Central Ontario Crop Consultants Refreshment Sponsor: Jim Coffey, Pioneer Next meeting:  Tues May 6th, 7:30 am @ Felix Weber, Agri-Coach, Palmerston Synopsis: Wheat survival is generally good, but with poor survival on heavy clay, variable drainage and wheat planted after thanksgiving.  Nitrogen application starting this week.  Oats, barley acres will be higher; soybean & , white bean acres will likely be at there…

Synopsis: It is National Soil Conservation Week!    Wheat survival is extremely spotty. Estimate 10-15% will be replanted. Nitrogen applications are gearing up. Corn and sweet corn planting have started: excellent uptake of Fluency Agent by growers. Sugar beet and pea plantings are underway. Soils are drying nicely. Western bean cutworm is not expected to have survived the winter. Cover crop…

Cold soil temperature remains an issue. Agricorp have recieved numerous winter wheat damage reports; they have been inspecting west of Chatham, but are delaying inspection east of that. In the Barrie / GTA area, 10-15% of wheat-planted area is being put down. Planting into difficult conditions last fall e.g. smearing, may have contributed to poor survival in some fields. The…

April 15, 2014 Malibu Restaurant, Exeter Chair for this meeting was Jim Morlock Chair for next meeting is Blair Chowen Synopsis: An estimated 60% of the winter wheat crop will be under seeded with red clover. Less than 10% complete to the north, up to 50% complete in this area. Virtually no nitrogen on wheat: this likely means fewer fields…

Note: New Location for Ridgetown AgBreakfast Meeting is the Campus Centre in the basement of Willson Hall, 7:15 am (U of Guelph Ridgetown Campus).  A big thank-you to our Breakfast sponsor this week “St. Clair Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association” and Chad Anderson for their support.  There are plenty of opportunities for others to sponsor over the next 5…