Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – April 16th, 2019
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 […]
1st of Season – Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2019
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 […]
2018 Corn Seasonal Summary
Planting The March 2018 planting intentions report by Statistics Canada estimated Ontario farmers intended to plant 2.2 million acres of grain corn, comparing to a 5-year (2013-2017) average of 2.1 million acres (OMAFRA Crop Statistics). A cool April coupled with snow and freezing rain events through to the middle of the month limited early field […]
2018 Grain Corn Ear Mould and Vomitoxin (DON) Survey
Co-authored with Albert Tenuta, Field Crop Pathologist, OMAFRA OMAFRA field crop staff in collaboration with the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) and members of the Ontario Agri-Business Association (OABA) have completed the annual Provincial corn ear mould and mycotoxin survey. Corn ear moulds such as Gibberella and their corresponding mycotoxins occur every year in Ontario. […]
Corn Earworm Presence Higher Than Expected – Check Your Fields
Recent scouting efforts and grower calls indicate that corn earworm (CEW) are present in Ontario corn fields this fall, some at pretty high levels (Figure 1). Late planted fields are the most at risk, as CEW moths typically don’t blow in from the US until later in the summer and prefer to lay their eggs […]
OMAFRA Field Crop Report – September 27, 2018
2018 Seasonal Insect Pest Summary There was no shortage of insect issues in 2018, though some pests we would typically expect were not a big problem this year. Swede midge, armyworm and even western bean cutworm for the most part were not nearly the problem they have been in the past in canola, wheat and […]
OMAFRA Field Crop Report – September 6, 2018
Figure 1. Board displaying corn ear size and plant spacing at harvest time Pre-Harvest Corn Yield Estimates and Late Season Corn Scouting It’s the beginning of September and the growing season is on the final stretch. Perhaps you’re impatient and can’t wait until harvest to get an idea of what your corn yield is looking […]
OMAFRA Crop Report – Week of August 6, 2018
2018 has been an insect year. As we start to approach the end of summer, there are still a few pests to be concerned about before the crops are ready for harvest. Western bean cutworm (WBC): Overall, the WBC population have been lower than previous years. With the majority of the corn crop beyond the […]
OMAFRA Field Crop Report – Week of July 17, 2018
Cereals Winter wheat harvest progress is around 7-10 days ahead of last year. Given the relatively dry summer, early reports of yield have been average to below average although crop quality has been respectable. Post-harvest weed management A significant amount of annual weed seeds can be produced and dispersed after wheat harvest if the ground […]
Exeter Crop Advisors Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 26, 2018
Thank you to Mike Verhoef who chaired the meeting and to Alex Zelem (C&M Seeds) for sponsoring breakfast. There was an excellent turnout and discussion. Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s meetings. This was the last meeting for this year so welook forward to seeing you all again next year! Synopsis: The weekend […]
Ridgetown Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 19, 2018
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 […]
East Central Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting – June 6th, 2018
Photo of first cut hay down in Peterborough County. Thank you to Katja Rochacewich (Bayer) for sponsoring breakfast. Overall, crops in the region are looking good. Rainfall has been scattered and total amount variable (0-3”). Windy conditions across central Ontario have complicated spraying for the past few days. Despite the slow, cool spring, attendees agreed […]
Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 1, 2018
Winchester Agribusiness Breakfast Meeting Minutes – May 1, 2018 General discussion Big turnout at the breakfast meeting is a good indication that there’s not much happening in the fields. As in most of the province, wet conditions and additional rain in the forecast is keeping most equipment off the field. Some growers are beginning to […]
2017 Corn Seasonal Summary
2017 Corn Seasonal Summary Planting The March 2017 planting intentions report by Statistics Canada estimated that Ontario farmers intended to plant 2.2 million acres of grain corn. This compares to a 5-year (2012-2016) average of 2.1 million acres of grain corn planted in the province (OMAFRA Crop Statistics). While April was warmer than normal, some […]
2017 Grain Corn Ear Mould and Vomitoxin (DON) Survey
Co-Authored with Albert Tenuta, Field Crop Pathologist, OMAFRA OMAFRA field crop staff with the assistance from members of the Ontario Agri-Business Association (OABA) have completed the annual Provincial corn ear mould and mycotoxin survey. These mycotoxins, particularly vomitoxin (DON) produced primarily by Gibberella/Fusarium ear moulds can be disruptive when fed to livestock, especially hogs. The […]