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The DSCIA’s Innovative Farmer of the Year went to Hendrick Seeds from South Mountain. Accepting the award from Brent Vanden Bosch on behalf of Caroline and David Hendrick is Michel Staebler, Business Manager of Hendrick AgriFoods.
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HESTERVILLE – RECIPIENTS OF THE INNOVATIVE FARMER AWARD AT THE ANNUAL DUNDAS SOIL AND CROP ASSOCIATION’S MEETING HERE DEC. 8 WERE DAVID AND CAROLYN HENDRICK OF HENDRICK AGRIFOODS IN NORTH DUNDAS TOWNSHIP. Established in 1996, Hendrick is now a leading contractor and supplier of exclusive lines of Canadian, non-GMO food-grade soybeans. Hendrick purchases IP soybeans from growers in Ontario, Quebec and as far away as P.E.I., with many of the Ontario growers located right here in Stormont-DundasGlengarry. The soybeans are cleaned and packaged using state-of-the-art equipment and then shipped off to Japan, South East Asia and Europe either from their location in Inkerman or from several custom processors in other parts of the country. Since inception in the late 1990s, their exports have grown from a few thousand tonnes to over 50,000 MT annually. The company enjoys
HACCP and Canadian IP Recognition System (CIPRS) certification. Agrifoods, sister company, Hendrick Seeds, produces certified seeds and carries on extensive breeding research by using traditional methods with existing Canadian cultivars, with the goal to develop new soybean lines that provide growers with excellent agronomics and yield, and buyers with desired food and nutrition traits. Hendrick Seeds has gathered soybean germplasm from sources around the world. The newest initiative of Hendrick Seeds is the use of molecular markers to help select desirable traits more quickly and accurately. Hendrick Seeds now has Canada’s largest nonGMO soybean breeding program. Carolyn and David Hendrick also maintain their own cropping operation with approximately one third of production certified organic. They are growing soybean seed for Hendrick Seeds as well as corn and cereals.
Our front page photo On Fri., Dec. 16, Donna Dixon was driving along Russell Township’s Route 300, between St. Augustine and St. Thomas Road in Embrun, when she came upon a huge flock of snow geese feeding in a local farmer’s field. Dixon says “the field looked like it was covered in white which made me stop to look. Then my dogs barked and the geese took to the air - it was breathtaking!” Other cars stopped as well at the phenomenal sight of the birds taking off. Photo courtesy of Donna Dixon
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Betty Vanden Bosch was presented with the Award of Merit for her dedication to the agricultural community. She received the award from Mark Tibben.
Vanden Bosch Merit winner Lois Ann Baker AgriNews Staff Writer HESTERVILLE — THE AWARD OF MERIT WAS PRESENTED TO CHESTERVILLE RESIDENT BETTY VANDEN BOSCH AT THE ANNUAL DUNDAS CROP AND SEED MEETING IN DECEMBER. VANDEN BOSCH WAS PRE-
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SENTED WITH THE AWARD BASED ON HER HISTORY OF WORKING IN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, HER DEDICATION TO MAKING FARMING A SAFER VOCATION AND HER INVOLVEMENT WITH KEEPING POLITICIANS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ISSUES DUNDAS FARMERS ARE FACING.
Vanden Bosch and her husband, Stan, have lived in Chesterville since moving here in 1965, and currently own Vanden Bosch Elevators Inc. Vanden Bosch organized many tour groups to their farm from other areas of Canada, as well as from other countries such as Russia, Madagascar, Japan and this past summer, South Africa. Vanden Bosch feels that Dundas County has much to offer and is always amazed at how much can be learned from these visitors. With the idea of keeping agriculture on the minds of politicians, Vanden Bosch has worked on campaigns for all three levels of government. This past year, the family hosted meetings with local and provincial politicians to discuss farm issues with local farmers. Vanden Bosch was instrumental in researching and partially funding the
purchase of two-grain rescue units for local fire departments. The units are used to rescue a person engulfed in a grain bin. Along with her husband, Betty co-chaired the Renewing The Vision Campaign in Chesterville for the Winchester District Memorial Hospital redevelopment and spoke at several other area startup meetings to assist in organizing the campaign in other communities. Vanden Bosch has been involved in many community organizations over the years. She was president of the Chesterville Rotary Club, a member of the school council for both Chesterville Public and North Dundas High School, president of the Ladies Division of the Chesterville Fair Board and a member of the Recreation Committee for years. This year she is on a committee to bring “Skating Back to the Nation River in Chesterville.� Vanden Bosch has also been involved with the 4-H Club teaching members how to cook or use computers to assist in farm management. Vanden Bosch always has a project or two on the go. One special hobby is collecting Titanic memorabilia. With the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship, Vanden Bosch will be planning on how best to celebrate the historical event. She enjoys talking to students and historians who are writing books on this event or just showing off her collection. The Vanden Bosches
have three children, Greg, Brent and Nancy, and two grandchildren Sawyer and Shaye. Vanden Bosch enjoys having her family close to her so that she can see her grandchildren whenever she wants. “What more could you want out of life?� observed Vanden Bosch.
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Ontario hybrid corn performance 2011 trials The Ontario Corn Committee
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HE ONTARIO CORN COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF
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AGRICULTURE AND AGRIFOOD CANADA; THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS; THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH; THE ONTARIO SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; THE GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO; THE SEED CORN GROWERS OF ONTARIO AND THE CANADIAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. Tests are conducted each year by the following cooperating agencies: University of Guelph, Ridgetown
Campus; University of Guelph, Plant Agriculture Department; University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Ottawa.
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TRIALS ARE SELECTED BY THE SEED COMPANIES. A testing fee is charged per hybrid per replication. A hybrid must be entered in all trials within a table. In each trial, hybrids are replicated in a suitable experimental design. Trials are machine planted with an excess of seed and thinned at an early growth stage to obtain a uniform population. A row width of 30
inches is used in all trials. Fertilizer rates may be higher than those recommended by OMAFRA to compensate for any variability in soil nutrient supply. Most of the hybrids entered in the trials were treated with a seed treatment to control soil insects. Hybrids that were not treat-
ed are not identified in the report. There was no significant damage from soil insects at any of the locations. To determine the percentage of lodged plants, a count is made immediately before harvest of all plants broken below the ear and all plants which are leaning such that the ear is in the
adjacent row or is otherwise unharvestable. The moisture percentage of the grain is determined at harvest time. The weight of grain harvested from each plot is determined and the yield of shelled corn is calculated at 15% moisture. Test weights are recorded either during harvest using combine-mounted monitor-
ing equipment or, in the laboratory, using procedures recommended by the Canadian Grain Commission.
Contact Info. For further information, contact: The Secretary, Ontario Corn Committee, 109 Maple Ridge Road, R.R. # 2, Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5N4.
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Editorial Mr. Credibility For the past five years, Gordon Garlough, who crops near Boucks Hill in South Dundas, has been an integral part of the fabric of Eastern Ontario agriculture. Gordon is not one for speaking loudly and carrying a big stick. But you always felt his presence at Dundas County farm meetings, whether he was physically present of not. That’s because he was instrumental in shaping attitudes towards the environment, towards feeding the so-called Third World, towards standing up for agricultural rights, and towards keeping the collective feet of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture firmly planted on the ground. If you were an avid reader of farm papers, his regular blunt missives to the editor were required reading. He served on all kinds of committees locally, provincially and beyond with the objective always – as Dundas Federation president Jacqueline Pemberton puts it – “to help agriculture move forward.” Among his qualities, Gordon possesses one we all aspire to… credibility. It’s partly his low-key delivery, partly his no-nonsense approach, partly his experience, partly the fact he’s usually proven to be right that makes most people rely on Gordon as a believable authority whenever he pronounces on an agricultural topic. At last fall’s annual OFA convention, Gordon was selected for a 75th anniversary county volunteer award, not the first time he has collected such an honour from a farm organization, and probably not the last time. Because he missed the ceremony in Toronto, Pemberton and the county federation repeated the presentation during a monthly meeting Jan. 4. He was pleased if somewhat bemused by the attention. He received a plaque and a large sign trumpeting his achievement suitable for mounting at the farm gate. In typical Garlough style, he says modesty prevents him from posting the sign for all to see. It might eventually be hung on a wall inside the house. Closing in on 70, he claims to be retired. He no longer sits on any boards or committees, he rarely picks up the pen, and is contemplating selling his last 140 acres of cropland. Still, one can’t help but get the feeling he’ll remain ready and able for some time to come to deliver well-placed opinions whenever the occasion calls for it. Congratulations, Gordon!
Down on the FARMS In this, the most affluent land on earth where many native born residents expect a comfortable life without necessarily having to bestir themselves, the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (FARMS) program has been a Godsend to produce farmers. Without the program, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, it’s doubtful much of the apples, peaches, berries, tomatoes and broccoli grown in this province would get planted or picked, including here in Eastern Ontario. In 2011, the non-profit FARMS agency imported 15,712 workers from Mexico and the Caribbean. The total increased by 277 from the previous year, making it clear that offshore labour is a necessity for the fruit and vegetable industry. Who’d get the job done without the annual influx of migrant workers? Canadians? Come on! Canadians became too spoiled to engage in manual labour decades ago. Imported workers plug away with little complaint, appreciative of the money earned which back home pays for homes, small businesses, and children’s education. They understand the notion of an honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work, a concept that long ago went by the boards in this land of plenty. Curiously, farmers who subscribe to the FARMS program have to explain to officials what efforts they made to hire Canadians before desperately seeking foreign help. Veteran officials must have heard all the horror stories before. There’s hardly ever a glitch in the program but there was one last fall when a statement of claim was filed in Ontario Superior Court charging strawberry growers in Vineland with wrongful dismissal of three Mexican workers. The workers are seeking $50,000 each for breach of contract. The highly unusual case will eventually be resolved and won’t impede FARMS good work in the meantime. The Vineland farmers had hired hundreds of migrants over 10 years without previous incident. Mostly, it’s win-win for all concerned, a program which visiting Caribbean officials recently praised and hoped could be expanded. Jamaica, for example, is seeking to replicate FARMS success in other sectors such as health care, automotive and the oil industry. “The population is aging so fast in Canada that the declining workforce will need reinforcements,” observed Alvin McIntosh, from the Jamaican Ministry of Labour, who attended a meeting on the topic held in Niagara Falls. We need reinforcements now, Alvin, not so much because of the declining workforce but because there’s almost nobody left in this country other than farmers who’ll stoop to doing hard physical labour.
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AgriGab Muzzling the OSCPA Now that the Crackerjack – note the capital “C” inspectors of the Ministry of Natural Resources have been set back on their heels in their absurd pursuit of Carlsbad Springs resident Mark Tijssen, it’s time to put the run on the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Leading up to Christmas, charges against Tijssen relating to slaughtering a pig, butchering it in his garage, and sharing the meat with a friend were withdrawn by bumbling Crown prosecutors who finally got wind that their case was a stinker. The only price they had to pay was a dressing down from an irritated judge; Tijssen lost two years of time with his kids and something like $6,000 as he prepared an air-tight defense which the Crown obviously didn’t want to be subjected to in court. Where’s the restitution? What of the rabid inspectors employed by the OSPCA? Like their counterparts at MNR, these pseudo-cops have been running warrant-less across Eastern Ontario, crying wolf at every turn, abusing their powers, meddling in livestock areas they know nothing about, and generally making life miserable for decent rural folk. As we enter the New Year, the opportunity is coming up to give them a similar collective slap up side the head. The core issue seems to be that these zealots don’t get the difference between dealing with household pets and working livestock; without understanding normal farm practices, they’re determining livestock distress the same way they do it for dogs and cats. Two Eastern Ontario legal cases should come to a head in 2012 and that’s where the OSPCA should be administered a reality check and a stern lecture on common sense. More than that, the society should be legally declawed… but that’s a separate matter. In both cases, the lawyer representing the aggrieved parties is Milton farm boy Kurtis Andrews who works with Ottawa-based agricultural legal advocate Don Good. To say he identifies with his clients is an understatement. One case is a civil suit involving Iroquois beef farmer Ralph Hunter who claims to have been tormented by OSPCA ground troops for 30 years; Hunter says they entered his property without a warrant more than 100 times and seized dozens of animals. Never convicted of any violation, he’s suing the society for more than $500,000 in damages for trespassing, negligence, economic loss and his legal fees. Naturally, the OSPCA has formally denied harassing Hunter, claiming to always have legitimate grounds
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by Tom VanDusen to be on the farmer’s property. Hunter has already won round one against these intruders, persuading a justice of the peace to drop animal cruelty charges filed against him; the justice declared investigators breached the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when they invaded without a warrant. A hole big enough to drive an OSPCA animal seizure truck through exists in current legislation, a hole which will hopefully be closed by provincial legislators in 2012. It allows inspectors to enter a property without a warrant when they - and they alone – determine that an animal appears to be in immediate distress and issue an order in response. According to the OSPCA statement of defense in one incident, the distress proviso covered Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry inspector Bonnie Bishop’s warrant-less entry when she spotted on Hunter’s property a “thin brown beef cow” and a manure pack so high “that the horses could almost walk over the fence.” OK then! Moving right along to the case of Chesterville dairy farmers David and Marilyn Robinson where 12 animal cruelty charges have been filed by the OSPCA which could lead to $720,000 in fines and possible jail time. The tormented Robinsons sold off 10 kgs of quota and some cows to cover mounting legal fees. Two area veterinarians have stated the cows weren’t neglected; Robinson says they were old, not malnourished, a distinction apparently missed by the OSPCA brigade. His advice to fellow farmers: Don’t let inspectors enter your property without a warrant no matter what legal rights they claim to possess. The feisty Robinson is determined to teach the society a lesson that it can’t run roughshod through Eastern Ontario farms. Andrews hopes to begin administering that lesson in Cornwall Jan. 11, the third date set for a pre-trial; it was postponed twice previously. It’s a slow fuse, but beware when farmers, whether they work in law or dairy, have been pushed to the limit!
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The AgriNews January, 2012, Page 7 because these provide a more accurate prediction of future performance than do single location results. Corn Heat Units -Ratings for all areas of the province are now based on the average heat unit accumulation for the period from May 1 to the date in the fall when the longterm average daily temperature falls below 12 C or an occurrence of -2 C, whichever come first. Plant Height -was recorded as the distance from the ground to the point where the last leaf attached to the stalk. % Lodging -�Lodged Plants� includes plants with stalks that are broken below the ear and plants leaning such that the ear is in the adjacent row or otherwise unharvestable. Because all hybrids in a trial are harvested on the same date, the early hybrids within each table tend to show a greater amount of stalk breakage than do later hybrids. Stalk strength should be compared only with hybrids of the same maturity. % Moisture -The accuracy of moisture
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NDEX -THE INDEX IN THE TABLES INDICATES A PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE OF ALL HYBRIDS INCLUDED IN THE TRIAL(S). INDEX FIGURES ABOVE 100 REFLECT THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH A HYBRID IS ABOVE THE AVERAGE, WHEREAS INDEX FIGURES BELOW 100 SHOW THE PERCENT BELOW AVERAGE. SMALL DIFFERENCES IN INDEX ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT. WHEN A HYBRID CONSISTENTLY HAS A HIGHER INDEX OVER TWO YEARS, THIS DIFFERENCE IS PROBABLY REAL AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN CHOOSING A HYBRID. THE AVERAGE YIELD FOR EACH TABLE IS GIVEN IN BUSHELS PER ACRE. YOU CAN CALCULATE THE ACTUAL YIELD FOR A
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HYBRID BY MULTIPLYING THE AVERAGE YIELD TIMES ITS YIELD INDEX AND DIVIDING BY 100.
The average test weight is given in kilograms per hectoliter (kg/hL). You can calculate the actual test weight of a hybrid by multiplying the average test weight times its test weight index and dividing by 100. Within each table, hybrids are identified by brand and/or hybrid number or name. Hybrids are listed in approximate order of maturity based on heat unit ratings provided by the companies. Hybrid selection should be based on the most data available. Greater emphasis should be put on averages from several locations and years
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measurement decreases as moisture content increases. Results for hybrids with very high moisture contents should be interpreted with caution. LSD (0.10) -The LSD is a measure of variability within the trial. There is a ninety percent probability that yield indices that differ by an amount greater than the LSD are different. Yield indices that differ by an amount less than or equal to the LSD should be considered to be equal. European Corn Borer Pressure -Corn borer ratings were based on a visual assessment of infestation and damage during the week of September 26th. Managing Bt Corn -When using Bt corn, it is imperative that a refuge area of non-Bt corn be planted near the Bt corn to reduce the risk of developing insect resistance to Bt. A list of potential refuge hybrids and information related to the practices that must be followed to comply with current regulations can be obtained from the Canadian Corn Refuge Hybrid Selector at www.refugeselector.ca.
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2011 Trial Locations and General Information - Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials
Location
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Notes: 1 Average total heat unit accumulation 2006 - 2010, inclusive. 2 Total heat unit accumulation at location from day of planting to either occurrence of killing frost ( -2 C) or 30-year average end-of-season date. 3 Total heat unit accumulation at location from May 1 to either occurrence of killing frost ( -2 C) or 30-year average end-of-season date. 4 European Corn Borer rating: N = None L = Low M = Moderate H = High. 5 These populations may not be suitable for your farm. 6 All trials planted in 30 inch row widths.
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Previous Crop
Spring
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K
pH
N
P2O5
K2O
Alma
1
Soybeans
None
Cultivator
RR
MR
7.7
160
90
76
Orangeville
1
Pasture
Plough
Disc
HR
HR
7
142
130
145
Elora
2
Wheat
Chisel Plow
Cultivator x 2
MR
MR
7.6
153
51
86
Pakenham Wingham
2 2
Soybeans Wheat
Mulcher None
Disc (x2) Cultivate
MR
RR
7.6
110 171
15 48
24
Lancaster
3E
Soybeans
Deep Tillage
Cultivator (x2)
Ottawa
3E
Wheat
Soil Saver
Disc and Mulch Finisher
Winchester
3E
Soybeans
Plow
Cultivator (x3)
Blyth
3W
Wheat
Disk
Cultivate
MR
RR
Dublin
3W
Soybeans
None
Cultivate
MR
Waterloo
3W
Wheat
Soil Saver
Cultivator
Exeter
4
Wheat
Plow
Ilderton Thorndale
4 4
Wheat Wheat
Woodstock
4
Belmont
140 MR
MR
7.2
190
0
80
180
30
16
7.7
171
48
24
MR
7.6
171
48
24
NR
MR
7.2
154
39
130
Cultivate
LR
RR
7.8
171
48
24
Disk Plow
Cultivate Cultivate
RR MR
RR MR
7.2 7.4
171 177
48 48
24 24
Soybeans
Chisel Plow
Cultivator
MR
MR
7
171
85
62
5
Soybeans
Cultivate
Cultivate
MR
MR
7.1
181
54
27
Kerwood
5
Soybeans
None
Cultivate
MR
LR
7
181
54
27
West Lorne
5
Soybeans
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LR
RR
5.8
181
54
27
Ridgetown
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Winter wheat Plow
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RR
MR
5.5
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54
27
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MR
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54
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Soybeans
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LR
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Maxville Dairy Day
Maxville District Sports Complex, Maxville ON Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:30
Kemptville Dairy Day WB George Centre, Kemptville ON Thursday, February 16, 2012
Registration Opens Visit Trade Show Exhibits
10:20 Options for improved longevity in our Dairy Cows Blair Murray, Kemptville, Ontario 10:45 Practical Management of Hoof Health and Lameness Prevention Vic Daniel, Vic’s Custom Clips, St. Mary’s Ontario Coordinator of Ontario Hoof Health Project 11:30 Perception versus Reality, What Canadians Think of Dairy Farms Crystal MacKay, Executive Director, Farm & Food Care Ontario
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Herbicide Applications
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Date
Method
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Total
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Jun 04 Jun 04 May 23 May 23 May 12 May 12 May 25 May 07 May 07 Jun 02 Jun 02 Jun 07 Jun 07 May 21 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 07 Jun 07 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 06 Jun 09 Jun 09 Jun 04 Jul 01 Jul 01 May 09 May 10 Jun 30 May 31 May 31 Jun 01 Jun 24
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78
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145
82
432
112
62
40
92
81
387
136
98
38
155
95
522
128
89 69
32 32
44 124
21 130
N/A 483
122
43
23
58
117
363
67
60
31
61
33
252
76
32
64
140
56
368
45
50
6
69
81
251
96
78
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304
160
66
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72
103
421
136
95
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439
125 154
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166
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12:10 Lunch Visit Exhibits 1:30
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Table 2: Elora, Pakenham Wingham
CHU 2500 2550 2550 2575 2575 2575 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2625 2625 2625 2625 2650 2650 2650 2650 2650 2650 2650 2650 2675 2675 2675 2675 2675 2675 2675 2675 2675 2700 2700 2700 2700 2700 2725 2725 2725 2725 2725
Brand and/or Hybrid Mycogen Seeds 2D140 Maizex MZ 1865CBR Maizex MZ 211X DEKALB DKC35-43 NK Brand N16Z-3000GT Pioneer P8581R Elite 39C52 RR Mycogen Seeds 2P176 PICKSEED 2642CB/LL/RW Pioneer P8622HR Pioneer P8906R DEKALB DKC36-34 NK Brand N17H-3000GT PICKSEED 2688VT3 Pioneer 39D85 DEKALB DKC37-41 Maizex MZ 269X Maizex MZ 2722BR Maizex MZ 2988DBR NK Brand N19G-3111 NK Brand N20Y-3000GT PICKSEED 2629GT/CB/LL Pioneer P8906HR DEKALB DKC38-26 Elite 25T29 RR Elite 45P33 FLR Elite E58L17 R Horizon HZ 792BtGT Hyland, Mycogen 8234 NK Brand N21J-3000GT PICKSEED 2750RR PRIDE Seeds A5624G3 Maizex MZ 3020CBR NK Brand N23K-3000GT PICKSEED 2751GSX Pioneer 38B14 Pioneer 38N85 DEKALB DKC40-22 Elite 28S60 FLR Horizon HZ 850 Hyland HL CVR48 NK Brand N24A-CB/LL/RW
Notes BDR BDR BRL BDR BDRL R BR BDR BDL WBRL R BDR BDRL BDR WBRL WBDRL BR BR WBDRL BDRL BRL WBRL BDR BDR BRL R BRL WBDRL BDRL R BDR BDR BDRL WBDRL WBDRL R WBDRL WBDRL R BDR BDL
2011 Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials - Conducted by the Ontario Corn Committee 2010-2011 averagesš
2011 averages²
average of 6 trials
average of 3 trials
Plant Height Yield (cm) Index 253 260 95 246 99 239 92 246 242 95 246 227 91 243 99 252 247 243 92 248 97 254 96 242 94 255 253 99 255 101 244 102 238 244 252 98 241 103 254 101 244 97 258 109 254 251 248 97 247 245 262 252 101 235 96 260 106 248 99 238 98 242 101 250 237 102 258 102 248
Test Wt Index
Moist %
Ldg %
21.2 21.4 21.4
1 3 1
101 100 103
21.2
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100
23.3 21.3
1 3
101 100
21.2 21.9 21.6 22.0
1 2 1 2
101 105 102 103
22.7 21.5 22.4
1 5 1
101 101 98
21.3 22.9 22.6 22.2 22.2
1 2 1 5 7
103 100 101 100 99
23.0
1
97
23.5 21.7 23.4 23.2 23.8 23.8
0 6 1 0 0 1
101 99 97 98 100 99
24.4 23.7
4 1
99 102
Yield Moist Index % 93 21.9 92 21.9 96 22.1 91 21.9 91 21.9 97 22.2 91 21.8 86 23.4 97 21.7 100 23.1 98 24.0 93 21.7 97 22.8 95 22.3 93 22.6 103 23.8 100 23.7 97 22.4 109 23.4 96 22.6 99 21.4 98 22.1 103 24.3 98 23.2 93 22.9 107 22.8 101 24.4 99 22.1 96 24.4 98 22.3 101 24.0 99 23.0 99 24.6 97 22.3 105 25.5 98 24.0 98 24.7 98 25.2 98 25.1 98 24.7 100 23.9 104 23.5
Ldg % 2 3 5 1 14 4 1 2 5 5 5 1 3 1 3 1 1 10 0 5 7 3 3 2 8 14 1 6 2 3 1 2 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 6 2 3
Results of 2011 Performance Trials ELORA Test Yield Moist Wt Index Index % 104 88 24.0 102 93 25.1 102 94 24.7 104 93 25.2 103 90 24.4 101 94 24.1 103 85 24.2 102 90 26.4 102 99 24.3 101 104 26.5 101 94 27.3 103 98 23.9 106 97 25.5 104 89 24.8 104 95 25.1 100 101 26.7 102 96 26.4 102 92 24.9 99 111 26.1 101 94 25.7 102 100 23.6 105 95 24.9 101 104 27.8 102 99 25.9 101 93 27.1 99 111 26.2 98 97 27.2 104 94 24.3 97 96 27.1 103 98 25.0 100 105 27.5 101 102 26.2 101 100 27.8 99 95 24.5 97 103 29.3 98 100 26.5 100 100 26.5 100 98 28.1 99 99 27.8 100 92 28.0 102 100 27.3 97 102 26.2
PAKENHAM Ldg % 2 5 13 3 37 5 2 5 10 8 4 4 10 3 3 1 3 18 1 11 17 7 2 3 9 34 1 7 2 5 2 2 1 24 1 2 1 1 0 14 5 9
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Yield Moist Index % 98 20.5 102 19.9 95 19.9 94 19.5 87 19.0 94 20.5 100 19.3 91 20.7 89 19.3 97 20.1 98 20.8 94 20.7 95 19.2 105 20.1 92 20.5 107 21.2 106 22.2 94 19.4 116 21.8 96 19.4 94 18.6 102 19.5 103 20.8 105 21.6 94 19.6 100 20.1 103 21.4 104 19.8 98 23.2 99 19.4 99 21.2 100 20.0 104 21.9 96 19.6 104 22.5 96 22.9 96 21.0 98 22.7 99 22.8 94 21.9 108 20.2 104 20.6
Ldg % 3 4 2 1 4 8 0 1 6 3 11 0 0 0 5 1 1 11 0 3 3 2 7 0 15 6 0 9 0 3 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1
WINGHAM Yield Moist Index % 92 21.2 80 20.7 100 21.8 86 20.9 96 22.3 103 22.1 88 21.8 78 23.2 102 21.4 101 22.8 102 23.8 89 20.6 98 23.6 90 22.0 92 22.2 100 23.5 99 22.4 106 23.0 100 22.3 96 22.8 104 21.9 98 22.0 101 24.2 89 22.0 92 22.0 111 22.2 103 24.5 98 22.2 94 22.9 98 22.5 99 23.2 95 22.9 94 24.1 100 22.8 106 24.7 97 22.7 98 26.5 99 24.8 96 24.7 108 24.3 93 24.1 105 23.7
Ldg % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
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Table 2 Cont'd: Elora, Pakenham Wingham
CHU 2725 2750 2750 2750 2750 2750 2750 2775 2775 2775 2775 2775 2775 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2825 2825 2825 2825 2850 2850 2850 2850 2850 2875 2875
Brand and/or Hybrid PRIDE Seeds A5845G3 Country Farm CF330 Horizon HZ 872 NK Brand N27B-3111 PICKSEED 2759 Pioneer 38N82 PRIDE Seeds A5848G8 Country Farm CF370R Country Farm CF372 Country Farm CF393 DEKALB DKC42-72 Maizex MZ 3066DBR PRIDE Seeds A6011RR DEKALB DKC43-10 DEKALB DKC43-27 Mycogen Seeds 2J337 NK Brand N29T-3000GT PICKSEED 2825GSX PICKSEED 2843RR Pioneer 38M58 Pioneer 38M59 Pioneer P9519HR PRIDE Seeds A6010G2 PRIDE Seeds A6012G3 Hyland HL CVR54 Hyland HL R238 Maizex MZ 3490SMX PICKSEED 2844VT2P Elite E65D10 LR Pioneer 38A55 Pioneer 38A57 Pioneer P9623HR Pioneer P9675XR DEKALB DKC45-51 DEKALB DKC46-07 LSD (0.10) for Yield Index Points* Average all hybrids ** European Corn Borer Pressure
Notes BDR BRL WBDRL WBRL WBDRL R BR BDRL BDR BR R BR BDR BDR BDRL WBDRL R WBRL B WBRL BR BDR BDR R WBDRL BR WBDRL R WBRL WBRL WBDRL WBDRL WBDRL
2011 Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials - Conducted by the Ontario Corn Committee 2010-2011 averages¹
2011 averages²
average of 6 trials
average of 3 trials
Plant Height Yield (cm) Index 260 103 253 255 240 249 248 246 237 96 242 241 104 242 104 250 260 106 251 241 95 259 104 248 249 244 246 100 236 99 247 262 246 106 253 251 111 243 96 242 245 255 103 257 105 240 105 241 258 249 105 2 248 214
Test Wt Index 98
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Ldg % 1
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100 101
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27.0
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Ldg % 2 11 8 5 9 2 0 1
106 102 103 105
25.6 24.6 26.3 24.2
9 1 0 2
93 103 111 96 112 97 96 110 102 105 109 110 96 113 105 103 105 106 109 102 104 3 211
24.1 26.0 23.1 25.9 27.2 25.8 25.2 25.5 24.5 25.0 26.7 26.9 25.5 25.6 25.3 25.9 26.3 26.3 25.0 29.5 27.2
3 1 1 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 1 1
24.1
3
Results of 2011 Performance Trials ELORA Test Wt Yield Moist Index Index % 99 101 27.8 102 91 25.2 99 105 26.2 97 100 29.7 94 106 29.2 99 93 27.5 102 99 26.2 101 99 25.2 97 25.8 99 106 29.3 99 109 27.5 96 101 30.8 99 101 27.5 107 29.5 99 99 27.5 98 100 29.4 97 111 25.7 98 103 29.2 94 113 29.8 101 98 30.4 101 98 28.1 98 112 28.6 98 105 27.2 100 96 27.9 97 113 30.8 97 105 30.7 102 100 29.8 95 111 28.4 97 108 30.1 100 105 28.8 100 105 29.3 99 109 29.6 100 108 27.8 96 103 33.8 101 107 31.0 7 68 207 27.2 Low
PAKENHAM Ldg % 3 25 18 14 26 7 1 0 5 23 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 8 3 1 3 1 4 1 7 10 1 1 4 1 2 2 22 2 3 7
Yield Moist Index % 105 20.8 92 19.2 101 19.8 103 22.0 112 23.1 99 21.8 101 21.0 96 21.2 99 21.7 103 22.6 93 21.3 101 22.9 104 20.6 100 22.5 88 20.8 107 21.9 110 19.9 87 23.5 113 24.1 103 21.7 98 22.2 104 22.6 96 21.5 110 22.1 106 23.4 110 23.4 88 22.3 118 22.0 98 21.5 107 23.2 108 23.7 104 23.5 107 22.6 103 25.2 96 23.9 5 220 21.3 Low
WINGHAM
Ldg % 1 8 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 2 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Yield Moist Index % 95 26.1 96 23.0 102 22.8 111 26.2 115 26.3 100 25.9 102 24.7 92 22.8
2
Ldg % 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
108 105 106 109
24.8 24.9 25.3 24.6
4 0 0 1
93 101 112 97 110 90 93 114 105 107 106 115 100 112 110 97 102 105 111 102 109 6 207
24.0 26.6 23.6 25.0 27.6 25.3 25.3 25.2 24.8 24.9 25.9 26.7 24.3 26.4 24.2 25.8 25.9 25.7 24.5 29.4 26.6
2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
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Notes BDR R BDRL WBRL R BRL WBDRL BDRL WBDRL BDR BDRL WBDRL WBDRL R WBDRL R BDL BRL WBDRL WBRL BDRL BDR BR BR BDR BRL BRL BDR BDRL WBDRL R WBRL B WBRL BR BDR BR BDR R WBDRL BR BDR WBDRL
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Plant Height Yield (cm) Index 233 91 251 256 248 102 258 245 258 248 240 90 255 100 248 95 254 100 242 90 245 95 250 97 245 94 251 250 245 244 244 245 243 100 252 231 239 95 261 106 246 111 255 257 102 249 253 98 240 246 102 245 100 244 255 253 103 254 246 98 245 106 240 104 246 95 240 251 99 244
Test Wt Index 103
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100 97 98
21.1
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101
22.2
0
101
22.4 22.4
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20.6
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2011 Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance Trials - Conducted by the Ontario Corn Committee 2010-2011 averages¹
2011 averages²
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Plant Height Yield (cm) Index 248 260 248 97 253 102 233 102 242 261 253 100 249 101 243 99 267 249 102 260 102 262 242 98 245 250 103 270 101 258 102 244 105 252 249 99 261 110 257 106 251 101 271 243 236 252 249 257 257 241 249 240 105 257 241 240 100 262 250 262 2 249 234
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Manure - Tackling the Frequently Asked Questions By: Christine Brown Nutrient Management Lead – Field Crops, OMAFRA
W
hen fertilizer prices start to increase so do the number of questions asked about manure! Manure is a carefully guarded treasure - black gold - for livestock producers that have figured out the nutrient and organic matter value. However, this is a relatively new concept for many crop producers that have access to manure or other organic materials.
Why bother with manure? Manure is nutrient rich and organic matter rich. However, just as with commercial fertilizers, manure must be managed to ensure the nutrients stay where they were applied. In addition to the nutrients found in commercial fertilizers (NPK), manure also has micro-nutrients, such as sulphur, zinc, manganese and calcium, and micro-organisms (including some pathogens) that benefit the soil and add diversity. Similar to commercial fertilizers, the value is only as good as the distribution. Uniform application using calibrated equipment is essential.
What is the difference between liquid and solid manure? Apart from the obvious differences between liquid and solid manures, the biggest difference is nutrient composition. Phosphorus tends to be higher in solid manure, while potassium tends to be higher in liquid manure. The nitrogen composition makes the nitrogen from liquid manure more like commercial nitrogen sources, while solid manure nitrogen behaves almost as a slow-release nitrogen form. As a result, liquid manure can supply over half of a corn crop's nitrogen needs, while most cattle, sheep, or horse solid manure applications will require significant additional nitrogen.
When is the best time to apply manure? Applying liquid manure before or into a growing crop is the best method of maximizing nutrients while minimizing environmental impact.
Weather isn't co-operating with my application plans. What are my options? Soils are saturated and field tiles are running at full capacity. With a wet spring season and this fall's continuing wet weather, many manure storages are at, or close to capacity. A large acreage of corn is still standing in the field and risk of field damage from soil compaction makes any field work prohibitive, especially on heavier soils. The following are a few options for manure application during a wet autumn. However in doing so, risk of water contamination from subsurface drainage systems and surface runoff must be considered. 1. Is this the year for custom application? A custom applicator with site specific or GPS capabilities is able to map where manure has been applied and at what rate, so that commercial fertilizer supplementation becomes easier next spring. 2. Consider alternative storage if available. Some neighbours may have sold their livestock, but still have manure storage space that could be "rented". 3. Injection of liquid manure is not a good option in wet soils. Wet soils smear more easily, especially when combined with additional and concentrated liquids at each injection point. Surface application onto crop residue or cover crops, followed by tillage at the earliest opportunity, will cause the least amount of compaction damage in wet soils. 4. If manure must be applied to snow covered fields,
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When should manure be incorporated? Manure should be incorporated as quickly as possible after application. The key to incorporation is having the nutrients distributed uniformly though the seedbed. Injection is considered a form of incorporation. Injection is advantageous for reducing odour and decreasing loss from volatilization, especially with liquids.
How much fertilizer value will manure have? Fertilizer value varies with manure type and livestock type. Feed rations, storage and addition of bedding or waste water will influence the nutrients applied. It is recommended that manure is sampled for nutrient analysis at the time of application.
How do I take a manure sample? A manure sample is easiest to obtain at the time of application. The best method to know what nutrients were applied to the field is to take samples from various loads during application and then mix the subsamples to obtain one representative sample. If there is variation in the storage (not agitated or a solid manure pile), taking a sample for each field where manure is applied will give more accurate results and reveal how much variation there is in the storage.
How do I interpret an analysis? A manure analysis should include dry matter, total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N), phosphorus, and potassium. For solid manure, the carbon:nitrogen ratio (C:N ratio) will also be useful, especially where bedding is used. • Nitrogen Total N - NH4-N = Organic N Organic N = slow release (20-30% available in year of
application) NH4-N = quickly available (decreases as it remains unincorporated) • Phosphorus liquid: (% P x 1.84) x 100 = lbs/1000 gal of P205 added to soil solid: (% P x 1.84) x 20 = lbs/ton of P205 added to soil. Where soil fertility levels are very low, only a portion of the phosphorus will be available in the year of application. • Potash liquid: (% K x 1.08) x 100 = lbs/1000 gal of K20 added to soil solid: (% K x 1.08) x 20 = lbs/ton of K20 added to soil
Hedging Using Futures Price Protection for Cattle Producers By: John Bancroft Market Strategies Program Lead, OMAFRA
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edging with futures is one of the marketing tools that can be used to forward price a commodity to protect against a price movement. This article reviews the basics of hedging using a Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures contract as a short hedge (selling) for protection against a potential price decline. This discussion only considers the hedging of cattle and not the value of the Canadian dollar versus the American dollar. A good starting point is to become familiar with some of the common futures trading terms. • Short - is to sell a futures contract when participating in the futures market • Long - is to buy a futures contract when participating in the futures market • Hedge - taking a futures market position that is equal and opposite a cash market position • Short Hedge - is to sell a futures contract. This is to protect against the risk of a decrease in the commodity price to be sold in the cash market in the future. • Long Hedge - is to buy a futures contract. This is to protect against the risk of an increase in the commodity price to be purchased in the cash market in the future. • Offset - is to take the opposite position of the original futures contract for the same delivery month. i.e. a seller of a futures contract (short position) offsets by purchasing (long position) the same number of contracts for the same delivery month • Basis - the difference between the local cash price and a nearby futures price • Nearby Futures - is the next delivery month or sometimes called the spot month • Margin - money deposited by both the sellers and buyers of futures contracts as a performance bond to ensure the terms of the contract are met. The OMAFRA factsheet, "Managing Commodity Price Risk Using Hedging and Options" available at www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/facts/08-053.pdf provides further explanations.
What is a futures contract? A futures contract is a standardized agreement that states the commodity, quantity, quality, expiry date and • Continued on Page 16
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Page 16 The AgriNews January, 2012 • Continued from Page 14 whether it is deliverable or cash settled. Futures contracts are traded (sold and purchased) on regulated exchanges (i.e. CME) to establish a price. A CME live cattle contract is for 40,000 pounds. Therefore the number of head it represents will depend on the live market weight of cattle. For example, for cattle marketed at 1,450 pounds a futures contract would represent approximately 27 head. Contracts are available for the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December. They expire the last business day of the contract month. For example, the December 2011 live cattle contract will expire on December 30, 2011. Live cattle futures contracts are deliverable upon expiry. To remove the obligation to make or take delivery of cattle, the futures contract needs to be offset prior to expiry. In fact, very few futures contracts are delivered upon, they are offset. Generally, the trading in futures contracts is not for the exchange of the physical commodity, but rather it is the trading of obligations. Complete contract specifications for live cattle (and other futures contracts) are provided on the CME Group website (www.cmegroup.com).
Who trades futures contracts? There are basically two types of traders who participate in the futures market, hedgers and speculators. Hedgers produce or use (i.e. farmers and packers) the physical commodity (i.e. live cattle) and trade futures with the goal to reduce price risk or establish prices for a commodity. Speculators generally do not trade or use the physical commodity. They trade futures to profit from the price movement in the futures market. Remember, for every seller there is a buyer and for every buyer there is a seller. There are two types of hedgers, a short hedger who wants to protect against a price decline and a long hedger who wants to protect against a price rise. An example of a short hedger would be a cattle producer finishing cattle who wants to protect a future price against a potential decline. To start the hedge they would sell a live cattle futures contract. An example of a long hedger would be a cattle producer who needs corn for feed and who wants to protect a future corn price against a potential increase. To start the hedge he would buy a corn futures contract.
What is hedging with futures? To hedge is to take a futures position that is equal and opposite to a position held in the cash market. The objective is to manage the risk of an adverse move in prices. Hedging works because futures and cash prices both respond to the underlying forces of supply and demand. This means they both tend to move together and in the same direction over time. Also, the futures contract delivery provision (or threat of delivery) helps to ensure the futures and cash prices eventually move together. Example of a cattle short hedge • Cattle were purchased at the end of March 2011 and fed to be marketed the end of September 2011. • At the end of March the October 2011, live cattle futures were valued at US$125 per cwt. The risk was that cattle prices could fall prior to the cattle being ready to market. Also, a potential profit could be realized at this price level. • To protect against declining prices, a short hedge was put in place by selling one CME live cattle futures October 2011 contract for US$125 per cwt. The estimated market price was C$111.35 per cwt. This was based on a Canadian dollar being worth $1.03 U.S. and a historical basis of minus C$10 per cwt. for cattle being marketed the end of September (US$125 ÷ 1.03 - $10). • The cattle were fed and sold to a packer at the end of September for C$106.66 per cwt weighing 1,450 pounds. At the same time the CME live cattle futures October 2011 contract was offset by purchasing one October 2011 contract for US$120 per cwt. • The futures contract was sold for US$125 and purchased for US$120 for a gain of US$5 per cwt. The value of the Canadian dollar was 97 cents U.S. making a futures contract gain of $5.15 per cwt. Canadian. • By hedging, a price of C$111.81 per cwt was realized. This was made up of the $106.66 per cwt from the cash market and $5.15 per cwt from the futures. This was based on the futures contract representing approximately 27 head of cattle at 1,450 pounds (i.e. 40,000 pounds per contract ÷ 1450 per head). • The other costs that need to be accounted for are the brokerage fees (i.e. 12.5 cents per cwt. assuming a
Searchable archive at www.agrinews.ca $50 fee/contract) and carrying costs (cost to carry the margin account, for this example would have been minimal to zero). A short hedge provides protection against declining prices. If prices had gone up in the above example, the value realized from the futures hedge would have declined but the cash price should have increased since the two prices generally move in the same direction over time (not necessarily the same amount). The difference between the local cash price and the futures price is the basis.
What is the basis? • Basis is the difference between the local cash price and the nearby futures price. • Basis = Local Cash Price C$/cwt - (Nearby month CME live cattle futures price US$/cwt X exchange rate) • For example, assume the Ontario cattle price is C$106.66 per cwt, the nearby month CME live cattle futures price is US$120 per cwt and the exchange rate is $1.03 o Basis = $106.66 - ($120 X 1.03) = $106.66 $123.60 = -$16.94/cwt • Many factors can influence the basis, most notably changes in the local supply and demand and transportation costs.
What is margin? Futures trading is conducted using a margin account. When a futures trader enters into a futures position they are required to post an initial margin amount as specified by the futures exchange. • Currently, for CME live cattle futures the initial margin to be posted is US$1,650 per contract. At the end of each trading day, futures positions are "marked to the market". • If you had sold one live cattle futures contract for $125 and at the end of the day the contract settled at $124, $1 per cwt or $400 per contract would be put in your margin account. (Note you sold the futures contract for $125 and if you were to offset it by purchasing at $124, you would make $1 per cwt. Therefore $1 per cwt increase in the margin account) • Conversely if the contract settled at $126, $1 per cwt or $400 per contract would be taken out of your margin account. (Note you sold the futures contract for $125 and if you were to offset it by purchasing at $126, you would lose $1 per cwt, therefore the margin account is reduced) • The margin account is good faith money to honour the changes in the contract values. • If the amount of money in the margin account falls below a specified maintenance margin, the futures trader gets a "margin call" and has to add money to the margin account. This must be done immediately to avoid losing the futures position. • Therefore it is important to be aware of the potential cash flow commitments that can result. • The cost of the margin account for a hedging position is the cost to carry the margin account (i.e. any interest costs that are realized). In summary, hedging with futures is one of the marketing tools that can used to forward price a commodity to protect against a movement in the price. Basically, you use a futures contract as a temporary substitute for an intended transaction in the cash market that will occur at a later date. This way you extend the marketing window and work on minimizing price risk with a marketing tool that is relatively easy to enter and exit. Keep in mind that margin money needs to be accounted for, the quantity (40,000 pounds) that the contract covers, the basis and exchange rate risk. This article provided a basic overview of using a futures contract as a short hedge to manage price risk. A CME resource with more detailed information, "Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Livestock Futures and Options" is available at www.cmegroup.com.
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Table 1. Soybean Variety Performance List and Descriptions
Variety
Bloomfield Chadburn R2 Misty Murano R2 900Y71 Toma 900Y81 LS 008R21 Sampsa R2 25Ͳ10RY Jari Pekko R2 90M01 Drew NSC Jaden RR2Y OAC Madoc S01ͲK8 90Y20 90Y21 Kyoto PS 0242 R2 90M30 90Y30 Chikala Colt DH420 DH618 Laka R2 PS 0340 R2 RR2 Bronze S03ͲW4 26Ͳ10RY 90M40 Kassidy Naya OAC Champion
Notes
Herbicide Reaction
F RR2Y 1c 1c 1c 1c F 1k
RR2Y RR RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y
F 1k 1k
RR2Y RR RR RR2Y
F RR F 1k F 1c 1c F 1c 1k F 1c F
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR
Relative Maturity*
00.6 00.6 00.6 00.6 00.7 00.7 00.8 00.8 00.8 00.9 00.9 000 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**
Y BL IY BL IY IY BR BR IBL BL IY BL Y IY BL Y BL BR Y Y BL IY IY Y BL LBR LBR BL IBL BL IY GR BL IY IY IY
4500 5700 5200 4900 5300 4700 4900 5500 5500 5100 5000 5900 5700 5000 5900 4700 5900 5600 4900 4600 5400 4700 5400 10000 5800 4200 5000 5300 5900 4700 4700 5800 5200 4800 4800 4600
9 na 6 7* 1* 3 7* 3* na 4* 1* na 2 2 2* 3 na 3 2* 3* 4* 0* 5 5 3* 1 2 na 2 na 1 4 0 7 3 5
Seed Supply
NA NA
NA
Distributor
Variety
Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Prograin Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Prograin Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. PRO Seeds of Canada Elite Seeds DEKALB Elite Seeds Elite Seeds Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. C&M Seeds Elite Seeds SeCan Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Synagri PRIDE Seeds Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Huron Commodities Inc. SeCan or Elite Seeds Hendrick Seeds Hendrick Seeds Elite Seeds PRIDE Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. PRO Seeds of Canada Prograin or Pride Seeds PRO Seeds of Canada
Savanna CF01GR Etna Heather HS 05RYS25 Krios OAC Lakeview OAC Wellington PRO 2635R2 R2T0510 S05ͲT6 Saska 27Ͳ10RY 90M60 CF02GR DH710 PS 0650 R2 S07ͲD2 90Y70 CF11GR HDC 2701 HS 07RY27 Madison Mundo R2 PRO 275 PS 0753 R2 27Ͳ60RY Black Pearl CF12GR Dares
Notes
Herbicide Reaction
RR2Y F F SCN F F 1k
RR2Y
RR2Y RR2Y
F 1c 1k 1c
RR2Y RR RR2Y
F 1k F 3a 1k 1k F HP 1a
RR2Y
3a 1c
RR2Y RR2Y
RR2Y RR RR2Y
RR2Y
RR2Y F
NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs of data available, * only 2 yrs of data available.
Relative Maturity*
0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**
IY BL IY Y BR Y Y Y BL BL IY IY IY BR BL Y BR Y BR BL IY BL BR BR IY BR BL BL BL IY
4600 5200 4700 4200 5400 5600 4700 4600 5700 5500 4600 5200 5100 4700 5800 8600 4400 4200 5100 5100 4000 5300 5100 4600 4600 5300 5200 4200 4800 4500
1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant LͲLA Ͳ LowͲLinolenic Acid
3 6* 3* 3 na 5* 4 4 3* 1* 3 2 0* 3 2* 2 2 2 3 4* 4 na 3 3* 2 na 1 2* 4* 1
Resistant to some HG types or races of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) in Ontario. HP: Varieties with above average protein index. See Protein & Oil Index section below. F: Varieties designated for food (Tofu, Natto, Miso, etc.) use. L-LA: L-LA is a a designation used by seed sponsors to indicate a soybean
variety that produces low linolenic acid in the seed Herbicide Reaction RR: Roundup Ready™ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) RR2Y: Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ (Trademark of Monsanto Company) LL: Liberty Link™ (Trademark of Bayer CropScience AG) Varieties have not been evaluated for metribuzin
tolerance by OOPSCC. For further information contact seed distributor. The following variety has been reported to OOPSCC as being metribuzin sensitive: 90B73. Relative Maturity Ranking of maturities has been initiated to provide producers with a rating system that is similar to the USA soybean industry stan-
Standard Sizes
25’ x 35’ $279.10 28’ x 48’ $428.90 20’ x 48’ $306.80 33’ x 48’ $505.40 24’ x 48’ $400.70 Specials: $0.39 / sq. ft. Any size (up to 3,000 square feet) available upon request.
NA
NA
LS
Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link
2011 Ontario Soybean Trials - interpretation of tables and results Interpretation of Table 1 Notes: Varieties with resistance genes for races of the Phytophthora root rot organism in Ontario: 1a,1c,1k, 6: Resistance genes for Phytophthora root rot in Ontario which provide resistance to some races of the pathogen. Rps 1a does not provide protection to most races of the pathogen in Ontario SCN:
Seed Supply
dards. 2011 is the third year of ranking provided by the seed sponsors. Rankings are not assigned by OOPSCC. See attached Relative Maturity map Hilum Colour Each soybean seed has a hilum which is the point where it was attached to the pod. Varieties differ in hilum colour and can be either Yellow (Y), Imperfect
Distributor
PRO Seeds of Canada Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Elite Seeds Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. Hyland Seeds Elite Seeds SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Prograin DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hendrick Seeds PRIDE Seeds Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hensall District CoͲop Inc Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds Prograin PRO Seeds of Canada PRIDE Seeds DEKALB PRO Seeds or Beechwood Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Elite Seeds Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available
Yellow (IY), Gray (GR), Buff (BF), Brown (BR), Black (BL), or Imperfect Black (IBL). Hilum colour may also be Light (L). Yellow hilum soybeans are usually the only type accepted for the export market. In certain years discolouration of the hilum of IY varieties can occur and as a result the soybeans may not be acceptable for export markets. Continued on page 18
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Notes
Variety
Maheo R2 Medea R2 RR2 Cobalt S05ͲB3 90Y90 Absolute RR Blade RR Destiny HS 09C02 Maxo R2 OAC Blythe OAC Wallace PRO 2835R2 R2T0980 S09ͲL6 SR PICOR 5A090RR2 91M01 CF30GR Furio S10ͲG7 28Ͳ60RY 28Ͳ61RY 91M10 Acora Colby DH405Ͳ2 DH530 EIDER HS 11RY07 Kanata PRO 2825R2C PS 1162 R2 PS 1165 LL RR2 Platinum Soido R2
Herbicide Reaction
Relative Maturity*
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y
0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
SCN 1k 1c 1c
RR2Y F F 1c
RR2Y RR2Y
F 3a F RR2Y RR RR2Y
1k SCN 1c F 1c
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y
SCN 1k 1c F F F
RR2Y SCN 1k 1c 1k 1c 1k
RR2Y RR2Y LL RR2Y RR2Y
Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**
BL BL IBL BL BR BL IBL IY Y BR BL BR BL BL Y IY IBL BR IBL IY BR BL IBL Y IY Y Y IY Y BL IY BL BL BL IBL BL
5700 4800 5600 5300 4800 5100 6400 4400 4400 4800 5200 4900 5700 5100 4000 4500 5500 5100 5300 4200 4500 4900 5600 4900 4600 4300 4000 4800 4400 5600 4400 5300 5800 4300 5000 5600
na na 3 1* 4* 5 7 6 3 8* 6 1 3 2* 4 2* 3 4 2* 2 4* 2 4 2* 1 2 3* 6 2* 6 3* 6* 4* 2* na 0*
Seed Supply
NA
NA
NA
Herbicide Reaction
Distributor
Variety
Notes
Elite Seeds Elite Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Hyland Seeds Prograin Mike Snobelen Farms Ltd. SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. SG Ceresco, Inc. Mycogen Canada Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Woodrill Ltd. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB DEKALB Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Prograin or Pride Seeds Hyland Seeds Hendrick Seeds Hendrick Seeds SG Ceresco, Inc. Hyland Seeds Prograin PRO Seeds of Canada PRIDE Seeds PRIDE Seeds Maizex Seeds Inc. Elite Seeds
Bakara CF31GR DH4173 OAC Ginty OAC Purdy PRO 2935R2C S12ͲA5 S12ͲR7 Stargazer Endurance R2 HL 35 HS 13C38 OAC Prodigy PRO 2925R2C RR2 Titanium 91M41 91Y41 Abra RR CF21GR HS 14RYS02 OAC Perth R2T1449 S14ͲM4 29Ͳ60RY 5A130RR2 HDC Goshen OAC Calypso S15ͲB4 S15ͲC2 91Y61
F 1c SCN 1c F F F SCN 1c 1c, 3a 1k F 1k F HP SCN 1c SCN 1k SCN SCN 1k SCN F 1k SCN 1c
RR2Y
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y
RR2Y RR2Y RR RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y
F SCN F RR2Y F SCN 1c RR
NOTES: *Relative Maturity Ͳ ranking of maturity provided by seed sponsors. **Phytophthora % Plant Loss na=less than 2 yrs of data available, * only 2 yrs of data available.
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Relative Maturity*
1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
Phytophthora Hilium Seeds per Root Rot % Colour Kg Plant Loss**
IY BL Y BR Y BL BR IBL Y IBL BL Y IY IBL BL BL BR IBL BL IBL IY BL BL IBL BL Y IY BL BL BR
3700 5300 4500 4900 4700 6100 4600 5500 4000 5700 4300 4600 4400 5700 5700 5800 5300 5200 5200 4900 4700 5400 4900 5400 5600 4400 4800 5800 4000 4900
1a, 1c, etc. Ͳ Phytoph. resist. genes F Ͳ Food Type HP Ͳ High Protein SCN Ͳ SCN Resistant LͲLA Ͳ LowͲLinolenic Acid
Seed Supply
4 2* 2* 3 2 3* 5 3 2 9* na 5 1 3 5 3 6* 3 12* 2 2 2 3* 5 7 3 1 5 4 5*
Distributor
Prograin Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hendrick Seeds SeCan SeCan PRO Seeds of Canada Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Hendrick Seeds SeCan Hyland Seeds Hyland Seeds PRO Seeds of Canada PRO Seeds of Canada Maizex Seeds Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd. SeCan Country Farm Seeds Ltd. Hyland Seeds SeCan Land O'Lakes, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. DEKALB Mycogen Canada Hensall District CoͲop Inc PRO Seeds of Canada Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc. Pioneer HiͲBred Ltd.
Herbicide Reaction RR Ͳ Roundup Ready RR2Y Ͳ Roundup Ready 2 Yield LL Ͳ Liberty Link
Seed Supply LS Ͳ Limited Supply NA Ͳ Not Available
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Continued from page 17 Seeds per Kilogram This is an estimate of the relative number of seeds of a particular variety in a kilogram of seed based on a 1-2 years of data from all locations where a variety was tested. Since seed size can vary from year to year and from seed lot to seed lot these figures should be used as a rough guide only. The actual seed size reported on
each seed lot should be used to calculate seeding rate. Phytophthora Root Rot % Plant Loss Based on three year average in a field heavily infested with Phytophthora. Not all races of Phytophthora root rot are found at these sites. The relative ranking of varieties for plant loss may differ in fields that have other races present.
W YELLO LE A S G TA Stock # Location
Item
Disease Testing Information Phytophthora root rot testing is carried out on clay soils infested with common races of Phytophthora at Woodslee. White Mold variety ratings will be listed on the web at www.Gosoy.ca as they become available. SCN tests are done in collaboration with variety sponsors and the SCN Resistant Variety Development proj-
ect at GPCRC, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, Ontario. For further information, contact soyinfo@oopscc.org. Protein & Oil Index Protein Index (%) and Oil (%) is obtainable on the web at www.Gosoy.ca. Interpretation of Results (Tables 2 to 6) Days from Planting to Maturity Maturity is affected by planting date and the area where a variety is being
grown. Varieties are rated as being mature when 95% of the pods on the plants are ripe. Normally, 3-10 additional drying days are needed before the crop is dry enough for combining. A 2-year average is shown. Yield Index Varieties can only be compared within each test area. Yield index of a variety indicates its performance as a percentage of the average yield of all varieties
grown in a test area. Small index differences may not be meaningful. In Tables 24, the yield index for each location and for the average of all locations is based on 2-3 years of testing. Yield index averaged over locations and years will be a more reliable indicator of yield potential than performance from one single location. Continued on page 19
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2011 Ontario soybean field trials Resistant Variety Performance in SCN Infested Fields Round-up Ready Varieties*
Variety
HS 14RYS02 PRO 2935R2C PS 1670 NR2 91Y80 PRO 2925R2C S16ͲJ4 30Ͳ11RY 30Ͳ10RY HS 18RYS13 5201RR2Y PRO 3025R2C PS 2082 NR2 HS 19RYS14 92Y20 S20ͲZ9 HS 22RYS03 31Ͳ11RY 92Y30 PS 2290 NR2 92Y53 HS 24RYS15 PRO 3215R2C 92M61 PS 2797 NR2 Charger RR S25ͲW4 31Ͳ60RY 32Ͳ60RY 92Y80 HS 24RYS01 S28ͲM1 32Ͳ61RY PS 3092 NR2 HS 26RYS16 S31ͲL7 93Y20 93Y05
Average of 6 Tests (2009Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Maturity (%)
104 ͲͲ 106 106 107 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 111 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 113 ͲͲ 115 115 114 115 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 117 ͲͲ 117 ͲͲ ͲͲ 120 119 118 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 124 ͲͲ
129 ͲͲ 126 125 128 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 145 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 147 ͲͲ 149 150 137 138 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 143 ͲͲ 149 ͲͲ ͲͲ 143 143 155 ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ ͲͲ 146 ͲͲ
** Susceptible Yield Index is: 100% Susceptible Yield (RR): 2.49 T/ha 36.9 bu/ac
Average of 4 Tests (2010Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Source of Maturity (%) Resistance 100 127 PI 88788 101 124 PI88788 101 117 PI 88788 103 120 PI 88788 105 121 PI88788 105 145 PI 88788 105 129 PI 88788 106 134 PI 88788 106 148 PI 88788 107 132 PI 88788 108 132 ͲͲ 110 131 PI 88788 110 148 PI 88788 110 134 Peking 110 136 PI 88788 111 144 PI 88788 112 139 PI 88788 112 126 PI 88788 113 131 PI 88788 113 139 Peking 114 134 PI 88788 114 131 PI88788 115 134 PI 88788 115 135 PI 88788 115 143 PI 88788 115 135 PI 88788 116 139 PI 88788 116 131 PI 88788 116 134 PI 88788 116 145 PI 88788 116 134 PI 88788 118 136 PI 88788 118 139 PI 88788 118 142 PI 88788 119 148 PI 88788 121 134 PI 88788 122 146 PI 88788 100% 2.77 T/ha 41.1 bu/ac
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2 2 2 2 & 3 3 3 3 & 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
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135 128 118 138 141 140 140 ͲͲ 131
** Susceptible Yield Index is: 100% 2.60 T/ha Susceptible Yield (Conv): 38.5 bu/ac
Average of 4 Tests (2010Ͳ2011) Days to Yield Index Source of Maturity (%) Resistance 104 134 PI 88788 104 125 PI 88788 105 116 PI 88788 110 131 PI 88788 110 142 PI 88788 110 136 PI 88788 111 136 PI 88788 112 143 PI 88788 114 124 PI 88788 100% 2.85 T/ha 42.2 bu/ac
Continued from page 18 Plant Height An indicator of the amount of plant growth, it is measured at maturity as the length of the stem from the base of the plant at soil level to its tip. A 2-year average is shown. Lodging A visual estimate at maturity of the standability of the crop. A value of 1 is equivalent to a crop standing completely upright, while a 5 represents a crop entirely flat. Within a test area, varieties with lower values are less prone to lodging. A 2-year average is shown. Testing Methods In each trial, varieties were replicated in a suitable experimental design and received equal fertility, weed control and management. All trials were planted and harvested by machine. Tests were separated into conventional herbicide and glyphosate herbicide treated plots. Prior to harvest, plant height and lodging scores were obtained. The grain harvested from each plot was weighed and the yield of soybeans was calculated in tonnes/hectare at 13% moisture. Food Soybean Varieties (F) The Conventional and Food soybean variety trials were combined for the first time in 2006. All conventional and food varieties were grown in the same test sites in all three years for which data is presented.
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Table 1. Soybean Variety Performance List and Descriptions, continuedâ&#x20AC;Ś
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DH410SCN DH4202 HDC 1600T Katrina PS 1670 NR2 S16ͲJ4 30Ͳ10RY 30Ͳ11RY 91Y80 HS 18RY09 HS 18RYS13 OAC Merion PRO 30Ͳ05 RR2 Gold S18ͲR6 91Y90 HDC Blake HS 19RYS14 OAC Huron PRO 3025R2C Twister RR 30Ͳ61RY 5201RR2Y 5A170RR2 CF40GR CF41GR PS 2082 NR2 S20ͲG7 S20ͲZ9 Valiant RR 92M10 92Y12 DH715L OAC Kent 31Ͳ11RY 92Y20
F SCN F F SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN SCN 1c SCN 1k, 6 SCN 1c F F SCN 1k F SCN 1a
Herbicide Reaction
Relative Maturity*
1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR
F SCN F SCN 1k SCN SCN 1c SCN 1c SCN 1k SCN 1c, 1k SCN 1c F 1c SCN SCN 1c 1k LͲLA F SCN 1c SCN 1k
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR
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Y Y Y IY BL IBL IBL BL BL IBL IBL Y IY BL Y BR Y BL Y BL BF IBL IBL BL IBL IBL IBL Y IBL IBL Y BL BF Y IBL BL
5200 4800 4700 4400 5200 5900 5700 6900 5200 5600 5800 4400 4900 5300 4700 6400 4000 5600 4000 6000 5100 6200 5900 6300 5600 5500 5400 4800 6400 5400 6000 5800 5400 5000 6300 6100
Table 1. Soybean Variety Performance List and Descriptions, continuedâ&#x20AC;Ś Seed Supply
5 2* 2 2 3 2* 0* 4* 4 3 1* 2 5 4* 6 5 2 3* 2 3* 4* na 4 3 6 4* 1* 6 4 2* 1 2* 4 2 4 3
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Herbicide Reaction
Relative Maturity*
SCN 1k SCN 1c
RR2Y RR2Y
F SCN SCN 1k SCN 1k F HP
RR2Y LL
2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
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SCN 1k 1c F F SCN 1k SCN F SCN 1c
RR2Y
1c SCN
RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y
SCN SCN SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN F SCN F
RR RR2Y RR2Y
SCN SCN 1k
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HAVE BOOMED AS NEVER BEFORE FOR CROP PRODUCERS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, A FACT ESTABLISHED BY A MARKET ANALYST WHO QUICKLY SURVEYED THE 100 FARMERS ATTENDING HENDRICK SEEDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ANNUAL SOYBEAN GROWER MEETING LAST MONTH. JUST BE PREPARED FOR THE INEVITABLE LEVELLING-OFF OF CROP PRICES THAT HISTORY SUGGESTS IS COMING, JOHN DEPUTTER, PRESIDENT OF DEPUTTER PUBLISHING LTD., ADVISED THE GROUP.
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at the end of the 1940s, as well as the early 1970s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the Second World War, a lot of commodities spiked upward and rallied up to new all-time highs, and that initial explosion â&#x20AC;Ś brought a lot of land prices up, it brought a lot of great prices, it brought expansion â&#x20AC;Ś It was a boom time, and after that boom time, prices levelled off for 25 years.â&#x20AC;? This lengthy levellingoff period saw prices drop below the heady highs of the bubble while remaining better than those prior to the boom, he said, a phenomenon that also occurred after similar spikes in the early 1920s and 1970s. His charts illustrated how such spikes last three to seven years and are â&#x20AC;&#x153;double pronged,â&#x20AC;? with two price peaks separated by a couple of years, followed by a more dramatic drop-off that persists for the next two to three decades. DePutter made the case that this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weakening of grain prices may portend more than just the end of a 2011 price peak. Ominously, the 2011 prices represent the second peak in the latest â&#x20AC;&#x153;macro economic upshiftâ&#x20AC;? in grain markets that began in 20072008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we follow history here, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably going to level off for awhileâ&#x20AC;Ś. Now, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just based on history, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to follow history this time around, but we Continued on page 24
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Most hands sprang up in the affirmative when the keynote speaker began by asking: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How many people in the room would say that out of the last three years, or maybe the past four years, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had one or even two of the best, most profitable years of your farming career?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people are saying the same thing,â&#x20AC;? remarked DePutter, who has made the same query of farmers in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a fabulous upswing for agriculture. From a financial standpoint, this has been a veritable boom for a lot of family farming operations throughout this country. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some exceptional times.â&#x20AC;? Then he asked how many in the audience were taking a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shortâ&#x20AC;? position on any commodity or crop â&#x20AC;&#x201D; indicating a bet that prices will drop. Very few hands were raised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interesting,â&#x20AC;? DePutter cryptically observed, before laying out three cautionary points to ponder: â&#x20AC;˘The grain and commodity markets have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremely highâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;˘The various commodity indexes and markets now show a downward trend; â&#x20AC;˘The grain and livestock tables are turning, which historically happens when a grain spike levels off and meat producers move into the ascendant position; â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I travel across Canada, I get this feeling some people think these high prices are going to continue, and that may well be the case,â&#x20AC;? he said. But he cautioned his listeners to put the situation in historical perspective, noting that grain price â&#x20AC;&#x153;bubblesâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;explosionsâ&#x20AC;? occurred in 1918-21, again
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Commodity prices Continued from page 24 “Higher prices are an incentive to produce more and to use less,” he also said of the basic economics that will eventually conclude the boom, noting that wheat prices still haven’t recovered from the record highs demanded by that crop in 2010. However, oil remains a “maverick” in the mix, especially with tensions rising in the Middle East. Surging oil prices were “the granddaddy” of the recent boom, he said, and another oil rise would drag all prices back up again. “If the oil market starts to move up, I’m going to get more bullish about corn than I’m otherwise going to be,” said DePutter, referring in particular to that crop’s linkage with ethanol and energy prices. Better prices for beef and pork may also signal the end of the grain boom, he said, suggesting the change of cycle was “as natural as breathing in and out, as natural as growth and decay.” It takes about five years for high feed prices to translate into fewer cattle going to slaughter, and resulting higher meat prices, according to DePutter. For grain and oilseed producers, “this is like writing on the wall,” he added. But he couldn’t say if the “day in the sun” for meat producers would come at the from really strong livestock markets, or “really low grain [feed] prices.” Either way, “the feeding margins will be there” for a livestock industry he deemed “the next frontier in agriculture, to provide the world with needed protein.” Reflecting on the troubled and indebted economies around the world, he suggested taking your pick on deflation or inflation or stagflation as potential outcomes. But the “bearish” markets are foreshadowing deflation, he told the audience. “The markets think these problems are deflationary, in other words, lower prices for basic assets like commodities — every chart shows that except oil.” One thing farmers can do amid all the uncertainty is to lock down their business debt into fixed rates for the long term. “Ten-, 20- and 30-year money is still available at a fairly modest premium over variable rate, and now is the time to consider fixing rates on borrowed money.” At this point in time, the risk of a spike in interest rates “can be managed without paying a whole heck of a lot of money,” he advised.
The AgriNews January, 2012, Page 25 Table 1. Soybean Variety Performance List and Descriptions, continued…
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92M61 CF61GR Charger RR HS 26RYS16 RR2 Gravity S26ͲF9 92Y74 CF60GR PS 2797 NR2 Thesan R2 32Ͳ61RY 5A255RR2 92Y80 HS 28RYS28 RR2 Dynamite S28ͲM1 92M91 Monaco RR 93Y05 PS 3092 NR2 Hino R2 S31ͲL7 93Y20
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SCN SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1c SCN 1c F SCN 3a SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1a SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1k SCN 1c 1k SCN SCN 1k SCN 1c SCN 1c SCN 1k
RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR RR2Y RR RR2Y RR2Y RR2Y RR
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Goat marketing step closer GUELPH – The proposal seeking marketing board status for Ontario Goat has been submitted to the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC). The proposal represents the culmination of industry consultations, discussion, research and hard work by the Ontario Goat Board of Directors, staff, producers and industry partners. The 2010 Farm Business Registration database lists 418 active Ontario farms reporting goat income. With 109 signatures received from goat producers for the Petition of Support, Ontario Goat exceeded its goal by collecting 26 per cent of the goat farms’ signatures. The objective set before the Board of Directors was to find solutions to the challenges and barriers that currently face goat producers in the marketplace, while at the same time providing producers with stability and options to succeed. Because of what Ontario Goat heard from goat producers across the province, there have been several significant changes to the proposal. 1. Reduced the check_off to be paid on fluid milk from $0.01 per
litre to $0.0075 per litre. 2. Increased the check_off fee to be collected on goat meat from $2.00 per head to $2.50 per head. 3. Removed the exemption for breeding stock. Producers that sell breeding stock will be required to remit check_off ($2.50) on those animals sold to Ontario Goat. 4. Any animal that is $20 or less before commission and fees will be exempt from the check_off fee. This was to build in an allowance for buck kids sold through auction markets & sales barns where the sale price may not be high enough for the $2.50 per head to be feasible. Once the Commission reviews the proposal and feels that there is enough support, a recommendation will be put forth to Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ted McMeekin to call a vote by producers. At that time, producers will receive a package in the mail from the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission which will out the proposal and include a voting card. Information about the proposal, the voting process and the next steps will also be posted on Ontario Goat’s website.
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New Farm Project sows seeds for future By Martha Tanner AgriNews Contributor
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S THE FOUR-YEAR NATIONAL FARMERS UNION (NFU) NEW FARM PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION, PROPONENTS HAVE ALREADY PLANTED THE SEEDS OF A FOLLOW-UP PROJECT, PLAN TO GROW: SCALING-UP LOCAL FOOD IN KINGSTON & COUNTRYSIDE.
Project coordinators Ian Stutt and Miguel Hahn unveiled the initial report of Plan to Grow at the annual Fall Gathering of NFU Local 316, held Dec. 10 in Harrowsmith. About 120 people attended the event, which featured guest speakers Brian Osborne, professor emeritus in geography at Queen’s University, who spoke about the past, present and future of the local food system, and researchers Linda Stevens and Harris Ivens who, along with Cathy Cleary, were hired by the New Farm Project to conduct the Plan to Grow research project. The New Farm Project began in 2008 with funding from Heifer International, a non-profit organization that works with communities to end hunger and poverty through self-reliance, sustainability and environmental responsibility. An initiative of Local 316, the goal of the New Farm Project was to empower the farm community through education, training and support and restore the local food system in the Kingston
(Left photo) Harris Ivens, a teacher and consultant with expertise in farm management and planning, reveals the preliminary results of a study commissioned by the New Farm Project to explore opportunities for growth in the local food system. (Right photo) Ian Stutt, coordinator of the New Farm Project of Local 316. Tanner photos area. Over the past four years, it has offered a variety of workshops, provided workshop and conference bursaries, coordinated equipment sharing co-ops and established a Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) that offers farm internship and mentorship opportunities. It has also helped new and “revisionary” farmers establish or diversify viable farm enterprises. To build on that success and to explore opportunities for growth in the local food system, the New Farm Project will use the results of the Plan to Grow research to apply for second round funding from Heifer Canada. Researcher Harris Ivens, who developed the award-
winning Farmers Growing Farmers training programs for Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre in Hillsburgh, Ont., emphasized that “scaling up” is not necessarily the answer, but that it was the lens through which the researchers conducted over 40 interviews with partici-
pants in the food system, from farmers to food security advocates, through processors, retailers and buyers. Key themes that emerged during these interviews were the need for improved planning and coordination among stakeholders in the local food system; the need for storage
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“If we are going to expand local food production, we need to bring 10,000 farmers a year into agriculture instead of losing them . . . we need to be attracting thousands of people to farming – that’s how good farming needs to be!” Looking around the room at the concentration of young and relatively new farmers, many of whom, like Ian Stutt, came to farming through a passion for healthy, sustainable living, community development and social change or like Ivens himself who hopes to get into farming someday, Ivens said that although the statistics may be grim, “there is huge potential. We are part of that reinventing of agriculture.” Following the presentations, participants in the Fall Gathering broke into groups to share ideas and prioritize next steps for Plan to Grow. Their input will be included in the final report, to be published in January 2012. The preliminary report is available on the New Farm Project website.
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and processing facilities and local abattoir capacity; improved access to markets and resources, and coordinated training and support for farmers. In addition to creating new supports, such as a farm viability task force or a local food council, there was also mention of existing models that could be adopted in the Kingston area, such as Farms at Work in east central Ontario, Guelph-based FarmStart, which helps new farmers develop locally based, ecologically sound and economically viable agricultural enterprises, the FarmON Alliance, Just Food in Ottawa and Equiterre in Québec, which has an extensive network of community supported agriculture. “There is a lot of concern from organizations and farmers themselves about the long-term viability of farms across Ontario,” said Ivens. “We have lost 50 per cent – 10,000 farmers – aged 35 and under across Ontario in the last 15 years.
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Ont.-Que. chicken deal could leave processing plant’s wings clipped By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer ONKLAND — THE RECENT SUCCESS STORY OF
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COME TO AN ABRUPT END IF THE ONTARIO AND QUÉBEC CHICKEN MARKETING BOARDS MOVE AHEAD WITH A PLAN TO CURTAIL SHIPMENTS OF LIVE BIRDS BETWEEN THE PROVINCES, SAYS THE PROPRIETOR OF THE THREAT-
EASTERN ONTARIO FACILITY THAT REGULARLY 20 PEOPLE. Chicken farmer Robert Laplante handles about 6,000 to 10,000 Québec chickens each week at the Monkland site that previously ran as a one-man, multi-purpose abattoir until he purchased it two years ago. The Ontario-grown chickens produced at Laplante’s own poultry farm at Sarsfield — 60 km away — aren’t used at the plant because the facility lacks Ontario processor quota, or “calculated base” as it’s known in the supply-managed poultry sector. However, under current rules, chickens from across the provincial boundary are fair game for the facility — although Laplante fears the situation is about to change and clip the wings of his burgeoning enterprise. Almost exactly a year ago, the Chicken Farmers of Ontario and the Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec inked the deal to “counter the adverse impact caused to their provincial processor allocation systems by high levels of interprovincial movement of live chicken,” as deemed by the CFO in a January 2011 newsletter to producers. The Québec entity, after conducting hearings in December, is expected to issue a decision this month on whether to proceed with the agreement, according to industry sources. In the meantime, Laplante has been lobbying on the Ontario side of the border to preserve his operation’s market niche. He hopes to meet soon with Ontario’s agriculture minister and has received letters of support from Eastern Ontario MPPs Grant Crack and Jim McDonell, as well as the rural municipality that includes Monkland. “I’m the only processor in Ontario or Québec stuck in this situation,” he told a meeting of North Stormont Township council last month. “I’m just a casualty of this agreement.” He asserted, “If this goes through, that plant shuts down.” If his business isn’t grandfathered into the proposed arrangement, he told The AgriNews, the impending rules ENED
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would effectively hand his current sales volume from Monkland — about one million kilograms annually — to one of the two large-scale processor corporations that together control 85 per cent of the provincial chicken market. Those big players would also enjoy a new option for buying live birds in Québec to meet their calculated base requirements, he added with a tone of irony. Admitting to his frustration, he complained, “They’re shutting me out, in an agreement that I never participated in.” Laplante caught wind of the discussions in 2010 that ultimately led to the agreement but said his written requests to take part went unacknowledged. To be recognized as Ontario’s only chicken processor east of Toronto, he attempted to buy 1,000 kg of calculated base from another operator in August 2010, only to see the sale quashed. The CFO’s refusal to OK the deal, which he says followed initial assurances of approval, is now the subject of an appeal to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal, will be heard in Ottawa on Jan. 17-18. Mike Terpstra, executive director for the Association of Ontario Chicken Processors, declined comment on the Laplante matter. However, Terpstra confirmed the processing industry supports implementation of the agreement to control livechicken shipping between Ontario and Québec. “It’s not efficient,” he said of the current reality. “You’ve got birds crossing paths [in trucks] on the highway.” For his part, Laplante said he supports supply management for chicken producers but wonders why the CFO can’t see past the calculated-base system on the processor side. He pointed out that other provinces with poultry supply-management, like B.C., have eliminated processor quota. “Ontario and Québec are the only two that have it.” The rules in Ontario would never allow a quota-holding chicken producer like himself — he produces 500,000 broilers annually at Sarsfield — to set up an independent plant for the slaughter and sale of his own poultry to a public hungry for locally processed food, according to the farmer. But he can do so if the bird arrives in a cage from Québec, an exception he’s fighting to maintain after a considerable investment in Monkland. He said he plans to double the size of the operation if permitted to continue operating.
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Garlough Dundas County’s OFA Volunteer of the Year By Lois Ann Baker Agrinews Staff Writer ILLIAMSBURG - RECENTLY, THE ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE HELD ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY VOLUNTEERS AWARD CEREMONIES,
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The Dundas Federation of Agriculture nominated Gordon Garlough of Boucks Hill Road in Williamsburg as their choice for the award. While Garlough did not win on the provincial level, he did walk away with the County level Volunteer of the Year award. Garlough has been involved in helping move agriculture forward for over three decades. As a volunteer, Garlough has been involved with the United Church of Canada in Williamsburg and the Canadian Food Grains Bank. Garlough has hosted through the International Livestock Management Schools (IMLS), farm students from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Indonesia and Latvia. Garlough also participated in the “Partners in Progress” team with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Agricultural Institute of Canada in two partner projects with the former Soviet Union from 1992-1999 and has toured Russia and the Ukraine. Closer to home, Garlough served as director, vice president and president of the Dundas Federation of Agriculture from 1979 until 1986. He was also director with the OFA from 1981-1992.
Gordon Garlough (File photo) Garlough served on various provincial advisory committees such as Member Services, Membership Recruitment, Rights of Way, Special Projects Committee, Ontario Hydro issues and Normal Farm Practices. He also served on the
The AgriNews January, 2012, Page 29 OFA Environmental Committee, as OFA Rep to Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition until the mid 1990’s, OFA Rep to the Boisolids Utilization Committee and was an instrumental player in the committee that recommended the OFA’s New Structure be presented and adopted at Convention 06/07 which is the basis of OFA Structure today. In her endorsement of Garlough to the OFA, President of the DFA Jacqueline KellyPemberton sums up his qualifications in the nomination letter sent to the OFA. “As OFA celebrates 75 years strong, Gordon exemplifies the word volunteer, by always demonstrating his career commitment to Agriculture. Today when one looks back on the work that was performed and is still ongoing, one can’t help but see by paving the future of this organization this volunteer has strengthened the OFA.” Garlough was presented with his County Level 75th Anniversary Volunteer of the Year award at the regular meeting Jan. 4.
Lola McEvoy resigns from Ontario 4-H effective Jan. 27 By Martha Tanner AgriNews Contributor 4-H ONTARIO EMPLOYEE
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4-H Ontario issued an email notice January 4 to leaders in Region 2, which encompasses the counties of Carleton, Frontenac, Grenville, Leeds, Renfrew, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Lanark, and Prescott & Russell. The email stated that Lola McEvoy, Coordinator, Volunteer Support for Region 2 had resigned effective January 27, 2012 and that 4-H Ontario respects her “private and personal decision”. McEvoy was hired in April 2011. In August she attended a meeting of the Frontenac 4-H Association at which, apparently upset by the line of questioning, she told the volunteers if they didn’t like the way 4-H Ontario ran things they could all quit. Then she walked out of the meeting. Three weeks later, Harriet Corkey, president of the Frontenac 4-H Association and a 4-H leader for 23 years, and Ruth Shannon, a 4-H leader for 39 years, received identical letters of dismissal citing an unspecified breach of the
4-H Code of Conduct. Since then the two volunteers have been fighting for reinstatement and have hired a lawyer to help them secure a meeting with 4-H Ontario Chief Executive Officer Wraychel Horne and Manager of Volunteer Support and Development Mitch Corriveau. They are seeking the reasons for their dismissal and immediate reinstatement. Adding fuel to the controversial dismissal of the volunteers was the fact, acknowledged by 4-H Ontario’s Senior Manager of Communications, Stephanie Craig, that McEvoy and her direct supervisor, Corriveau, share the same home address. The position vacancy posted on the 4-H Ontario website states that the position reports to the Manager, Volunteer Support and Development. The successful candidate will possess a variety of skills, including skills in relationship building, customer service, an excellent working knowledge of the Ontario 4-H program, volunteer management including problem solving, and self-assessment, tact and diplomacy and a demonstrated ability to manage relationships in a professional environment. The full-time position is based out of a home office.
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GRAND CHAMPION BANNER, BOTH DONATED BY PARMALAT BLACK DIAMOND. Martin also took back to Agropur the Continental Ingredients Canada & DSM Food Specialties Award trophy and $500 cash prize for the highest aggregate score in classes one through six. Parmalat Canada was named the Reserve Grand Champion, after placing first in the mild and medium white cheddar cateWATCH AND
Brad Reid, second from left, president of the Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association, presents a plaque to the family of the late Delbert Rowe, naming Delbert to the Cheesemakers’ Honour Roll. Accepting the plaque are, from left, Delbert’s daughter-in-law Ruth Rowe, nephew Bob Rowe, wife Violet Rowe and son Gary Rowe gories, and fourth in medium coloured, marbled, mature and extra mature cheddars. In the marbled cheddar class, Bothwell Cheese of Manitoba won for the sixth consecutive year, and also took top honours for its Monterey Jack in the American type specialty cheese class. The Ile-aux-Grues cooperative from Québec won the Small Plant Award, while Yvan Wathier of St. Albert Cheese accepted the Packall Packaging Award for the cheesemaker having the highest scoring cheese who has not won a Grand or Reserve Championship in the past five years. In the Specialty Cheese competition, artisan cheesemaker Fromagerie Eco Délices Inc.. of Plessisville, Quebec, was named Grand Champion, Fromagerie StGuillaume of St. Guillaume, Québec, was Reserve Grand Champion and the Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company of Picton, Ontario won the Finica Foods Specialties Award for top sheep and goat milk cheeses. The William C. West
Memorial Trophy – Stirling Creamery Award, for the butter maker with the highest scoring butter on exhibition, was won by Bill West of Stirling Creamery, grandson and namesake of William C. West. Brad Reid, president of the Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association (COCA), which has been hosting the British Empire Cheese Competition and Show since the association was founded in 1928, said the quantity of entries was “awesome”, with a six per cent increase in cheddar entries and a continued strong showing in the specialities categories. Over $6,000 in prize money was awarded. An important COCA tradition is honouring cheesemakers who have made a contribution to the industry through its Honour Roll. This year it named the late Delbert Rowe, who was with Maple Dale Cheese in Thurlow and who served as president of the COCA in 1961 – 62, and Brian Anderson, a third-generation cheesemaker with Riverside Cheese & Butter (now owned by Saputo) in
Trenton. Anderson joins his father, Glen, on the Honour Roll. A graduate of Kemptville College, Anderson spoke of his first job in his dad’s cheese factory as a child, standing on a cheese box to wash the separator disks with a hand brush. Judging the 256 entries in 18 classes were Gilles Sabourin and Ivan Matte for cheddar, and Mario Dextraze and Norm Matte for specialty cheeses. Cheddar entries were judged based on flavour, texture, closeness, colour and finish, while specialty cheeses were judged on flavour, texture, salt, colour and finish. Butter was judged on flavour, texture, incorporation of moisture, colour, salt and packaging. Already, organizers are expecting even more entries in 2012, for the 85th annual convention and British Empire Cheese Show. “We have been advised of a number of new entries, which will take us up by 36 per cent over this year, assuming everyone enters in every class,” said Alan Gibbons, treasurer. “So it will be fun to see.”
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County Dateline Quinte & Area
January 9 Grain Farmers of Ontario District 12 Meeting (Durham, Northumberland Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, Hastings) Best Western, Cobourg, ON - 10 am January 12 Northumberland Cattlemen’s Annual General Meeting and Banquet, Roseneath Civic Centre. Trade Show at 6:00 pm. Dinner at 7:00 pm, followed by Annual Meeting. For tickets or info see a director or contact Sue Jouwstra at 905355-5227 January 12 Peterborough Soil and Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting, Douro Community Centre. 11 am – morning: John Steele on “Pasture Management and the Sheep ID Program” and afternoon: Lloyd Crowe Reynolds Bros Farms on “Another Commodity Investment (Dirt)” January 21 Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association 2012 Winter Information Days Quinte Region, Campbellford St. John’s United Church, Campbellford, ON. 8:30 am to 4 pm – For more information contact Chris Koopmans 613-961-9304 / email koopy176@hotmail.com or Marc Curle 705-6532519 / email info@curlesmaple.ca January 27 Quinte Stocker Sale. Hoards Station Sales Barn, RR#5 Campbellford, ON (County Rd. 8, between Campbellford and Stirling). Contact Dave DeNure 705-653-3660 / daveyd@xplornet.com January 27 Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association 2012 Winter Information Days. Haliburton-Kawartha, Buckhorn
Community Centre, 8:30 am to 4 pm – For more information contact Jody Peters 905-576-0952 / paradisemaple@hotmail.com
Haliburton & Kawartha Lakes
First Tuesday Monthly – Kawartha Junior Farmers Meeting, Lindsay Fairgrounds at 7 pm. Membership is open for anyone aged 15-29. For more information visit kawarthajf@gmail.com Third Wednesday Monthly Victoria County Sheep Producers Meeting, Sunderland Coop Boardroom, Oakwood location, 7:30 pm.. For more information contact Doug Walden 705-324-7478. January 11 Victoria (City of Kawartha Lakes) SCIA Annual Meeting, OPS Community Centre, Lindsay - 10 am. Speakers are (morning) Peter Johnson OMAFRA Cereal Specialist on "Soil Fertility" and Brian DeJong of Youngfield Farms (afternoon) on "Precision Farming and Their Business Philosophy". January 11 BDO Agricultural Services “Adapting to Change” Luncheon & Information Session Victoria Park Armoury, 210 Kent Street West, Lindsay – 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Keynote Speaker is Leona Dargis “Life is What You Make It” – The Dargis sisters lost their parents and grandmother in a plane crash, leaving five young women to operate the family farm. Leona will discuss how they faced the challenges with change and how they succeeded. Also Guest Speaker Philip Shaw “Market Volatility and Our Changing
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January 18 & February 1 Environmental Farm Plan Workshop (EFP) Sunderland Co-op, Sunderland – 10 am – 3 pm (both days). Producers are invited to attend free workshops to learn more about best management practices, develop an action plan for their farm and get details on cost share programs that may be available. Light refreshments provided. To pre-resister contact Robin Brown at 705-374-4975 or email Victoria@ontariosoilcrop.org or durham@ontariosoilcrop.org. Visit www.ontariosoilcrop.org for more information. • Continued on Page 32
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County Dateline • Continued from Page 31 January 20 Durham Cattlemen Association Annual Meeting and Beef Dinner Nestleton Community Centre –Trade Show at 6 pm; Dinner at 6:30 by Blackstock Salvage Sisters. Guest Speaker will be Jamie Davidson, “Exploring Canada’s Northern Frontier” – Jamie has worked on a variety of drilling and exploratory expeditions in the far north and will share slides of parts of Canada few have ever seen. Annual Meeting – Review of 2011 business, OCA update, Election of Directors. Tickets are $25/person or $40 couple (includes supper and 2012 membership). Everyone welcome – please order tickets by January 13. Contact Murphy Baker at 905-985-0563,
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Agri-business directory at www.agrinews.ca information call 705-932-3166 or visit will speak on the promising future of www.peterboroughfarmersmarket.com investing in the agricultural boom, January 12 “Another Great Commodity Investment Peterborough County Soil and Crop (Dirt)”. A soup & dessert luncheon will be Association Annual Meeting served at 12 noon. Interested in becoming a Douro-Drummer Community Centre, 10:30 member? You will benefit from newsletters am. Following the business portion of the and meeting notices, project reports, tours, meeting, one of Ontario’s largest sheep demonstration days and farm show admisproducers, John Steele of Norwood, will sion. Membership fee is $15.00. Lunch & speak on his pasture management and iden- membership for meeting is $20.00. For furtification process of his flock. The second ther information, contact President Scott guest speaker, former OSCIA President Baptie at 705-639-4764 or Jim Buck at Lloyd Crowe from Prince Edward County 705-696-2567.
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DateLine Ottawa January 17 & 24 Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop Ottawa-Carleton County This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success. For more details and to register contact Shelley McPhail 613-256-4011 / shelley.mcphail@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.o rg/workshops/default.htm January 21 – Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa Chapter - “Record Keeping for Organic Farming” Workshop. For more information, updates, or to register visit http://www.cog.ca/shop
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Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry January 24 & 31 Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) 2 day Workshop Dundas County, Winchester/Chesterville area. This workshop will give you an opportunity to asses your farm operation from an environmental view, identify opportunities for actions, and qualify you for cost-share opportunities for on-farm projects. For more details and to register contact Arlene Ross 613821-3900 / arlene.ross@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit
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Leeds 3rd Thursday of the month - Leeds Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Delta Agricultural Fair Society Boardroom, Delta, ON 8 pm - Please contact Eleanor Renaud 613-275-2981 or email erenaud@xplornet.ca for meeting date confirmation. 2nd Wednesday of the month - Grenville Federation of Agriculture regular monthly meetings Spencerville Council Chambers, Spencerville, ON 8 pm - Please contact Carol Wynands 613-926-2579 or email a.wynands@sympatico.ca for meeting date confirmation. January 12 & 19 Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop • Continued on Page 33
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DateLine Grenville County. This twoday workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success. For more details and to register contact Shelley McPhail 613256-4011 / shelley.mcphail@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.o rg/workshops/default.htm
Prescott January 12 & 19 Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) 2 day Workshop (French) Prescott County, Alfred, ON. This two-day workshop will give you the tools to assess where you are now and where you could be in the future and enable you and your management team to start the journey towards managing and planning your farm business success. For more details and to register contact Roxane Legault 613872-0830 / roxane.legault@ontariosoilcrop.org or visit http://www.ontariosoilcrop.o rg/workshops/default.htm January 17 -
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Renfrew 2nd Monday of each month - Arnprior Region Federation of Agriculture Meetings Galetta Community Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 pm Contact Ernie Smith, President, 613-623-3439. 4th Monday of each month - Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture Meetings Cobden Agricultural Hall, Cobden, ON 7:30 pm - Contact Chris Bucholtz, President 613-735-9164 or Donna Campbell, Sec/Trea 613432-5568 / donnaofa@nrtco.net 3rd Thursday of each month - Renfrew County
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2012 Regional/ Provincial Events January 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grain Farmers of Ontario District 13 Meeting (Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds, Grenville, Renfrew, Ottawa) The Elgin Lions Club - 10 am January 18-19 - Nutrient Management Course /
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Dentz Orchards receive DSCIA’s conservation award
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Named to Honour Roll Wayne Breau, left, past president of the Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association, presents a plaque to Brian Anderson, named to the Cheesemakers’ Honour Roll at the 84th annual Convention and British Empire Cheese Show, held Dec. 1 in Belleville, Ontario. Anderson is a third-generation cheesemaker at Saputo Riverside in Trenton, Ontario. Tanner photo
HESTERVILLE THE 2011 INNOVATIONS IN SOIL AND WATER AWARD WENT TO PAUL AND CALVIN DENTZ OF DENTZ ORCHARDS AND BERRY FARM IN IROQUOIS, AT THE DUNDAS COUNTY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL GENERal meeting here on Dec. 8. In the mid-60s, their father, Elmer Dentz, was the first person in South Dundas to systematically tile drain land. Building on his innovative techniques, the Dentzes continue to promote soil and water conservation. The techniques used by the brothers include planting spruce and cedar windbreaks while maintaining existing ones and the use of clover crops in rotation, such as oriental mustard for
biological control of soil nematodes. The Dentzes also use straw mulch for moisture conservation and use grass buffer strips for corrosion control along waterways. They participate in an integrated pest management system for their crops that applies sprays at the most optimum time to maximize control and minimize impact on predatory insect populations. This pest management system is one of the best in North America. Finally, the Dentzes use subsurface drip irrigation with pressure compensating emitters in all of their fruit crops to minimize evaporation loss and to ensure even water coverage throughout plantings. Dentz Orchards and Berry Farm grow, pack and ship their fruit and vegeta-
Brent Vanden Bosch presents Calvin Dentz with the DSCIA’s Soil and Water Conservation Award at the Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Annual Meeting. bles for retail and wholesale markets in Ottawa and Toronto. Their crop includes asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, sweet corn and apples. They also grow corn, soybeans and wheat using a
no-till system. By continuing to promote and practice soil and water conservation, the Dentzes set a good example for future farmers while doing their part to stay “green.”
OVFS readies for move
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TTAWA – TWO MAJOR MILESTONES FOR THE OTTAWA VALLEY FARM SHOW WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH THE 2012 EDITION SET FOR MARCH 13-
15. It’s the 85th anniversary for the OVFS that grew from its roots as a rotating seed exhibition in Renfrew County to one of the premier agricultural trade shows in North America, a member of the prestigious Farm Show Council with members in Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand. And for the first time in more than 50 years, the OVFS will be presented in a new location, the CE Centre across from the Ottawa International Airport, a move made necessary by redevelopment of Lansdowne Park, the show’s former Ottawa home. Recently completed and open for business, the CE Centre offers 150,000 square-feet of space, 120,000 square-feet of which comprises the exhibit floor. “For the first time, we’ll be totally contained under one roof,” said farm show General Manager Tom Van Dusen. “Loading docks and doors right across the back of the building – including a 20 x 20-foot door - should make moving in and out a snap… once we all get used to the new setup.” The building can be divided into four halls, each with its own services; the OVFS will be using all of the halls and some outside space, making it one of the CE Centre’s biggest customers. “We could use more floor space,” Van Dusen said. “We’ll fit in our existing exhibitors plus a few new ones with no room to spare. And we’ll still have a fairly long waiting list.” The fact the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association, which sponsors the show, was forced to raise the booth fee to help compensate for the higher CE Centre rent didn’t deter any exhibitors, the manager said. “Most machinery and equipment dealers wanted to expand. Because of tight space, we couldn’t accommodate all of those requests. Getting that new floor to come together while trying to satisfy everybody has been a challenge.” One drawback at the new site is limited outside exhibit space. Where Lansdowne featured plenty of room outside for large machinery, at the CE Centre, only a narrow strip is available across the front of the building. Van Dusen suggested heightened interest in participating in the refreshed farm show is a sign of a healthy farm economy, with exhibitors anticipating good customer response this year. He expects an increase in attendance, with visitors from across Eastern Ontario, West Quebec, Northern New York State, and beyond interested in checking out the new centre itself, as well as the shiny new exhibit line up.
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IP soybean producers meet at Hendrick By Nelson Zandbergen AgriNews Staff Writer NKERMAN — THE
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SUCCESSFUL FAMILY VENTURE THAT HAS PUT FOOD-GRADE, IDENTITYPRESERVED SOYBEANS ON EASTERN ONTARIO’S CROPPING MAP HOSTED 100 LOCAL GROWERS AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF VISITING REPRESENTATIVES FROM AN IMPORTANT BUYER FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, WHERE MANY OF THE BEANS ARE TURNED INTO SOY-BASED STAPLES OF JAPANESE CUISINE — THINGS LIKE MISO, NATTO, OKARA AND TOFU.
“At the end of the day, you’re not just growing beans, you’re growing food, and it ends up on people’s tables every day,” James dePater, Hendrick AgriFoods CEO, reminded the audience at the Dec. 16 annual grower meeting, held inside the firm’s spacious headquarters, a former public school shared
with its plant research and development affiliate, Hendrick Seeds. “You guys, the growers, are very, very important to the Hendrick breeding and research program,” dePater said. That program, begun in 2004, will achieve a milestone of sorts in the 2012 crop year, according to the CEO. “This year we will have [seed] varieties coming out expressly from our breeding program. We’re very excited about that.” In another new development, sales of those seeds are now handled exclusively through the dealer network of ProSeeds, with Hendrick Seeds becoming a shareholder in the other firm. “It was a natural partnership,” dePater said of the arrangement with Proseeds, whose local dealer reps he introduced by name in the audience. Around the world, 250 million acres of identitypreserved (IP) soybeans
The AgriNews January, 2012, Page 37 — non-GMO and intended for human consumption — are cultivated each year, much of it crushed for oil and other purposes, said dePater, putting the industry into context for the growers. Only 20 million acres is “used directly for food,” he added, comprising about 15 million tonnes annually, with Canadian production currently accounting for 900,000 tonnes of that production. “It’s very reassuring to be in a business that is growing and will continue to grow,” he said, highlighting an annual two per cent expansion in the IP soybean market. Nine varieties of IP soybeans will be planted this spring in thousands of acres of Eastern Ontario cropland, under contract with Hendrick AgriFoods. The approximately 200 farmers who participate will receive a premium for their crop, although there are higher expectations in terms of quality control. “You have to follow a number of steps and protocols and equipments,” dePater acknowledged to
At the Inkerman headquarters of Hendrick AgriFood, Japanese guests Kenji Matsumoto (left) and Masahiro Shikata deliver a presentation about the corporation that employs them — Kanemats — which buys identity-preserved soybeans grown in Eastern Ontario for the Japanese market. . Zandbergen photo. the gathering. “But because you do these things, Canada is regarded as the safest place to buy non-GMO soybeans. The work you do has a payoff in terms of reputation, and we’re looking to maintain that reputation,” he said. In addition to Japan, soybeans sourced through Hendricks end up in Malaysia, East Asia, Korea,
Singapore and the European Union. “And we are beginning to deal with China,” he added. One particular buyer in the far east uses the product to make frozen desserts, he said. A chart distributed at the session showed that a farmer’s net income per acre would be $411 for a crop of natto-type IP soy-
beans — higher even than navy beans at $397 per acre. Those figures were based on the Nov. 25, 2011 market closing price. “Is it worth it to grow IP soybeans? Damn tootin’!” exclaimed David Guy, director of research and commercialization at Hendrick Seeds, during a frank bullpit discussion with the group.
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Von Guntons receive Dundas Farmer of the Year award By Lois Ann Baker AgriNews Staff writer HESTERVILLE – STARTING OUT AS RELIEF MILKERS, FELIX AND VALERIE VON GUNTON HAVE CERTAINLY COME A LONG WAY. IN 1993, THEY WERE HIRED BY SYBRENSON FARM AS
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RELIEF MILKERS AND BEGAN WORKING FULLTIME IN 1994. BY 1995, THEY WERE MADE PARTNERS WITH PIEBE AND BILL DEJONG. AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE MILKING 110 COWS IN A TIE STALL BARN AND BY 1996 BUILT A NEW FREE STALL BARN.
Due to hard work and dedication, the Von Guntons became sole owners of the farm, located at RR1 Chesterville. With the help of their two boys, Mike, 21 and Peter, 20,
they have expanded and in 2007 added an additional to the barn where they currently milk 450 of their approximately 900 head of cows. Their oldest son, Mike attended Kemptville College to become a diesel mechanic and gained experience by working at K n’ R. Their younger son, Peter completed two co-op placements with Dr. Willie Armstrong and brings back that knowledge to the farm by looking after the young cattle. The Von Guntens run approximately 1800 acres. They own 920 acres and rent the rest. They also grow alfalfa, corn and soybeans. The soybeans and any extra corn are sold. They underseed fall rye which is harvested as feed.
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The DSCIA’s Farmer of the Year Award went to Felix and Valerie Von Gluten and their sons of RR1 Chesterville. From left, Mike, Peter, Valerie and Felix Von Gluten accept the plaque from Jackie KellyPenberton, President of the Dundas Federation of Agriculture. Brown photo When their hay fields have suffered from winter kill, they have grown sorghum. Family is very important to the Von Guntens. They have always taken the time to travel with their sons and
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