Winter Wheat: Winter wheat is progressing well across the province. The winter wheat is mainly at early flag leaf (Zadok’s 37) to the swollen boot stage (Zadok’s 45-47), and some heading has been observed in Essex County. Disease pressure across the province is currently low, and fungicide applications are expected to start in the next week. Cereal leaf beetle is…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team May 30, 2017 1599 Comments Off on Simcoe Ag Breakfast Meeting Notes – May 17, 2017WINTER WHEAT: Wheat crop continues to look good. Some manganese and sulphur deficiency noted, as well as some incidence of septoria, powdery mildew and the beginnings of stripe rust on a few fields. Most of the region is at flag leaf stage, with heading out anticipated within the next week or so. A few wheat fields have yet to receive nitrogen…
Soybeans are incredibly adaptive and can yield well when planted late. Although early May planting is ideal weather in August and September often has more influence on final yield than early planting. When planting is delayed, fewer days are required to reach maturity because of the plants ability to adjust to the season. A one month delay in planting results…
For many farmers the spring workload is being compressed and planting delayed because of wet weather. Luckily the window for dry bean planting is not closing yet, and hopefully we do not have soggy fields through the beginning of June. When deciding on a planting date for edible beans, the first concern is frost. Spring frost can lead to replant…
James Dyck May 30, 2017 4532 Comments Off on Soil Compaction: Stay Off the Field Until the Soil is ReadyIt’s now the end of May, so the “perceived optimum” planting date for corn and soybeans has passed. Optimum planting date assumes the soil is “fit” for seeding – if the soil is unfit, the optimum planting date lingers until soil conditions are suitable. The extremely wet weather this spring has left soils saturated and delayed planting. So we ask…
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Thanks to Steve Johns, for chairing the meeting and to Jamie O’Shea (Pioneer) for sponsoring breakfast. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 6th starting at 7:00am for breakfast and 7:30 for the meeting. Robert Maloney will be the chair. Synopsis: There was widespread rainfall over the Victoria Day long weekend with most areas receiving 1-1.5”. With the dry weather…
Some field scouts are finding alfalfa weevil above threshold in Niagara and Haldimand counties, though there are likely more fields in other counties at levels of concern. Alfalfa weevil activity usually coincides with first cut but in some years when the crop is slower to develop, the weevil damage gets ahead, causing significant damage before first cut can happen. Alfalfa…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team May 23, 2017 1972 Comments Off on Winchester Ag Breakfast Meeting Notes – May 23, 2017General conditions The rain over the weekend dropped 3-10 mm across the region. Some fields are now a bit too wet to work, but most farmers are able to spread fertilizer or spray. From the 1st of May, we have now accumulated 220 crop heat units (CHU), about 50 below the 30-year average of 270 CHU. The 30-year average for…
By: THE OMAFRA FIELD CROP TEAM Winter Wheat: Early planted winter wheat continues to look better than Thanksgiving wheat. The cool, wet weather has slowed the rate of wheat development to 5 to 7 days ahead of normal. Most of the crop is at the flag leaf stage, however crop development ranges from 1st node to heads emerging. Cooler, wet…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team May 18, 2017 1978 Comments Off on Mount Forest Ag Breakfast Meeting – May 16th, 2017General: Despite recent weather conditions (cool, wet), things have turned around and activity has started back in the field with manure application, wheat management and corn planting. Field conditions for the most part are okay and dust is even been flying in some places. Most farmers have been patient in getting back on the land to avoid compaction and planting into less…
OMAFRA Field Crop Team May 17, 2017 1917 Comments Off on 2017 Ridgetown Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes (May 16, 2017)Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to “Roger Bourassa – Dupont Pioneer” Quote of the week – “Lambton County – The Breadbasket of Ontario” from Chad Anderson in his customary introduction. Synopsis: Not much has happened over most of the past two weeks. Most are patient but some have started to push soil conditions especially closer to London. The cool…
Tracey Baute May 16, 2017 4116 Comments Off on Cereal Leaf Beetle and True Armyworm – the Next Threats for Wheat and Other CropsTwo more pests deserve our attention over the next month. Cereal leaf beetle (CLB) is starting to show up in some fields in Ontario. Levels are still low but both adults, eggs and/or larvae are being found by scouts at various locations during routine scouting trips. A few locations tend to experience a higher frequency of infestations including fields near…
The storm fronts that pushed up from the southern states over the last month not only carried rain with them but also carried in black cutworm moths. Trap catches have been higher than normal this year in neighbouring states, indicating a higher risk this spring for Ontario. Once they arrive, the adult moths look for weedy green patches in fields…
