Ridgetown Ag Breakfast Meeting May 7, 2013

Synopsis:  Tremendous activity on the lighter textured soils (south of Hwy 401) with 80% corn planted on lighter soils. Planting on clay soils is just starting.  Just a few soybeans planted but many growers gearing up if weather allows. Manganese and sulphur deficiencies are evident in the wheat crop. Advanced wheat is at flag leaf […]

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PALMERSTON CROP CONSULTANTS MEETING MINUTES – MAY 7TH

Synopsis: Most nitrogen has now been applied to wheat. Many abandoned plans for split application.  Corn planting ranges from 10% – 50% complete.  Availability of rental fertilizer spreaders, custom application and accessing of UAN are creating bottlenecks.  Growers are beginning to use packers/rollers due to dry soil conditions. Cereals:  Much of the winter wheat is now in […]

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Forage Report – May 8, 2013

Alfalfa winterkill is particularly severe in the Ottawa Valley and New Liskeard areas. There are many options to consider for emergency forage, depending on the calendar date, urgency for short term feed, and forage yield and nutrient quality requirements. Refer to “Forage Options When Alfalfa Winterkill Strikes”  (https://fieldcropnews.com/?p=6680)  Forage supplies are extremely tight, and forage […]

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Forage Report – May 1, 2013

Scattered reports are coming in from across the province of alfalfa winterkill in some of the higher risk older stands and fall harvested stands. Extensive winterkill has occurred in eastern Ontario, from Arnprior south, east to Quebec and west to about Brockville. There  are reports of 75% winterkill in some of these areas, particularly on […]

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