fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables on grocery shelves year-round. This program strengthens local communities, drives innovation, and creates

Is the Claus family farmers?

Evidence suggests they could live an ag lifestyle

Strength in unity – and why that matters for Ontario’s farmers

By Drew Spoelstra, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Spoelstra to serve third term as Ontario Federation of Agriculture president

Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook has been acclaimed to a third one-year term as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), the leading voice for 38,000 farm families in the province.

Virtual fencing opens new pastures for Ontario beef farm

A new kind of fence is helping Enright Cattle Company near Tweed, Ontario, make the most of every acre. Instead of posts and wire, their boundaries now exist on a smartphone screen — and those virtual fences can be moved with a few taps on that screen instead of by hand in the field.

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