Reason for Optimism in 2017 Wheat Crop
There is no doubt that the Ontario 2016 winter wheat crop was the best ever. Granted, there certainly was an extreme range. The crop was planted early in to prime conditions and 2017 looks similar….
There is no doubt that the Ontario 2016 winter wheat crop was the best ever. Granted, there certainly was an extreme range. The crop was planted early in to prime conditions and 2017 looks similar….
Glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane has moved 800 km from its point of origin in Essex County in 2010 to the Ontario-Quebec border in 2015. Weeds move in many ways, including pollen movement and grain movement. But one of the most overlooked methods is replanting farm-saved seed that has traceable amounts of weed seeds.
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One thing a wheat producer always has trouble understanding is why prices for certain classes of wheat change. Through 2016, Ontario went through a period when HRW and HRS were at almost the same price as SRW.