Spring Status Report
The crop has broken dormancy and stands are strong. What are the next steps?
Stand Management
Pop Quiz!
The number one question lately is “Will my wheat make it?” Learn what The Wheat Team recommends for spring assessments.
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!
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 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!
Kickstarting Wheat into “High Gear”
With lots of late planted/small wheat around the country side, The Wheat Team has been getting lots of questions on best management practices for these fields. Late wheat can still have good yield potential but it takes careful scouting and management to get there. Read more to learn what The Wheat Team is recommending!
“Spill it and Drill it” We can do Better!!
Increasing profitability with winter wheat starts with grabbing the low hanging fruit. Determining and adjusting seeding rates as fall progresses is one management strategy that is often over looked, yet it is so simple. Early planting requires less seed; late planting requires more seed, but why? Read more to find out.
Right Rate when Rolling Again
: “Early” is behind us, now let’s make the plans for the “Traditional” and “Later” planted wheat crops.