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Ontario Field Crop Report, June 21, 2018: Sulphur response in Ontario’s field crops

sulphur; deficiency; wheat; sandy loam
Jake MunroeJake Munroe June 22, 2018 2172 Comments Off on Ontario Field Crop Report, June 21, 2018: Sulphur response in Ontario’s field crops
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Sulphur (S) had been a neglected nutrient in Ontario for many years. For decades, in much of Ontario, sulphur came in significant quantities from the sky – deposited from emissions from industrial activity. Even before that, impurities in fertilizers and more widespread application of manure helped ensure a regular addition of sulphur to our soils. In recent years things have…

ONTARIO FIELD CROP REPORT – June 6, 2018

Joanna FollingsJoanna Follings June 14, 2018 1662 Comments Off on ONTARIO FIELD CROP REPORT – June 6, 2018
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Corn Many areas of the province saw rain over the weekend putting a stop to field activities for a day or two.  Corn planting is wrapping up and progressing well with corn emerging as quickly as four days after planting. The earlier planted corn is at the V3-V6 stage and the corn planted later on the heavier ground is from…

ONTARIO FIELD CROP REPORT – May 3, 2018

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April exits without a single day over 20°C and wet conditions that mostly prevented wheels from turning in the fields. We enter May with good temperatures and lots of pent up energy to get on the land. April 30th marks the day the “Starters Pistol Cracked” and the Mad Dash has begun to get all the 2018 spring cropping operations…

Ontario Field Crop Report – Week of April 16th, 2018

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The 2018 season is obviously off to a slow start following a significant storm system that brought freezing rain, ice pellets and snow to much of the province on the April 14th weekend. As of April 18th, it’s easy to find fields that are still snow covered (Figure 1). The weather and soil conditions will eventually turn more favourable and…

Winchester AgBreakfast Minutes – April 26, 2016

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Conditions: Soil drying up, but below average temperatures are limiting field activity to manure/fertilizer application and forage/spring cereal seeding. Forages: Alfalfa winter survival is good, generally in the 80% plus range. Winterkill is mostly limited to low/poorly drained pockets. The combination of heavy and moisture saturated soils has led to some heaving. Alfalfa fields not harvested last fall are showing…