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 …
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!
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 …
TOP RESULTS DON’T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT – THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED SUCCESS WITH WHEAT As with all crops, proper planting is a crucial step to creating the highest possible yields. Please review these focus areas to ensure your wheat crop gets the “Serious Start” that is needs. Equipment properly tuned and calibrated Ensuring …
These charts are guidelines for cereal crops, for calibrating seed drills at various row widths, and determining plant stands and expected yields.
Spring wheat should be the first crop seeded in the spring. It handles cold weather and soils better than other cereal crops resulting in higher yields.
Your seeding rate in lbs per acre can be calculated by looking at your seed tag. View the seeds per pound and use this chart to find pounds per acre.
Frost Seeding Cereals! Peter Johnson, Cereals Specialist, OMAFRA, Stratford. Be Prepared.
How to assess your winter wheat stand in the spring. 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 …
Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies gives Wheat School viewers some insight into the impact seeding depth and nitrogen application can have on winter wheat stands.