With some out of the box thinking, Ken Hartemink, hog and cash crop producer from St. Thomas, Ontario has mounted a strip tiller to the back of his manure tanker for one-pass manure incorporation and seedbed prep for next year’s corn crop. Ken Hartemink is a hog and cash crop producer just outside St. Thomas, Ontario. Ken wanted to…
Have you ever looked up the official Ontario fertilizer or liming recommendations? They’re featured in “look-up” tables in OMAFRA production guides, such as our Agronomy Guide for Field Crops (Publication 811), and provide rates for phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc and manganese, as well as lime, based on soil test values. A new way to access Ontario fertilizer and liming recommendations…
Meghan Moran March 5, 2020 434 Comments Off on Winter Canola Survival in 2018/2019 in Southwestern OntarioIn the 2018/2019 winter canola season, 17 fields were monitored to evaluate winter survival of winter canola, and to support expansion of regions that can access crop insurance for winter kill. Information was collected from producers on soil type, planting date, planting equipment, fall fertility, canola hybrid, and growth stage prior to a hard fall frost to contribute to assessments…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team February 26, 2020 275 Comments Off on OMAFRA Job Posting – CROPPING SYSTEM SPECIALIST – Job ID: 147722Apply By: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:59 pm EDT CROPPING SYSTEM SPECIALIST Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Division: Economic Development Division, Agriculture Development Branch, Field Crops Unit City: Kemptville Job Term: 1 Permanent Job Code: 12124 – Industrial Development Officer 3 Salary: $1,438.41 – $1,835.96 Per Week* *Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement….
Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture Development Branch Position Title: Research Assistant in Soil Management Job Term: Temporary for 14 weeks, beginning spring 2020 Salary: …
Ben Rosser February 5, 2020 316 Comments Off on 2020 Summer Employment Opportunity – Corn Agronomy Research AssistantOrganization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture Development Branch Position Title: Research Assistant in Corn Agronomy Job Term: Temporary for up to 14 weeks, beginning spring 2020 Salary: $14.85 / hour, based on a 36.25 hour work week Office Location: Guelph, Ontario Contact: Ben Rosser, ben.rosser@ontario.ca Get your hands dirty learning about…
Christine O'Reilly January 30, 2020 274 Comments Off on Summer Student: Grazing Livestock Assistant (Beef and Sheep)Job Ad: Student – Grazing Livestock Assistant (Beef and Sheep) Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture Development Branch Position Title: Grazing Livestock Assistant (Beef and Sheep) Job Term: One Summer Student position for 14 weeks Location: 322 Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON, K9V 4T7 Salary: (Level 2: $14.85/…
Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture Development Branch Position Title: Research Assistant in Canola and Edible Beans Job Term: Temporary for up to 16 weeks, beginning spring 2020 Salary: $14.85 / hour, based on a 36.25 hour work week Office Location: Stratford, Ontario Contact: Meghan Moran,…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team January 17, 2020 386 Comments Off on Summer Employment Opportunities – RidgetownStudent – Field Research Assistant Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture Development Branch Position Title: Field Research Assistant (Field Crop) & Field Research Assistant (Horticultural Crop) Job Term: Temporary, for up to 16 weeks, beginning…
Planting In March 2019 Statistics Canada estimated Ontario farmers intended to plant 2.2 million acres of grain corn, higher than the 5-year (2014-2018) average seeded acres of 2.0 million acres (OMAFRA Crop Statistics). Unlike some springs where a large majority of the provincial crop is often planted in a 1 to 2-week window, frequent rainfall and poor drying conditions (overcast,…
by Maja Menegotto, Undergraduate Student Experiential Learning (USEL) program student What is a Falling Plate Meter? A falling plate meter is a tool that can be used to estimate dry matter yield within grazing pastures (Rayburn and Lozier, 2003b). To do this, an acrylic plate is lowered against a metre stick in the center of the plate, onto the grass….
Summary Some years it’s a pleasure to grow soybeans. Other years producing a crop can be a real challenge. The 2019 growing season will be remembered as being very stressful for those involved in crop production. During this challenging year, Agricorp focused on optimizing resources to ensure that customers had the information they needed and that program payments were delivered….
Fall 2018 The cool, wet spring in 2018 resulted in delayed soybean planting for many producers across the province. This ultimately had an impact on winter wheat seeding in the fall of 2018 as soybean harvest was also delayed due to prolonged wet conditions. Growers who opted for early maturing soybeans were able to get their soybean crop off and…
(This article updated on March 5, 2019 with yield data from Agricorp. See table at end of article) Planting and Growing Conditions Acreage of dry beans in 2019 increased approximately 20% over 2018 acreage, with notable growth in acres of white and adzuki beans. Challenging planting conditions for corn and soybeans were likely a factor in the increased acres of…
Farmers who may be struggling to get corn dried this year are looking for alternate options. It is possible to use natural (unheated) air to dry the corn. Natural air drying is gentle and does not require any specialized equipment, other than a grain bin with a reasonably-sized fan, and maybe a small heater. However, the drying speed and final…
