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Winter Wheat Planting Tips: Setting Up for Success in 2027
High-yielding winter wheat begins long before spring green-up. Ontario research consistently shows that the foundation of a profitable wheat crop is timely planting, strong fall establishment and adequate phosphorus at seeding. Success is rarely determined by one management decision alone. Instead, high-yielding wheat crops are built through a series of management practices that work together…
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Frost Injury in Sorghum Species
Caution! Members of the sorghum family – sorghum, sudangrass, and hybrid sorghum-sudangrass – contain dhurrin, a glucoside that breaks down to release hydrocyanic acid, also known as prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide, HCN). A sudden disruption of growth such as frost, drought or cutting, causes prussic acid to be released inside the plant at a more…
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Crop Report for Week of September 14, 2026
Gearing Up for Harvest  – Managing Volunteer Wheat, Crop Residues, and Fall Tillage As we enter mid-September the beans are showing a wide range of harvest readiness, but it will be on us quickly. Let’s consider what we need to be thinking about moving forward as the dash to the season finish is soon to…
Agronomy
