Spring Status Report
The crop has broken dormancy and stands are strong. What are the next steps?
Crop Staging
Next Steps
The wheat crop is progressing, cold wet weather looms. What is next on the management list?
A Fall for the History Books!
Provincial wheat acres slightly over 710,000 acres. With lots of concerns regarding the quality of stands, learn what The Wheat Team is looking for with stand assessments going into winter!
Research Report
Follow along as Mike Holzworth gives us an update form the C&M Seeds research plots. We learn about growth staging, planting dates and more!
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!
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 …
The Early Bird gets the Worm
Wiarton Willie forecasted an early spring, are you ready? For a large portion of the province, the likelihood of having an early start to spring is quite possible. There is very little ice cover on the Great Lakes, the frost layer is not very deep and snow that remains on the fields will likely disappear …
Your Post-Seeding Report Card
Fall Stand Evaluations For a majority of the province, wheat planting is more than likely completed. However, there still may be some acres get planted if field conditions allow. For those with emerged wheat, now is a great time to get out in the fields and conduct a stand evaluation. If you are still waiting …
The N+S Dilemma
Persistent wet weather has made nitrogen and sulphur applications extremely difficult for some parts of the province. Flag leaves have started to emerge; no nitrogen has been applied, what are your options? Read more to learn what the Wheat Team is recommending.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Ontario has it all!
Mother Nature has not made it easy for the 2019 Ontario winter wheat crop. Some fields will stay, some will go, but why is it so drastic this year? Evaluating wheat fields across multiple counties, there are some contributing factors that directly correlate. Read more to find out what The Wheat Team has observed!