Tag Archives OMAFRA

Benchmarketing projects aim to improve available farm data
Canadian and global numbers can help compare Ontario to other jurisdictions

Will electric tractors ever dethrone diesel?
There is plenty of space for electric power in smaller, lower-torque jobs

Zone sampling for soil tests allows for more detail, accuracy
Vague soil sampling results can provide misleading information
Pest lessons learned in the 2019 Ontario crop year
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of September 23

Western bean cutworm laying low so far
Western bean cutworms haven’t been a major issue this year but their full impact is still unknown
Ontario launches Excellence in Agriculture program
Winter wheat harvest winds down, increase of SDS in soybeans seen
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of August 12

Timing of 2019 wheat harvest challenging
Uneven staging and fusarium head blight have complicated harvest decisions
Agricultural Adaptation Council loses funding role to OMAFRA
The Agricultural Adaptation Council has meted out government funding to organizations for years

Uneven wheat crop means fusarium control challenges
Wheat plants are at various stages of development in many of this year’s fields