OMAFRA Pub 812 – Field Crop Protection Guide
The OMAFRA Field Crop Protection Guide Pub 812 can be downloaded or purchased by clicking here. […]
Compaction Know-How
IFAO held a Compaction Action Day in September 2017 at Shawridge Farms at Arthur, Ontario. That event, attended by around 400 people, 16 equipment sponsors and 50 total sponsors, showcased a wide range of equipment and achieved a number of important things: It showed that a lot of people are concerned about compaction It raised […]
Western Bean Cutworm Resources for 2018
The WBC trapping season is about to begin. For those anxious to put up WBC traps this year, the WBC Trap Network is almost ready for you to set up your sites at: https://www.cornpest.ca/wbc-trap-network/ An email to past trap participants will be going out early next week. For those who have not entered trap sites […]
East Central Crop Advisors Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 23
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 […]
Mt. Forest Crop Advisors Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 22
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 […]
Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 23, 2018
Thank you to John Seliga from Pioneer for chairing the meeting and sponsoring breakfast. Summary: The forecast for the week looks great, but clay soils across the region will likely continue to be too wet to plant for the rest of the week. With hot weather the soil surface will begin to crust and […]
ONTARIO FIELD CROP REPORT – May 24, 2018
Planting conditions have been good in many parts of the province; however, there are some areas that have been too wet, resulting in delayed planting. Areas affected include the heavy clay soils in Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Haldimand and Niagara. Corn, soybean and canola planting have also been delayed in many parts of northern Ontario […]
Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – May 22, 2018
Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to Alex Zelem – C&M Seeds Quotes of the Week: “Perfect is the enemy of good” – Alan McCallum “Skilled incompetence” – Ed Tomecek Synopsis: Extremely wet over much of the area, with up to 6.5” (162.5 mm) of rainfall over the past two weeks. Little planting progress on […]
Guide to Weed Control in Field Crops
OMAFRA has digitized all of their former print versions of crop protection resources (such as the Guide to Weed Control) into the Crop Protection Hub. A main driver of this change was to ensure that Ontario Agriculture had access to the most accurate and current information on pest management. The process required to create print […]
Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 15, 2018
General The weather in the past week has being great for planting. Crop heat unit accumulation from the 1st of May are about 200 as of the 15th of May as compared to the normal of 150 (Ottawa airport). Some areas had a light frosts this past Friday and Saturday. Where the fields were left […]
Cereal Leaf Beetle Activity on the Horizon
There have been many reports of cereal leaf beetle adult activity over the last few weeks. Adults do some feeding but also lay eggs that give rise to the real issue – cereal leaf beetle larvae. Eggs will be hatching within the next week or so. With daily growing degree days accumulating more quickly than […]
Exeter Agribusiness Minutes
Exeter Agribusiness Minutes May 15, 2018 Malibu Restaurant, Exeter Chair for this meeting was David Townsend. Thank you to BASF for sponsoring breakfast. Chair for the next meeting will be Joanna Wallace. Synopsis: A tremendous amount of field work was possible late last week and over the weekend in this region. Rain last […]
Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – May 8, 2018
Breakfast Sponsor: Thanks from the group to “Bob Thirlwall” – Monsanto Quotes of the week – “Why does my neighbours wheat look better – Neighbour says “why does his wheat look better than mine?” – Alan McCallum “Absolutely Fascinating” – Peter Sikkema in reference to how herbicide resistance develops Synopsis: May 1st to May 7th […]
Simcoe Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 9, 2018
Thank you to Ken Currah of BASF for chairing the meeting and sponsoring breakfast. Synopsis: Planting progress from London area through to Niagara and Hamilton-Wentworth is variable depending on soil type and rainfall in the past week. Warm weather is quickly bringing on broadleaf weeds, and winter wheat and alfalfa have been growing more rapidly […]
East Central Crop Advisors Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 9, 2018
Picture of Quinte SCIA Relay Cropping Trial Site @ Cobourg. Equipment has really started to move in the fields since Monday. Prior to that, only sandy soils had seen planters. Some manure is going out, although those with enough storage are waiting to apply in the summer instead. This decision needs to balance timeliness of […]