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Winter Canola Survival in 2018/2019 in Southwestern Ontario

Meghan MoranMeghan Moran March 5, 2020 710 Comments Off on Winter Canola Survival in 2018/2019 in Southwestern Ontario
Canola

In the 2018/2019 winter canola season, 17 fields were monitored to evaluate winter survival of winter canola, and to support expansion of regions that can access crop insurance for winter kill. Information was collected from producers on soil type, planting date, planting equipment, fall fertility, canola hybrid, and growth stage prior to a hard fall frost to contribute to assessments…

Mt Forest Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 14, 2016

June 8-14, 2016 Weather Data
OMAFRA Field Crop TeamOMAFRA Field Crop Team June 17, 2016 1953 Comments Off on Mt Forest Ag Breakfast Meeting Minutes – June 14, 2016
Ag Business Minutes

There is still a lot of field activity happening, but the real busy rush is starting to slow down. Accumulated heat units are shown in the table below. Thanks Bill Brown and FS Partners for sponsoring breakfast. The June 14 meeting was the last of the year at Mt Forest, and we thank everyone for participating. Corn Most corn is at…

Winchester AgBreakfast Minutes May 12, 2015

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Conditions: Warm, sunny and dry conditions over the last 2 weeks were ideal for field work. Timely rains May 10-12 brought 20 mm (5 to 50 mm) of welcome precipitation across eastern Ontario. With most of the cereals, new forage seedings, corn and part of the soybean acreage seeded/planted between April 27th and May 10th, the fertilizer/seed supply/delivery chain was…