Stand Assessment Calculator
Manage your wheat with confidence! Use our stand assessment calculator to help narrow down your management practices in your wheat
Agronomy
The Wheat Teams T3 Tips
With T3 applications quickly upon on us, The Wheat Team has come up with some factors to consider to make effective T3 applications.
Time to Check your Stands
As the wheat breaks dormancy, every wheat producer should be in their fields conducting a spring stand assessment to make well informed management decisions such as nitrogen and sulphur programs, fungicide applications and plant growth regulator requirements.
Counting Tillers
Counting Tillers and assessing stands in a wheat crop. It is always best to view the crop from a mathematical standpoint to determine what kind of yield potential and lodging risk you have. A strong stand of wheat, according to many industry specialists, will have between 55 and 65 good heads per square foot. Having …
Spring Wheat Still Making $EN$E for your Operation
Spring Wheat acres in Ontario have always trended like a bit of a roller coaster. 2022 is setting up to be a year for increased consideration to the rotation. There will be demand for the wheat, the rotational benefits enhance your soil, READ ON for thoughts to see if it is a fit for you, and to set your acres up for success.
Seeding Rate Calculator
Get Serious about your wheat with our seeding rate calculator Having the correct wheat seeding rate on your fields can create a huge economic impact to the profitability of your crop. We want to see red wheat be one of the most profitable crops on your farm. That starts with planting the right amount of …
Winter Canola Production
Winter Canola has been gaining in popularity in Ontario, but there is still very few acres. In this article you will find tips on growing it.
Boots on the ground = Status Report!
It is estimated that over 1 million acres of winter wheat were seeded in Ontario this fall, most of which were seeded into great conditions within the optimum planting window. Now is a good time to reflect on how things are progressing and where we may want to go from here with our winter wheat management. Read more to learn what the Ontario Cereal Specialist observed this fall!
Dry VS Liquid
Growers are always asking which product is better. With equipment innovation, is urea making a comeback?
Spring Scouting Tips and Tricks
What to look for when conducting spring stand assessments Give the plants a chance to wake up. Wait for at least three warm (above 15C) days after the snow goes away. It can be done sooner, but may be difficult to determine the live plants if you look too early. Leave the replant decision as …