The yield potential of your spring wheat seed will be maximized by doing all you can to move the planting date ahead. However, “seeded early” just to be early shall not be confused with “seeded properly early”. The gains from seeding early in the right conditions can be very large, but the headaches in the wrong conditions can also be very large.
Keeping a sharp eye on the wheat markets has always been important, but what about classes of wheat? Looking ahead to 2019 production, opportunities are emerging in the hard wheat markets. As domestic supply of hard wheat is low, demand is starting to grow as will the opportunities for attractive pricing opportunities and take advantage of them when they arise!
The holy grail in wheat is achieving maximum yields while still maintaining high protein levels. This was thought to be impossible in the past, but new products and looking closer at sulfur may hold the key we have been looking for.
Well, the newest hard red spring wheat from C&M Seeds is now available for production in spring 2017. Easton will suit spring wheat growers in both Southwestern Ontario and Eastern Ontario. It has been performing well on all soil types and provides growers with a great advancement in fusarium protection along with…
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.
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.