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Ontario Diagnostic Days – Sessions and CCA sign-in
2021 Episode Schedule and CCA sign in sheet: LIVE – Weed Management – July 20th, 2021 @ 10:00 am EST: Dr. Peter Sikkema, Mike Cowbrough – sign-in here Cover Crops, Pasture Management, Soybeans, Corn and More! – August 3rd, 2021 @ 10 AM EST – sign-in here LIVE – Insect & Disease Management – August […]
2019 Summer Jobs – Student Field Crop Assistant – Corn Agronomy and Nutrient Management
Job Term: Temporary for 16 weeks, beginning spring 2019 Salary: $14.85 / hour, based on a 36.25 hour work week Job Ad Closing Date: Friday, March 29, 2019 Available Positions/Locations: Position Focus Location Contact Person Corn Agronomy and Nutrient Management Guelph Ben Rosser and Christine Brown Are you serious about making […]
2019 Summer Jobs – Student Field Crop Assistant
Job Term: Temporary for 16 weeks, beginning spring 2019 Salary: $14.85 / hour, based on a 36.25 hour work week Job Ad Closing Date: Friday, March 8, 2019 Available Positions/Locations: Position Focus Location Contact Person Field Crop Pathology Ridgetown Albert Tenuta Soil Management Ridgetown Adam Hayes Field Crop Entomology Ridgetown Tracey […]
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Agronomy Guide – Soybeans
Overview Soybeans have become the largest row crop by acreage in the province. Over 1.0 million ha (2.47 million acres) of soybeans are grown annually in Ontario. The year 2014was the frst time that acreage reached 1.21 million ha(3.0 million acres). The development of early maturing varieties, adaptability to no-till production, a wide selection of […]
OMAFRA Pub 812 – Field Crop Protection Guide
The OMAFRA Field Crop Protection Guide Pub 812 can be downloaded or purchased by clicking here. […]
Installing a Continuous Rinse System
Author: Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist (OMAFRA) Cleaning, flushing, triple-rinsing… whatever you call it, sprayer sanitation is a time-consuming and distasteful task. Methods vary, but they generally span from the classic triple rinse (30-45 minutes) to a full tear-down and decontamination (many hours and likely an overnight soak). The operator decides how much time […]
Did you hear? We’ve made some great improvements to the Agricultural Information Atlas!
We’re excited to let you know about the latest updates that we made to the Agricultural Information Atlas (AIA). What is the AIA? It’s OMAFRA’s free, easy-to-use online tool that can help you to: Develop nutrient management strategies and plans Plan tile drainage for your farm Develop a farm sketch for Pest Assessment Reports and Bee […]
Organic Amendment Options – What’s the best fit?
[pdf-embedder url=”https://fieldcropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Farmsmart-2017-Organic-Amendments-for-fieldcropnews.pdf” title=”Farmsmart 2017 Organic Amendments for fieldcropnews”] This pdf was presented at the FarmSmart Conference at the University of Guelph on January 21, 2017. […]
Call before you cut!
Jennifer Jarvis, Stakeholder Communications and Marketing Advisor, OMAFRA Municipalities are responsible for developing their own by-laws. Your municipality may have passed by-laws that determine if you can remove a tree from your land or woodlot. These by-laws may include conditions that affect how you carry out the work, including the need for a qualified professional and/or […]
Nutrient Application: Timing Matters
There’s a right time for everything. Every year, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) receives calls about winter spreading. Long, cold winters that come after a wet fall and/or late harvest tend to make winter spreading more common. However, spreading on frozen or snow covered ground, on saturated soil or before […]
Pesticide drift – You can’t say you didn’t know
When it comes to information about pesticide drift, it’s easy to find and there’s a lot of it. I have an archive of 29 articles written by our Ministry staff spanning 1999 to 2014. There’s so much, in fact, that it sometimes feels like there’s nothing left to say that hasn’t already been said. Here […]
Episode 6 – OMAFRA Field Crop Update
This week’s update investigates the causes of purple wheat leaves, how we should manage herbicide applications during periods of cold air temperatures and an update on corn planting progress in the province with a refresher on planting depth. Tell a friend about the OMAFRA field crop update and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” […]
Hemp – It’s Growing!
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Country Kitchen Dining Lounge, 2159 Ottawa Regional Road 31, Winchester, ON. from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. You are invited to: Learn- About Hemp Agronomics and the State-of-the-Industry; and Vote – Regarding a levy to support a farmer-directed Promotion and Research Agency. Reuben Stone of Valley Bio Ltd., Ontario’s […]