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 142 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 128 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 231 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…
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 dry beans in 2019. The general target for planting dry beans is June 1st or after the last…
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…
Many grain farmers may have questions about storing and drying corn this year, with recent propane shortages and a lot of wet corn still in the field. Decisions for harvesting corn will vary from farm to farm based on local conditions and factors (corn moisture, distance to alternative dryers, crop standability). Some farmers may already have harvested wet grain and…
Spring Canola Planting and Development Spring canola acreage in Ontario declined 25 per cent in 2019 compared to the previous year. Insured acres totaled just over 30,000 compared to approximately 40,000 in 2018. Five counties that grew canola in 2018 did not appear in the insured acreage statistics this year. Some producers were unable to plant all their intended canola…
Six tank-mix partners are recommended for the removal of Roundup Ready Alfalfa and since they vary significantly in cost (Table 1), their effectiveness was evaluated in a trial conducted at the Elora Research Station in 2018-19. Growing degree day accumulation after herbicide application appeared to have the greatest effect on the control of Roundup Ready alfalfa. Presumably because alfalfa has…
The benefits of earthworms in agricultural soils and how to reap them Earthworms are the ecosystem engineers of the soil. In most terrestrial ecosystems they represent the most abundant belowground biomass1, and in the same way beavers create habitat for a host of other species to thrive, earthworms make the soil ecosystem work. They help to break down and incorporate…
