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Exeter + Mt. Forest AgriBusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 28, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

As a reminder, participants can join breakfast meetings by phone without using the Zoom app or logging onto the Zoom website by using the number provided in the breakfast meeting listserv. Corn planting began in earnest on Thursday and continued through Monday. Some producers are nearly done their corn acres, particularly on light ground in Huron County. There have been…

Northern AgriBusiness Breakfast Meeting – April 22, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

Synopsis AgriBusiness Breakfast Meetings have been held across southern and eastern Ontario for many years, and the virtual platform being used this year inspired the organization of a Northern AgriBusiness Breakfast Meeting. Representatives called in from Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Manitoulin, Greater Sudbury, Nipissing, Temiskaming and Cochrane districts. This meeting summary includes crop-specific notes, current conditions in each region,…

OMAFRA Field Crop Report – April 23, 2020

Figure 1. Wheat leaves purpling due to anthocyanin production under cool temperatures
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Canola

While the growing season started early in many regions, cooler temperatures over the last week have slowed progress. Manure applications continue where soil conditions are fit. Cereals Winter wheat planted prior to mid-October continues to look good. However, some late planted fields have holes due to winterkill or excess water. Growers with a market for mixed feed grain are choosing…

Ridgetown-Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

21 April 2020, 8:00 am Due to COVID restrictions, ag breakfast meetings will be paired and held virtually by video conference on the “zoom” platform in 2020. A reminder that participants can join these meetings by phone without using the Zoom app or logging onto the Zoom website by using the number provided in the breakfast meeting listserv. The second…

Ridgetown-Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 7, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

07 April 2020, 8:00 am Due to COVID restrictions, ag breakfast meetings will be paired and held virtually by video conference on the “zoom” platform in 2020. The first 2020 Ridgetown-Simcoe virtual ag breakfast meeting was held April 7 with about 60 participants. Supply Chain: Given COVID restrictions, majority of communication with growers this spring has been by phone, e-mail or video conference….

The Problem with Impermeable Surfaces in Rural Ontario

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Written by Jacqui Empson Laporte, Environmental Specialist, OMAFRA From Houston to Toronto, a common theme has been flooding caused by the increase in impermeable surfaces. In June, 2017, part of Southwestern Ontario was hit with a 1 in 100 year storm event, and some areas received 6.7 inches (170 mm) of rain in 7 hours. In August, 2018, Toronto received…

Provincial Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – March 27, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

27 March 2020, 9:00 am EDT (8:00 am CDT)  A virtual agricultural advisers’ breakfast meeting was held to test the “Zoom” platform as a means of continuing these valuable spring meetings under the current restrictions for face–to–face meetings. Based on results of the survey sent to attendees, breakfast meetings for 2020 will continue as consolidated regional meetings. Start dates and groupings as follows:  Tuesday, April 7th: Ridgetown + Simcoe  Tuesday, April 14th: Exeter +…

2019 Corn Seasonal Summary

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Corn

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,…

2019 Soybean Seasonal Summary

Figure 2.  Beetle feeding on pods which can lead to significant seed quality issues.
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Soybean

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….

2019 Cereals Seasonal Summary

Figure 2: A common site in 2019, winter wheat fields with large bare spots that had to be seeded with a cover crop or spring cereal to help with erosion and weed control.
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Crop Reports

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…

2019 Dry Edible Bean Seasonal Summary

Figure 2. Green patches in the field at the end of the season have deformed pods and seed that is small, deformed, hollow or light weight, and/or sprouted.
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Crop Reports

(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…

Canola Seasonal Summary 2019

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Canola

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…

2019 Forage Seasonal Summary

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Crop Reports

2018/2019 Fall and Winter Conditions Environment Canada stations recorded higher than average rainfall in August and the resulting forage growth prompted many harvests during the fall rest period to increase feed inventories. Southwestern, central, and eastern Ontario experienced several thaws between January and March. These reduced or eliminated snow cover and were often followed by cold snaps that caused ice…

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