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 […] Read more
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Ontario corn yield estimates above average, soybeans below
Corn needs heat units to optimize projected yields
Ontario yield estimates above average for corn, below average for soybeans
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 […] Read more
Dates announced for Great Lakes Grain tour
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, […] Read more
Positive news reported on 2021 crop tour
Great Lakes Grain data suggest good corn and soybean crops across Ontario
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 […] Read more
VIDEO: Taking a tour of Ontario corn and soybean crops
Field Talk with Rachel Duesbury
Matt McIntosh, Farmtario contributor, speaks with Rachel Duesbury with AGRIS Co-operative, during the Great Lakes Grain Tour to take stock of Ontario corn and soybean crops.
Great Lakes Grain tour calls for big soy and corn yields
Earlier planting and heat and rain when needed have boosted potential harvest
[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 […] Read more
Great Lakes Grain tour: crops need time to mature
There is potential in the corn crop if it gets to maturity
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 […] Read more
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