Ontario Ag Breakfast Meeting Schedule

Breakfast meetings bring crop agronomists and industry professionals together during a key time of the growing season to discuss current field conditions. These meetings are a great opportunity to ask questions, work through field challenges, and share clear, consistent messages for growers across the industry. Participants are welcome to purchase their own breakfast, and the […]

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Crop Report – May 20th, 2026

Summer weather arrived suddenly over the Victoria Day weekend. Hot temperatures and sunshine created good conditions, and a lot of field work was accomplished quickly. Soil temperatures have also been rising, which will speed up germination. Violent storms moved across the province on Tuesday evening ahead of a cold front, which will bring temperatures back […]

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Crop Report – Week of May 11th, 2026 

Cool temperatures have influenced the start of the growing season across Ontario. Despite this, fieldwork has advanced steadily where soils are fit. Soil moisture and temperature variability across the province are driving differences in planting progress – with significant activity on loam soils in relatively drier areas and no activity to date on clay soils in wetter regions such as Haldimand and Niagara. Parts of northern Ontario have experienced drier than […]

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Ontario Field Crop Report – Week of April 30th, 2026

Weather conditions: Seasonal temperatures and relatively good drying conditions allowed fieldwork to begin in some regions.  Nitrogen application on wheat, fertilizer applications and tillage on lighter soils, and planting of spring cereals, new forage seedings and even corn all began as soil conditions permitted.  Manure application, some from storages near capacity, was evident by smell […]

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Crop Conditions – April 23, 2026

Cool temperatures with persistent rainfall have slowed field drying which has resulted in little field work completed to date. Very few winter cereals outside of the deep south have received an application of nitrogen and sulphur but are expected to receive an application before the weekend. Manure applications and tillage operations are slowly beginning where the conditions allow. Very little corn and no soybeans have been seeded to date.   Cereals The majority of winter […]

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Crop Report – September 25, 2025

Optimizing Crop Residue Management for Overall Profitability When and where should crop residue management start? It’s an ongoing and system-wide aspect of overall crop management, so choices such as crop rotation, fertilization and tillage feed into it. However, crop residue management generally starts with the combine. Combining crops without the proper equipment or setup can […]

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