Phosphorus Loss Assessment using PLATO – AgriSuite’s newest calculator

manure being applied prior to corn planting in 2020
Christine BrownChristine Brown May 27, 2020 241 Comments Off on Phosphorus Loss Assessment using PLATO – AgriSuite’s newest calculator
Soil Fertility

Introducing….to your mobile device or computer, the newest in a series of on-line calculators. The phosphorus loss assessment tool for Ontario, nicknamed PLATO, will help determine the risk of phosphorus (P) loss from nutrient applications at a field scale.PLATO takes both field characteristics, such as erosion risk and soil test level, as well as P application practices into account, and…

Exeter + Mt Forest Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 26, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

Weather:    Warmer conditions starting late last week have fast-tracked crop growth. Tracking growing degree day (GDD) accumulation – Base 0 – for April and May in Huron county revealed 159 GGD in April and 244 GDD from May 1-25. Rainfall during the past week was sporadic with isolated thunderstorms resulting in flooded fields in one location and no rainfall…

Cereal Aphid Alert – Scout Your Cereals!

Tracey BauteTracey Baute May 27, 2020 401 Comments Off on Cereal Aphid Alert – Scout Your Cereals!
Baute Bug Blog

A number of reports have come in that cereal aphid populations are increasing. Scouting cereal fields is advised. Natural enemies are present in many fields so I recommend using the Cereal Aphid Manager app to help you decide if a spray is required based on your aphid and natural enemy populations. The cereal aphid threshold is 12 to 15 aphids…

Northern Ontario Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 20, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

Dry conditions have enabled rapid progress on planting. Some areas could use some rain to help crop emergence. The excellent weather conditions meant some districts were not represented on this week’s call, but those that were present estimated overall planting progress at 70-80%. Cereals, canola and grasses are all Base 0˚C GDD crops. The cool weather has limited GDD accumulation…

OMAFRA Field Crop Report – Week of May 18th, 2020

Weather Table May 11 – 17, 2020
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Crop Reports

Temperatures over the past week have been significantly warmer than the week prior. Most of the province saw rain over the long weekend. In many areas this was welcome news, but much of southwestern Ontario received significant downpours and flooded fields were a common sight. Listen to the audio version below. Subscribe on iTunes, Google play or Spotify Corn Most of…

Ridgetown-Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 19, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

19 May 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 fourth 2020 Ridgetown-Simcoe virtual ag breakfast meeting was held May 19 with 80 participants. Weather: Crop development has been slow coming out of several days of well below seasonal, and in some cases, record breaking…

Why Has Corn Taken So Long To Emerge in 2020?

Ian McDonaldIan McDonald May 19, 2020 975 Comments Off on Why Has Corn Taken So Long To Emerge in 2020?
Corn

Some corn was planted around 10th of April. A much larger acreage got in between the 21st and 27th. The rest got in during the first part of May. Corn planted to date has gone in under very good soil conditions for the most part. The remainder of the corn will be likely planted after the 21st of May due…

Ontario Field Crop Report – May 14, 2020

Weather Table May 4 – 10, 2020
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Crop Reports

Temperatures were well below seasonal for much of the past week due to the presence of an arctic air mass. Low night-time temperature records were set in many areas of the province with low temperatures between 0 to -7⁰C and snow fell overnight more than once. The widespread risk of the cold weather impacts is decreasing with the predicted warm…

Cobourg + Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 13, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

Below-seasonal temperatures was the underlying issue in this week’s call. Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes seem to be the most delayed areas in central and eastern Ontario. Retailers have been able to keep up with customer demands. There was talk of fertilizer backlog at the ports, but so far this has not affected the supply chain in central and eastern…

Exeter + Mt. Forest AgriBusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

The topic of conversation this week is “cold conditions”. Temperatures were well below seasonal for much of the past week due to the presence of an arctic air mass. Night-time temperatures reached as low as -8⁰C in some parts of southern Ontario. Many parts of the province experienced low temperatures between 0 and -4⁰C and snow accumulated in many regions.  …

Why Sprayers Tip

Jason DeveauJason Deveau May 13, 2020 344 Comments Off on Why Sprayers Tip
Uncategorized

This article is a short reminder for sprayer operators to respect the possibility of tipping a sprayer. Every spring I catch wind of someone tipping over. When I can ask the operator questions I start with “Is everyone alright?” and “Was the sprayer full?“. Hopefully the answers are “Yes” and “No”, but not always. The following factors are always involved:…

Ontario Cereal Leaf Beetle Survey

Joanna FollingsJoanna Follings May 12, 2020 768 Comments Off on Ontario Cereal Leaf Beetle Survey
Barley

This article was written by Tracey Baute, Entomologist- Field Crops and Joanna Follings, Cereals Specialist Cereal Leaf Beetle (CLB) is an important pest in cereal crop production feeding on wheat, oats, barley, corn, forages and grassy weeds. CLB overwinters as an adult and then emerges early in the spring and females lay their eggs on leaves in wheat fields and…

How will the cold temperatures effect cereal crops?

Joanna FollingsJoanna Follings May 8, 2020 1081 Comments Off on How will the cold temperatures effect cereal crops?
Barley

With temperatures dipping below zero in various parts of the province last night and continued cold temperatures forecasted into the weekend, many are wondering what effect this will have on cereal crops. What temperatures will cause injury? Figure 1 shows the various wheat growth stages and when injury is likely to occur to the crop after experiencing cold temperatures for…

OMAFRA Field Crop Report – May 07, 2020

Figure 2. Corn planting into bio-strips, in Huron county on April 26th.
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Crop Reports

Air temperatures for the week of May 4th were below the seasonal average. This has slowed soil warming and while not hindering planting, it is delaying germination and emergence of seeded crops. But so far, the 2020 season has offered better planting conditions than the past number of springs. Cereals Most of the winter wheat crop looks excellent although the…

Northern AgriBusiness Breakfast Meeting – May 6, 2020

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Ag Business Minutes

The morning of the meeting conditions were sunny across the north, but still cold. Generally, conditions have been sunny and windy so soils have been dry. A rainfall last week provided welcome moisture. There were no major concerns raised regarding grain crop planting and conditions, other than cold temperatures. Some regions are a week or two behind normal with the…

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