View As Webpage | View Archives

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on Google+Share on LinkedInEmail a Friend
MMMM d, yyyy
FEATURED NEWS: Developing stronger soybeans
If you click the images or links in the Sponsor Spotlight advertisement we will provide your subscription contact information only to that sponsor.
 
 News 
 

2015 Ontario soybean variety trials

The results of the 2015 Ontario soybean variety trials, conducted by the Ontario Soybean and Canola Committee, are now available. >> Read full article

FCC: Lower loonie impacting crop sector

The lower Canadian dollar has had a major impact on the Canadian crop sector. Leigh Anderson, an economist with Farm Credit Canada, says one example of this is a four per cent increase in Ontario corn prices this year, while U.S. prices were down by 10 per cent. >> Read full article

CPP and OAS options

Age 65 may not be as much of a career milestone for farmers, but many farm families have off-farm income. This milestone can be significant due to the eligibility to receive some of your tax money back in the shape of Canada Pension Plan as well as Old Age Security benefits. >> Read full article

 Sponsor’s Message 
 
Weed Summit

2016 Herbicide Resistance Summit

Gain a better understanding of herbicide resistance issues across Canada and around the world. Our goal is to ensure participants walk away with a clear understanding of specific actions they can take to help minimize the devastating impact of herbicide resistance on agricultural productivity in Canada.

Event approved for 4 CEU's: Integrated Pest Management for the Certified Crop Adviser Program. >>Learn More

 Featured News 
 
Feature News

Developing stronger soybeans

Since Istvan Rajcan began working in soybean breeding in 1998, his team has developed 54 commercial soybean varieties. The University of Guelph scientist is heading up a major research effort pinpointing genetic markers to develop high-yielding, high-quality soybean varieties.

Rajcan, along with research partners Chris Grainger, Francois Belzile (Laval University), Milad Eskandari (Guelph – Ridgetown) and Robert Bruce (PhD candidate, Guelph), is studying a diverse panel of ancestral soybean lines, looking for traits that will improve varieties developed for Ontario, Quebec and southern Manitoba soybean producers. >> Learn More…

 
 Event Calendar 
 

Forage Focus Conference

Dec. 15 and Dec. 16, 2015
Location: Shakespeare, Ont., and Winchester, Ont. >> More Info

Southwest Ag Conference

Jan. 5-6, 2016
Location: Ridgetown, Ont. >> More Info

Western Canadian Crop Production Show

Jan. 11-14, 2016
Location: Saskatoon >> More Info