Field Observations
SUMMER 2025
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July 31, 2025 As July wraps up and we head into August, there is still lots to scout for in fields—pests and disease unfortunately don’t take summer holidays. Corn and soybeans are in reproductive stages,…
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Field Observations
SPRING 2025
- June 19, 2025 As summer creeps closer, warm temperatures are on the rise. So far, crop heat unit (CHU) accumulation remains slightly behind the five-year average. However, with warm temperatures being experienced, crop stage progression… -
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FALL 2024
- November 28, 2024 As the holiday season approaches, harvest is almost entirely wrapped up across the province. Unlike some years, November harvest conditions have been excellent, and farmers have not had to battle to get… -
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SUMMER 2024
- September 19, 2024 Incredible weather for mid-September has helped the corn and soybean crops reach maturity a few days earlier than expected. Soybean harvest has begun, as has winter wheat planting. Corn Some corn has…
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Field Observations
SPRING 2024
- June 13, 2024 This spring is starting to sound like “the song that never ends.” If you can remember it from childhood, it’s a song that just goes on and on and never ends. While… -
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FALL 2023
- December 7, 2023 Another season has come and (mostly) gone. Corn harvest is roughly 90 to 100 per cent complete, and with another few good days of harvest, it should be nearing the finish line.… -
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Summer 2023
- September 21, 2023 This week, there is some good and bad news. The good is that soybean harvest has begun or is not that far around the corner (be sure that combines, planters, and winter… -
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SPRING 2023
- June 15, 2023 The rain gauge was arguably the least used piece of equipment on the farm this spring. That is until the start of this week when a very welcomed (gentle) rain was received… -
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FALL 2022
- November 17, 2022 Many regions in Ontario have received their first snowfall as winter creeps closer, which has hampered any remaining corn and soybean harvest. However, spectacular fall weather has allowed many acres to be… -
Field observations
SUMMER 2022
- September 20, 2022 A busy week is ahead for soybean harvesting, as weather allows across the province. Winter wheat planting will follow. Roughly 5 to 10 per cent of the soybean harvest has been completed…