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The annual Great Lakes Grain tour assessment showed above-average yields for corn at 199.9 bu./acre.
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Ontario corn yield estimates above average, soybeans below

Corn needs heat units to optimize projected yields

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Mother Nature needs to turn on the heat for Ontario corn to reach its yield potential before harvest. “We’re behind” in corn, Jim Irvine, of FS Partners/Great Lakes Grain, told Farmtario at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. “The weather has slowed things down. We need a warm, frost-free September.” The 2023 Great Lakes Grain (GLG) crop […] Read more
Ontario yield estimates above average for corn, below average for soybeans
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Ontario yield estimates above average for corn, below average for soybeans

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Ontario needs solid heat units for corn to reach its yield potential in September and October.   “We’re behind (in corn),” Jim Irvine, FS Partners/Great Lakes Grain grain originator, told Farmtario at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. “The weather has slowed things down. We need a warm September and frost-free.”   The 2023 Great Lakes Grain crop assessment […] Read more
Dates announced for Great Lakes Grain tour
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Dates announced for Great Lakes Grain tour

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The annual Great Lakes Grain Crop Assessment Tour will take place from August 29 to September 9, 2022. The Great Lakes Grain tour has staff and partners from AGRIS Co-operative, FS PARTNERS and Coop Embrun scout corn and soybean fields with farmers who sign up for the tour. The team will conduct yield estimates, gauge […] Read more
Corn is well dented and should continue to dry down quickly.
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Positive news reported on 2021 crop tour

Great Lakes Grain data suggest good corn and soybean crops across Ontario

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The recent Great Lakes Grain crop tour showed that Ontario crop farmers could be looking at a record corn crop that should dry down quickly to an early harvest. “I think we’re doing pretty strong across the whole of southwestern Ontario, and I think we should see a good crop,” said Rachel Duesbury, grain originator […] Read more
Don Kabbes, of Great Lakes Grain, left, takes measurements while customer Kevin Van Bakel looks on during the recent Great Lakes Grain yield tour.
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Great Lakes Grain tour calls for big soy and corn yields

Earlier planting and heat and rain when needed have boosted potential harvest

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[UPDATED: Sept. 22, 2020] The results of the Great Lakes Grain Yield Tour say that Ontario could have record soybean yields. The 11th edition of the tour, which looks at crops from Windsor to the Ottawa Valley, assesses corn and soybean yield and gives individual farmers report cards on their projected yields. This year the […] Read more
Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain.
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Great Lakes Grain tour: crops need time to mature

There is potential in the corn crop if it gets to maturity

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The big conclusion from Great Lakes Grain’s 2019 crop tour is no surprise — the corn and soybean crops need more time. But if the frost holds off there’s potential for decent yields in some fields, says Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain. Why it matters: Understanding the potential yield on farms can […] Read more

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