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| General | Nutrient Management | Sampling and Testing | Fertilizer Recommendations | Fertigation |
| N | P and K | Ca, Mg, pH and Lime | Micronutrients | Manure | Composting | Biosolids |

General

• Agronomy Guide, Publication 811, Order this publication
• Cover Crops
• OMAFRA Fertilizer Recommendation Tables
• New Soil Test Categories
• Guide to Fruit Production, Publication 360 Order this publication
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Livestock Production Systems (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP17) Order this publication
• Managing Crop Nutrients (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP20) Order this publication
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Publication 611) Order this publication
• Vegetable Production Recommendation, Publication 363 Order this publication

Nutrient Management

• Manure Management (Best Management Practices), (Order No. BMP16) Order this publication
• Nutrient Management Act (OMAFRA)
  • Nutrient Management (MOE)
• NMAN PC (Nutrient Management Software Program)
• Nutrient Management Planning (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP14) Order this publication

Sampling and Testing

• Soil Fertility Handbook (Publication 611) Order this publication
• Plant Analysis
  • Plant Analysis in Today's Agriculture, July 2006
  • Fruit Tree Leaf Analysis, July 2006
  • Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
  • Leaf Analyses for Fruit Crop Nutrition (Order No. 91-012)
• Soil Testing
  • Laboratories for Soil Analysis
  • Soil Sampling and Analysis for Managing Crop Nutrients (Order #06-031)
  • Soil Testing Myths

Fertilizer Recommendations

• Adjustments to Fertilizer Recommendations (Legumes and Manure)
• Can I Apply Nitrogen in the Fall?
• Fertilizer Recommendation Tables
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Publication 611) Order this publication
• Fertilizer Recommendations: Soil Acidity and Liming
• Fertilizer Recommendations: Nutrients
• Field Crops
  • Fertility Management - Canola
  • Fertility Management - Cereal Crops
  • Fertility Management - Corn
    • Nitrogen
    • Phosphate and Potash
    • Secondary and Micronutrients
      
  • Fertility Management - Field Beans
  • Fertility Management - Forages
  • Fertility Management - Soybeans
• Fruit Crops
  • Calcium for Bitter Pit Control, July 2006

  • Best Management Practices for Nutrient Management in Berry Crops, Jan 2005

Fertigation

• Fertigation Fertilizer Sources, March 2006
• Fertigation Nitrogen Choices, May 2005

Nitrogen

• General
  • Fertigation Nitrogen Choices, May 2005
• Corn
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Calculator
    • Nitrogen Calculator - Excel Version
    • The Ontario Corn N Worksheet - ( PDF )
    • What Corn Yield Do I Use for the N Calculator?
• Cereals
• Cereals nitrogen
• Canola

Phosphorous and Potassium

• The Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) Soil Testing and Fertilizer Recommendation System in Ontario (Order No. 97-005)

Calcium, Magnesium, pH and Lime

• Sources of Agricultural Limestone for Ontario

Micronutrients

• Micronutrient Fertilizers

Manure

• Manure - Tackling the Frequently Asked Questions
• Manure Management (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP16) Order this publication
• Available Nutrients and Value for Manure From Various Livestock Types (Order No. 08-041) - PDF Format (354 kb)
• Calculating Available Nutrients from a Manure Analysis
• Nutrient Management Software
• Temporary Field Storage of Manure in Winter

Composting

• Agricultural Composting Basics (Order No. 05-023)
• Interim Guidelines for the Production and Use of Aerobic Compost in Ontario, 2004 [PDF]
• Manure Composting as a Pathogen Reduction Strategy (Order No. 05-021)
• On-Farm Composting Handbook (NRAES-54)
• Deadstock Disposal

Biosolids

• Application of Municipal Sewage Biosolids to Cropland (Best Management Practices) (Order No. BMP 23) Order this publication
• Interim Guidelines for the Production and Use of Aerobic Compost in Ontario, 2004 [PDF]
• Nitrogen Deficiency and Carbon:Nitrogen Ratios of Organic Ammendments
• Nutrient Management (MOE)

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Newsletters

• OMAFRA Newsletters
  • Crop-Pest Ontario
  • CropTalk
• Other Newsletters Online (external link list)
  • Ontario Soil & Crop Association
  • Seedbed ... Better Farming Column

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  • Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
  • Sources of Crop Inputs
    • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
    • Sources of Agricultural Limestone For Ontario

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    Stats and Facts

    • Ontario Field Crops Statistics
    • Ontario Horticultural Crop Statistics

     

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