What's Current in Field Crops

Crop and Pest Updates

• Crop Line - Episode 455 - May 22, 2012 - Crop Updates and Lots of Great Information.
  • Subscribe to Cropline Podcast
  • Crop Reports 2012
• Field Crop Seasonal Summaries 2011

Newsletters

CropPest Ontario - Volume 17, Issue 01, 14 May 2012- PDF 823

• Pre-Plant Dandelion Control in Soybeans
• WBC Trapping Network
• Alfalfa Weevil and Black Cutworm
• 2012 Testing Results for Herbicide Resistant Weeds
• Everyone Knows It's Windy
• Weevils and Whatnot!
• Efficacy of Wheat Fungicides
  

Crop Talk -Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2012 - PDF Format (361 Kb)

• Grain Storage—Problems to Avoid
• Mapping Information You can Use
• Let’s Make Hay!
• Starting the Grain Season
• Is it Time to Feed the Beans?
• The STRAW Specialist?
• Comparing the Performance of Various Herbicide
• Programs In Non-GMO, Food Grade Soybeans
• Does ESN® SMART NITROGEN® Improve Corn and Spring Wheat Yield?
• Crop Fertilizer Decisions Made Easier
• Reducing Soil Erosion in Areas of Concentrated Flow

ON Organic - April 2012 (PDF version - 355 kb)

• Welcome to "ON Organic"
• Are Windbreaks Multifunctional?
• Dry Cows are Suspectible to Heat Stress Too!
• OMAFRA Crop IPM Scout Training Schedule
• OMAFRA Articles and Updates
  • Watch Out - Those Cover Crops are Growing!
  • Grain Storage - Problems to Avoid
  • Counting Nematodes? Proper Sampling and Handling is Key (Part 1)
  • Counting Nematodes? Proper Sampling and Handling is Key (Part 2)
• OMAFRA Food Safety Snippets
  • Be Proactive With Your Record Keeping System
  • Don't Become a Statistic - Train Your Workers in Proper Hygiene Practices
• Risk Management Program Update
  • Production Insurance Update - May 1, 2012 Organic Deadlines
  • AgriStability Commodity Code Changes for 2011
• New Publications
  • OMAFRA Publications, "Guide to Fruit Production", 2012-2012
  • Other Publications, "Purdue Cover Crop Guide"
• Funding Opportunities
  • 2013 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Applications Open
• Learning Opportunities
  • EFAO Kitchen Table Meetings, 2012
  • Cheese Making Technology Short Course
  • Permaculture Design Course
• Events

  Links to Other Information for Field Crops

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
  • Risk Mitigation Alternatives for Producers Affected by Reduced Corn Plantings
  • 2010 Hybrid Corn Performance Trials
  • The Art of Interpreting Field Trials…or, Can Good Data Lead to Bad Results?
  • Corn: Tillage
  • Corn: Hybrid Selection
  • Corn under 20% Moisture - Now What?
  • On-Farm Stored Grain Management
  • Soybeans: Tillage Options
  • Soybeans: Variety Selection
  • Are Your Grain Bins Ready for Winter?
  • Available Nutrients and Values for Manure from Various Livestock types
  • Agricorp
  • Baute Bug Blog
  • Field crop budgets
  • ontarioweeds.com
  • Weed Pro 75

Events

IPM Scout Training - Introduction to IPM: April 30, Guelph

• IPM Scout Training - Tomatoes & Peppers: May 1, Ridgetown
• IPM Scout Training - Tender Fruit - Grape: May 2, Vineland
• IPM Scout Training - Cole Crops: May 2, Guelph
• IPM Scout Training - Lettuce, Celery, Onions, Carrots: May 3, Guelph
• IPM Scout Training - Strawberries: May 7, Woodstock
• IPM Scout Training - Cucurbit Crops: May 9, Ridgetown
• IPM Scout Training - Apples: May 10, Simcoe
• IPM Scout Training - Ginseng Garden Walkers Workshop: May 16, Simcoe
• IPM Scout Training - Sweet Corn, Peas and Beans: May 17, Woodstock
• IPM Scout Training - Potatoes: May 24, Guelph
• Southwest Crop Diagnostic Day - July 4 and 5, 2012
• Asparagus - learn, lunch and field walk: July 10, Norfolk County
• Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day - July 17, 2012

Publications

• Publication 75 - Guide to Weed Control
• Publication 611 - Soil Fertility Handbook
• Publication 811 - Agronomy Guide for Field Crops
• Pub 812 - Field Crop Protection Guide
• Other OMAFRA Publications