Ag Business Minutes

A collective summary of information gleaned from the weekly breakfast meeting minutes with local crop consultants in Ontario

Mount Forest Ag Breakfast Minutes – April 23, 2019

A field of winter wheat in April, 2019 that shows parts of the field with adequate stands and areas of the field that have winter killed and are bare.
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Who was in attendance? 26 agricultural professionals working in the counties of Waterloo, Wellington, Huron, Grey, Bruce, Dufferin and Simcoe counties. The past week’s weather summary: 40-50 mm of rainfall fell over the Easter weekend and understandably, field conditions are extremely wet with essentially no field activity. This will put additional pressure on livestock producers who may have significant inventories of…

East Central Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – April 17, 2019

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Image: It’s still too early to tell how forages have overwintered in central Ontario. The first East Central Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting of 2019 had a large turnout. With good yields in 2018, there is a lot of optimism among farmers in the region. The next meeting will be May 1st at 7:30 am. If there are any suggestions on how to improve…

Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – April 16th, 2019

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To date, next to no field activity due to cool, wet spring so far this season. Areas around the region received over 50 mm of rain this past weekend, resulting in saturated soils and ponding in fields and in a few spots some soil erosion. Overall temperatures have been too cold to stimulate new growth on the winter wheat or…

Exeter Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 16, 2019

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Thank you to Mike Verhoef who chaired the first breakfast meeting and to Steve Johns who sponsored breakfast. The next meeting will be on April 30 starting at 7:00 am for breakfast (meeting starts at 7:30).  Dave Townsend will be the chairman.  The meetings will finish no later than 9:00 am. There was an excellent turn out with many good…

Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – April 10th, 2019

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It was nice to catch up with everyone at the first Simcoe breakfast meeting of the season on Wednesday, April 10th. John Hussack chaired the meeting, which focused on the condition of the winter wheat crop. At John’s suggestion, learnings from winter meetings were also discussed.   Winter Wheat The big question right now is whether to keep poor looking…

1st of Season – Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2019

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Ridgetown Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2019 Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to Richard Anderson, BASF Synopsis: The recent warm temperatures have helped to green up the wheat especially in the southwestern part of the province. Field work has been limited to some nitrogen and red clover applications, with a few acres of sugar beets, onions, carrots…

Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 26, 2018

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  Notable Quotable: “Corn will tassel on July 17th at 2:35pm.” – Gilles Quesnel General conditions Rain blessed parts of the region in the past week but often not enough to be effective, and many areas are still drier than desired. Some wilting has been observed on lighter-textured ground, but many heavier soils are still holding good moisture. We need…

Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 20, 2018

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Thank you to Brian Wooley and Syngenta for sponsoring breakfast. This was the last meeting for the season.  Thank you to all participants for your input. General High winds, hail and pounding rain in some of the area over the past week has added frustration to an already difficult spring seeding season.  A category F2 tornado with maximum wind speeds…

Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 19, 2018

Wheat fields maturing rapidly especially in dry or stressed areas
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Feature Image Above:  Wheat fields maturing rapidly especially in dry or stressed areas. Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to Greg Stewart – Maizex Quote of the Week: “The corn crop looks SO GOOD today, we are on track to set another new yield record!” Greg Stewart. “You can draw an organic matter map based on emergence.” Alan McCallum. Synopsis:…

Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 12, 2018

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Generally crop conditions are good and most field work is on schedule. Forages For the most part, a lot is now being cut. Good quality with lots of protein and most growers are pleasantly surprised with the yield. Some range in yields, where alfalfa without grasses is low yielding in thin stands. Fescue and ryegrass species seem to have improved…

Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 6, 2018

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Thank you to Ken Currah and BASF for sponsoring breakfast. There will be one more breakfast meeting in Simcoe on June 20th. General There was significant rainfall on Friday, June 1st in many areas, and even more rain on Sunday and Monday. Some areas had as much as 3 or 4” on Friday. The amount of rainfall was highly variable,…

Ridgetown Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes, June 5, 2018

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Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to Chris Robson – DuPont/Pioneer (Corteva) Quote of the Week: Heat! – Kills Yield in Peas – Ed Tomecek Synopsis: Some areas received minimal rain (0.1-0.3”) while other parts received a wonderful 6/10” rain over the weekend was a huge help to the crop. Soybeans struggling to emerge, or corn planted a bit tough…

Mt Forest Crop Advisors Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 5, 2018

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Thank you to Marieke Patton and Bayer for sponsoring breakfast.   For the most part the rain the last 2 days has been welcome although a few areas, particularly around Dundalk, have not had a chance to dry at all this spring. Rainfall was variable; for example there was about 1.5” at Palmerston but empty rain gages south of town. …

East Central Crop Advisors Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 23

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Picture of Notill Soybeans into Corn Stalks in the Hills of Northumberland Cty. Thank you to Adam Bent (Nufarm) for sponsoring breakfast. General As experienced almost everywhere, rainfall amounts the last two weeks have varied widely. Planting is ongoing but area-specific. In general, the group thought the ground was even a bit on the dry side at the current time….

Mt. Forest Crop Advisors Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 22

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Picture of Rye Cover Crop Cut/Baled and Pastured for Feed (Oxford Cty.) Thanks to Dave Townsend of BASF for sponsoring breakfast. General Not overly wet but enough small, scattered frequent rains to make it just a bit sticky. They were hoping, for the most part, to have equipment back in the fields Wednesday but it rained quite heavily across the…

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