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Winchester Ag Breakfast Meeting, May 14th, 2013

May 15, 2013 • Written by OMAF Field Crop Team
Winchester Ag Breakfast Meeting, May 14th, 2013
From May 1st to 12th, accumulations of 15 to 30 mm of rain and 220 Crop Heat Units (CHU) were recorded. The long term average for this same period is about 130 CHU. There was frost on May 14th across eastern Ontario with a low of -2o to -3o C. Little damage expected as the corn growing point was sti... Continue reading →
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Soybeans as a Forage Crop

September 12, 2012 • Written by Horst Bohner
Compiled by Chris Brown, edited by Horst Bohner 2012 Soybeans were originally introduced to Ontario as a forage crop for cattle.  Today, the vast majority go for crush and the IP market.  Letting the crop mature and harvesting the seed is far more profitable than using it as a forage crop but i... Continue reading →
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Managing Soybean Cyst Nematode for 2013

September 7, 2012 • Written by Albert Tenuta
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Since it was first identified in Ontario in 1988, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) has been identified in most counties west of Toronto and more recently in parts of Eastern Ontario. The disease can be managed effectively, but the first step is identification and awareness. Losses to SCN in Ontario have... Continue reading →
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Soybean Leaf Feeding

June 4, 2012 • Written by Horst Bohner
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Early-season leaf feeding before the 3rd trifoliate can look serious because plants are small. However, soybeans can compensate for large amounts of leaf loss with little impact on yield. Soybeans will put on new leaves quickly at the top of the plant and unaffected leaves actually grow larger to co... Continue reading →
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Slugs Keep Feeding

June 30, 2009 • Written by Tracey Baute
I'm getting quite a few calls about slugs taking out soybean plantings not once but sometimes twice in the same field.  It has been an ideal spring for slugs with all of this wet cool weather.   And last fall was wet too, which helped all those slugs lay eggs and survive in these problem fields... Continue reading →
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