Spring 2016 - Ontario Soil And Crop Improvement Association

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Spring 2016 Soil and Crop News Issue 1 Eastern Valley Soil & Crop Improvement Association BREAKING GROUND Distributed to Soil and Crop members in the counties of Sormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell Inside this Issue: From the desk of your Regional President... Greetings fellow members! County news and events Provincial director’s report EFP / GYFP Workshops Regional Sponsorships Soil Champion Award “ Manipulator” and the 2016 wheat crop OSCIA News W ith winter behind us and the spring thaw upon us, now is the time to focus on crop production and soil improvements. I hope we have all gained some knowledge and understanding of what is going on in our soils. W ith so many meetings and conferences these past few months that have been focusing on soil biology and soil health, even those who aren’t experts in this area agree that we have only scratched the surface in beginning to understand how the complete soil system works and how efficient the cycle can become when we don’t get it right. Exciting stuff! Eastern Valley will be hosting a bus tour on July 5 th to visit the W est Québec/Vaudreuil-Soulanges area. Included in the stops will be the Pioneer Research Station in Coteâu-du-lac. “Save the date”, as this should be quite an interesting and informative tour. More information will be available within the next few weeks. Crop Talk As I close my comments to my fellow members, I would like to wish all of you a successful planting season. NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2016 Our sponsors include: Allen Booker President Eastern Valley Regional Soil and Crop Improvement Association EASTERN VALLEY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Meet your Eastern Valley team 2016 SERVING THE COUNTIES OF DUNDAS, GLENGARRY, PRESCOTT, RUSSELL AND STORMONT President: Past President: Vice President: Secretary: 673-2996 229-6566 Allen Booker Tyler Hoy Vacant 874-1046 Tracy M yers Directors: Dundas: Warren Schneckenburger Mike Roosendaal 330-9787 774-2064 Eastern Valley Soil and Crop Glengarry: Mark Fraser 527-5284 Improvement Association Donald MacLachlan 347-7508 c/o Tracy Myers Regional Communication Prescott: Allen Booker 673-2996 Coordinator R.R.# 1 22200 Ste Anne Rd. Russell: Réjean Pommainville 443-2849 Glen Robertson, ON Robert Dessaint 835-2608 K0B 1H0 Phone: 613-874-1046 Stormont: Henry TePlate 984-0051 Fax: 613-874-1047 Alan Kruszel 346-0420 Email: [email protected] OSCIA Provincial Director: Crops Emerging Specialist: Warren Schneckenburger Scott Banks 613-330-9787 258-8359 ******************* TO COMMUNICATE AND FACILITATE RESPONSIBLE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF SOIL, WATER, AIR AND CROPS Canada Post Publications Agreement #40799517 PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR’S REPORT Hello everyone! Here we are again, spring is upon us and plans for the upcoming growing season are being made. Hopefully a few meetings were attended to help shape your farm plan and improve on our practices. The OSCIA had another spectacular Annual General Meeting this year, held again at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn in London, February 9th and 10th. A great lineup of speakers really touched on important topics to membership, such as cover crops, phosphorous runoff and soil health. These topics were presented from, not only an Ontario perspective, but from the perspective of Michigan and Ohio as well. A new format was used this year and it really helped keep those who attended interested and informed. Certainly there were fewer empty seats after dinner on the first evening as a result of the new format. Four great presentations were made by the regions carrying out the Tier 2 grant projects. There is some really great information already produced and with two more years in these projects the information will be very useful for OSCIA members. Like all Soil and Crop projects, the results and analysis of these grants can be found in Crop Advances. The 2016 Soil Champion Award was presented to a very worthy recipient, Tyler Vollmershausen, of Oxford county. Those active on Twitter will certainly have seen or interacted with Tyler and know of his passion for soil health, cover crops and farming practices, designed to leave their family farm better than the way they got it. By now the local associations in the region have made their plans for the 2016 year and directors from all over Eastern Valley are hard at work organizing great events. I look forward to attending in the coming months. In addition to attending SCIA events, now is the time to think about test plots that you would like to conduct. The results of these test plots will glean a host of information that can be shared at your local annual general meeting. Funding is available in the form of Tier 1 grants, so do take advantage of that. I look forward to representing everyone in my second year as director on the OSCIA board and helping to carry out the work that our great association does each year. Have a safe spring planting season and I look forward to speaking with many of you in the coming months! Until next time, Warren Schneckenburger Provincial Director OSCIA [email protected] Quality services at great prices!! Soil sampling / Fertilizer recommendations Weed scouting / Herbicide recommendations GPS field mapping Nutrient management strategies / Plans General agronomic advice Toll Free: (866) 249-6092 Local: (613) 346-1455 Local Soil and Crop Secretaries 2016 Dundas Holly Byker 613-340-7625 Glengarry Tracy Myers 613-874-1046 Prescott Nadia Perras 613-524-2981 Stormont Barbara-Ann Glaude 613-703-9122 Russell Rachel Chabot 613-443-2066 Soils make our lives possible. We build on them, play on them, drive on them, eat food grown in or raised on them, take medicines from them, wear clothes we wouldn’t have without soils, drink water that wouldn’t be clean without soils, and breathe air we wouldn’t have without the plants and trees growing in soils. The entire earth—every ecosystem, every living organism—is dependent upon soils. 2016 Dundas Soil and Crop Improvement Association Events and Activities March, April 2016 DSCIA 2016 Project Trials (DSCIA Members) Interested in participating in 2016 DSCIA Project Trial Plots? Contact: Garry Brugmans 613-448-1214 or Gilles Quesnel 613-294-7977 July 2016 DSCIA Summer Bus Trip (DSCIA Members) DSCIA Members will be flying to Saskatchewan For more details contact Graham Duke 613-448-2180 or Ron Toonders 613-535-2527 July 28, 2016 Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day Winchester Research Station Contact: Holly Byker August 2016 613-340-7625 Twilight Tour Come out and see what's going on at Winchester Research Station! Contact: Holly Byker 613-340-7625 August or September 2016 DSCIA Summer Activity (DSCIA Members) Details will be mailed in August 2016 once a date has been confirmed October 2016 DSCIA Corn High Yield Competition (DSCIA Members) Want to be part of the 2016 Corn High Yield Competition? Contact: Garry Brugmans 613-448-1214 December 2016 DSCIA Annual Meeting will be held in early December in Chesterville Visit the Dundas Federation of Agriculture website at www.dundasagriculture.com to see pictures of past DSCIA yearly events. (Once at DFA website, select "Pictures" then "Dundas Soil and Crop Pictures") Holly Byker 613-340-7625 NEW Contact information for Secretary/Treasurer: 10093 Sandy Creek Road, Brinston, ON K0E 1C0 [email protected] Dundas Seed, Forage & Agricultural Show March 4, 2016 AWARD - 2016 SPONSOR - 2016 WINNER - 2016 TD Canada Trust Kelly Fawcett Mathers Porteous, Ian & Tracy Ayrporte Farm - 123 Points Reserve Premier Exhibitor Agri-Partners Crop Centre Ltd. Tim Moher & Dave Barkley Devries, John L. & Jeanette Points - 78 Premier 1st Time Exhibitor Dundas Soil & Crop Improvement Association Smyth, Tom Premier Forage Exhibitor Scotiabank Ben Leach & Megan Macpherson Porteous, Ian & Tracy Ayrporte Farm - 87 Points Reserve Forage Exhibitor Summit Seeds Richard Lavigne Devries, John L. & Jeanette Points - 44 Champion Forage Exhibit RBC Royal Bank Paul Bourgeous Vandenberg, Brian & Elisabeth Pickseed Ray Seguin Sears, Carl, Marie & Sons Wintergreen Farms Champion Haylage Exhibit Harvex Agromart Inc. Terry Good Sears, Carl, Marie & Sons Wintergreen Farms Champion Dry Hay Exhibit synAgri Kevin Goodwin Vandenberg, Brian & Elisabeth Premier Seed Exhibitor BroadGrain Commodities Aubrie Mowat Tibbens Farms Inc. Champion Shelled Corn Fife Agronomics Inc. Lillico, William Lilliville Farms Champion Ear Corn Pride Seeds Ron Ferguson Chambers, David Riveredge Farms Champion Corn Silage Pioneer Seeds Kevin Leeder Tibbens Farms Inc. Vanden Bosch Farms Inc. Stan, Betty, Greg & Brent Vanden Bosch Chambers, David Riveredge Farms Summit Seeds Richard Lavigne Fabienne Puenter 4H The Co-operators Insurance Company Chuck Doran Tinkler, Norm Agri-Partners Crop Centre Ltd. Tim Moher & Dave Barkley Chambers, David Riveredge Farms Pioneer Hybrid Kevin Leeder Porteous, Cassidy Mycogen Carl Sears & Kiel Rutters Devries, John L. & Jeanette Vanden Bosch Farms Inc. Stan, Betty, Greg & Brent Vanden Bosch Trudy Westervelt Premier Exhibitor Reserve Champion Forage Exhibit Champion Cereal Exhibit Champion Soybean Exhibit Champion Whitebean Exhibit 1st Place Wheat in Field Crop Classes Premier 4-H Exhibitor Champion Special Shelled Corn Bin Class Champion Baker GLENGARRY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Your Soil and Crop team for 2016 President: Mark Fraser Past President: Donald MacLachlan Secretary/Treasurer: Tracy Myers; EVSCIA Directors: Mark Fraser, Donald MacLachlan Crops Advisor: Scott Banks Provincial Director: Warren Schneckenburger One of the benefits of becoming a Soil and Crop member is having the opportunity to attend some of the workshops offered by the county. In February GSCIA had the pleasure of having Greg Millard of Vernon Valley Farms conduct a workshop on precision planting and planter preparation for the upcoming season. It was a very informative session and all attending gleaned a wealth of information from the day. Here Greg speaks to an attentive crowd on the importance of maintaining one’s planter for optimum performance Other member benefits include: Discounts on various events and workshops Receiving the quarterly newsletter “Breaking Ground” Being an integral part of your Soil and Crop community Making a difference! 2016 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE Annual fee is still a great value at $30 Glengarry County Soil and Crop Improvement Association Membership Form Name: __________________________________ Farm name: _____________________________ Civic Address: ___________________________ Postal Code: _____________________________ Phone: __________ Fax: ___________________ Email:__________________________________ Make cheque payable to: Glengarry County Soil and Crop Improvement Association c/o Tracy Myers, Secretary/Treasurer 22200 Ste. Anne Rd., R.R.# 1 Glen Robertson, Ontario K0B 1H0 ASSOCIATION POUR L’AMÉLIORATION DES SOLS ET RÉCOLTES DU COMTÉ DE RUSSELL RUSSELL COUNTY SOIL AND CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION SEED FAIR WINNERS 2016 CLASSE Avoine Orge Blé Soya Luzerne 1ère coupe Légumineuse 1ère coupe Légumineuse et graminée Graminée 1ère coupe Luzerne et Légumineuse 2ième coupe Légumineuse et graminée 2ième coupe Grosse balle 1ère coupe Grosse balle 2ième coupe Ensilage foin Ensilage 1ère coupe Ensilage 2ième coupe et 3ième coupe Ensilage de maȉ s traité Ensilage de maïs non traité Maȉ s égrené Maȉ s égrené entrepôt Foin analyse Foin exportation 1ère coupe Foin exportation 2ième coupe GAGNANT(S) Christian Laflèche Ferme des 4 Guindon Fernand Ménard Réjean Leclerc Réjean Leclerc Fernand Ménard Ferme gascon et fils Ferme gascon et fils Ferme gascon et fils Fernand Ménard Ferme dlasept Fernand Ménard Ferme gascon et fils Ferme dlasept Ferme gascon et fils Ferme dlasept Ferme gascon et fils Christian Baumgartner Ferme gascon et fils Nicholas Dessaint Ferme Morrisbel Ferme gascon et fils Ferme gascon et fils Fernand Ménard Ferme gascon et fils Fernand Ménard Fernand Ménard Ferme Morrisbel Ferme dlasept Christian Laflèche Nicholas Dessaint Christian Baumgartner Ferme gascon et fils Ferme gascon et fils Fernand Ménard Ferme gascon et fils Ferme gascon et fils Fernand Ménard FÉLICITATIONS À TOUS! Stormont Soil and Crop Improvement Association C/O Barbara-Ann Glaude 14810 Cty. Rd.9 RR1, Berwick, ON K0C 1G0 Tel: 613-861-9080; Email: [email protected] Stormont Soil and Crop Improvement Association Minutes President- Murray Dunbar, PPres- Bill vanLoon Vice-President - Kevin Winters Annual Mtg / Events - Murray Dunbar, Alan Kruszel, Henry TePlate, Gaeten Martin Seed Show/ Farm Safety- Henry TePlate, David Z., Jeff Waldroff, Murray Dunbar, Bill vanLoon OVSS Dir- Jeff Waldroff High Yield - Kevin Winters, David VanderWeilen, Tanya Legault, Charles Sabourin Crop Advisor Committee- Paul VanderWeilen EVSCI Directors (2) Henry TePlate, Alan Kruszel Provincial Director- Dundas> Warren Schneckenburger Advisors - Barton Simpson, Scott Fife 2016 STORMONT SOIL AND CROP BUSINESS SPONSORS FINCH FEED & SEED Ray Seguin ************************************************** 2015 High Yield Competition Results 1st Tie Corsare (Winters) / Murray Dunbar 254 Bushels 2016 High Yield Corn Competition Fee- $50 deadline Dec15; Prize: Trophy & 50/50 to 1 st place, prizes to 2 nd & rd 3 .(Approximate value $200 each); need to have 10ac of 1 hybrid, have an outside person onsite to do the yield on 1 acre, use weigh wagon/elevator for weight corrected to 15.5% . SAMPLE to be tested on a certified scale. Harvested weight is used. Deadline December 15 for harvest results and entry fee. ************************************************* Celebrations- April 8, North Stormont Place, 7pm Social 7:30 supper Tickets should be available from local Agricultural Organizations Presidents. ************************************************* Ottawa Valley Seed show - Stormont winners Barley 2 row - 2nd Threeloos Farms, Avonmore; 3 rd Paynebranch Farms, Finch 2nd cut Large Square/Round Bale - 3rd Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Oat and/or Barley Silage - 3rd Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Special Shelled Corn Bin Class - 1st Paynebranch Farms, Finch 4H 1st cut Hay, Legume & Grass - 3rd Cassidy Smith, Berwick 4H ME Poster - 2nd Jr. Terry Ennis 4H Poster of Photography - 1st Jr. Terry Ennis 4H Collection of 10 Weed Specimens - 1st Jr. Terry Ennis 4H Field Crop Seeds - 2nd Jr. Haleigh-Jo TePlate, Finch 4H Promoting 100 th Anniversary - 1st Dougie Robinson,Finch; 2 nd Haleigh-Jo TePlate, Finch; 3 rd Jordyn Marion, Finch 4H Something New from Something Old - 1st Jr. Terry Ennis; 3rd Sr Courtney Courville 4H Any Article of Woodworking - 1st Jr. Terry Ennis 4H Sewing - 1st Jr. Carlie Bender, Monkland; 2 nd Jr. Britney VanLoon; 2 nd Sr. Aimee VanLoon 4H Any Craft Item - 2nd Jr. Haleigh-Jo Teplate, Finch 4H Stitchery - 2nd Jr. Haleigh-Jo TePlate,Finch; 3rd Jr. Britney VanLoon; 1 st Sr. Aimee VanLoon 4H Scrapbooking - 1st Jr. Terry Ennis 4H Club Exhibit - Potato Bugs, Crysler 4H Member Exhibit - 1st Sr. Aimee VanLoon If Your Mailing Label has 2015, your $20/yr or $55/3yr membership is past due Crysler STORMONT SEED AND FORAGE SHOW EXHIBITOR AWARDS 2016 8 exhibitors; 49 entries Premier Exhibitor 145 pts, Reserve Haylage Threeloos Farms, Avonmore Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Royal Bank $50 Finch Feed and Seed, Plaque Dow Seeds, Finch Feed & Seed, Bag of Corn Champion Shelled Corn Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Res.Premier Exhibitor 82 pts, Fife Agronomics Inc., Bag Pioneer Corn Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Bank of Montreal, Finch, gift K&K Seed Supplies/Dow Seed $125 Reserve Champion Shelled Corn Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch st MacEwen Agricentre Inc., 1 bag of NK Corn Premier 1 Time Exhibitor 27pts, Jim / Nick Cummings, Maxville MacEwen Petroleum, Case of Grease Champion Ear Corn Scotia Bank, $25 Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Dekalb/Tom MacGregor, 1 bag of corn seed 18pts, Res.Premier 1 st Time Exhibitor Reserve Ear Corn Threeloos Farms, Avonmore Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Cooperators Insurance, Casselman, $25 Cooperators Insurance, Casselman $25 Premier Forage Exhibitor 90pts, Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Champion Corn Silage Processed Burkhome Farms (Herfkens) Scotia Bank, Plaque MacEwen Agricentre Inc., 1 bag of NK Corn Pioneer Seed, Charles Wert, 1 Bag of Corn Res. Forage Exhibitor 45pts, Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Quality Seed, Charles Wert,1 bag of forage seed Premier Seed Exhibitor 18 pts, Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Toronto Dominion Bank, Chesterville, gift Jamieson Campbell/Maizex Corn Seed GC Reserve SeedExhibitor 18 pts, Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Royal Bank $25 Fife Agricultural Services $25 EXHIBIT AWARD Champion Forage Exhibit (hay, haylage, silages) 2nd Cut Alfalfa, Jim / Nick Cummings, Maxville National Bank, Casselman, Plaque Pickseed, Ray Seguin, $100 Gift Certificate Reserve Forage Exhibit Haylage, Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Fife Agricultural Services $75 Champion Haylage (haylage, 2 baled haylage) Haylage; Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch Harvex (Summit Seeds), Plaque Pride/Chambers $75GC towards $250 Purchase Reserve Corn Silage Processed Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch K&K Seed Supplies/Dow Seed $125 MacEwen Petroleum, Case of Grease Champion Soybeans Bill vanLoon, Finch Harvex (Summit Seeds), Plaque Fife Agronomics Inc., 3 Bags Pioneer Soybean Seed Reserve Soybeans Glaudale Farms Inc., Berwick Fife Agricultural Services $50 Champion Cereal 2 row Barley Paynebranch Farms Inc., Finch MacEwen Petroleum, Case of Grease High Yield Contest trophy by Harvex Tie Corsare(Winters) / Murray Dunbar, Finch Ottawa Valley Seed Growers $300 OSCIA/OVSGA Seed Fair Grant $300 Stormont Federation of Agriculture $100 *************************************************** THANK - YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EXHIBITORS Growing Forward 2 Boosts Bottom Lines for Farms and the Industry Producers invest more than twice the funding they get from GF2 January 26, 2016 For immediate release Prepared by Lois Harris for Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Guelph, ON - Three years ago, Bill Nightingale’s fruit and vegetable operation was in financial trouble. Today his $10 million dollar business is thriving and he credits the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program for helping get it there. Back then, Nightingale Farms had gone through a rapid expansion, labour and energy costs were going up, profits in the fresh produce sector were dwindling due to global competition and on-farm productivity was not up to where it should have been. His company grows 24 crops, including peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash on more than 1,000 acres in La Salette in Norfolk County, Ontario. When things got tough, Nightingale got going by obtaining a farm financial assessment with the support of GF2. Knowing the numbers meant he could figure out the business’s weaknesses and strengths, do proper business planning and target how to optimize his bottom line profits. “Margins are so slim and the risks are so high, you really need to make sound decisions with numbers instead of by the seat of your pants,” he said. “As a result, we were able to reposition the business in a better direction for the future.” GF2 is a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative that encourages innovation, competitiveness and market development in Canada's agri-food and agri-products sector. In Ontario, GF2 offers workshops, tools and funding assistance for producers and is administered by Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). “We’re very pleased with the number of producers who are committed to improving their business by participating in Growing Forward 2,” said OSCIA President, Alan Kruszel. “We look forward to even more producers taking the opportunity to assess their operations, plan for a better future and implement projects that will help protect the environment, food safety, animal health and welfare and boost everyone’s bottom lines.” Since 2013, GF2 has supported more than 1800 projects through cost-share funding totaling $17.6 million from the government and producers pitching in another $32.9 million. GF2 supports projects in six areas of focus: environment and climate change adaptation, assurance systems, market Growing Forward 2 Boosts Bottom Lines for Farms and the Industry Producers invest more than twice the funding they get from GF2 January 21, 2016 development, plant and animal health, labour productivity enhancement and business and leadership development. Producers from across the province have taken advantage of the program. Of the producers who participated, 30 per cent were grains and oilseeds producers, 20 per cent were dairy producers, 16 per cent fruits and vegetable growers and 11 per cent had greenhouse, nursery or floriculture operations. Business and leadership development—the area in which Nightingale received his financial assessment funding—has been the most popular, with 52 per cent of the projects. In addition, cost-share funding was available in 2014 to help pork producers contain the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. More than 960 projects totaling $13.4 million under the animal and plant health area of focus were completed. OSCIA offers free workshops throughout the year including the Environmental Farm Plan, Growing Your Farm Profits and Biosecurity workshops - prerequisites for applying for GF2 funding. The Food Safety and Traceability workshops are recommended to strengthen producers’ applications. Nightingale was so impressed with his initial success with GF2, he has completed more projects, including: • New technology and equipment. This included a customized melon harvester that brought the cost of production down 15 per cent for that crop, bulk bean harvesting wagons that reduced labour by 18 per cent, and precision planter upgrades that increased yields by 20 per cent. • Upgraded packing house. Nightingale put in a new asparagus grading line from Germany that brought the cost of grading and packaging down by 24 per cent, and a mechanized tray wrapper and sealer that brought labour costs down by one-half. • Food safety systems and staff training. A system of Standard Operation Procedures was put in place, staff trained to use them, and as a result Nightingale Farms exceeds the standards of the Canada GAP certification. This move opened new markets with big grocery chains in Canada and the U.S. that demand strict food safety procedures. Over the past three years, the business has received $110,000 from the program while investing an additional $400,000. Nightingale continues to work with the program, and has an application in for equipment to improve product traceability on the farm. “We would highly recommend this program to all farmers as it is the best tool available to improve one’s farming business,” Nightingale says. “The program makes the farmer think deeply and be creative and innovative about how to propel their business forward, based on real numbers instead of just staying in survival mode, as so many of us are accustomed to,” he added. Producers can get more information on the program and workshops at www.ontariosoilcrop.org SOIL CHAMPION AWARD Brought to you by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association 2017 Nomination Form The annual award recognizes strong advocates of sustainable soil management. Individuals from one of two general groups can be nominated: − Those engaged in practical agriculture in developing, using and promoting management that contributes to the sustainable productivity of the soil; or, − Research or extension professionals whose work demonstrates a commitment to advancing soil health and productive sustainability. One Soil Champion winner will be declared for 2017 by the selection committee and announced at the OSCIA Annual Meeting in February. An individual may nominate him/herself or be nominated by a third party. If you are nominating someone else, please ensure he/she is informed of your intensions and is a willing participant. Eligibility: To be eligible for the Soil Champion Award, an individual must be a resident of Ontario and/or have contributed to soil management in a way that improves soil health, and supports sustainable crop production and is environmentally friendly. Practices that may be considered include: • Minimal use of tillage – primary tillage is not eligible • Protect and enhance organic matter, soil biota and soil aggregation • Efficient and careful use of nutrients • Effective surface water management • Windbreaks and land retirement • The advancement of science and advocacy for soil care To typically accomplish these objectives in most cropping systems, full-surface non-inversion tillage must be limited to a two inch (51 mm) depth or less, and practiced no more than once every three cropping years. No primary tillage across the full working width of the equipment would be permitted. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 Need information? • OMAFRA Website: www.omafra.gov.on.ca • MRA Website: www.agr.gc.ca • Agricultural Information Contact Centre: 1-877-424-1300 or e-mail [email protected] • Foodland Ontario – For recipes straight from our kitchen to yours: http://www.foodland.gov.on.ca/english/index.html Can Grow Crop Solutions Inc., a modern fluid fertilizer facility, is one of the most visible and most progressive independently owned fertilizer companies in South Western Ontario. What sets Can Growapart is our ability to custom blend all fertilizer elements on a crop, farm, and field basis, and deliver the finished product to the customer quickly and timely. Technology offers farmers more opportunities than ever to improve their returns on investment, but crops utilizing 21st century genetic technology will not reach their full potential with a 20th century fertilization program. Call us or visit our website for more information. 3971 Old Walnut Road PO Box 429 Alvinston, Ontario, Canada N0N 1A0 Phone: 519-847-5748 Toll Free: 1-800-353-3086 Fax: 519-847-5878 www.cangrow.com 10% of of soil analysis (not including non-soil samples such as manure, feed, tissue etc.) 10% off of a complete soil analysis package, including basis plus micronutrient analyses (S1B = S7) 10% off of all soil analysis packages 10% off of all surface, subsurface and plant tissue packages Valid for all current OSCIA members only until December 31, 2016. Contact your local secretary/treasurer or Regional Communication Coordinator for more information Discount applies to regular priced fees only, on applicable tests and services listed. Not available in conjunction with other discounts or programs or retailers. Consultants may offer other discounts. Discount applicable to all samples received on a single submission. No cash value. Discount coupon must be submitted with samples and grower/field information ______________________________________________________________________________________ Ontario Forage Masters The Ontario Forage Masters is a program promoting excellence in the growing, harvesting and storage of forages by acknowledging outstanding producers that employ winning management practices. The program is currently under review with hopes of a refreshed version being introduced in 2017. For more information, contact Amber Van De Peer [email protected] or 519-826-3152 MarketDevelopment_Manipulator19/02/20169:35AMPage1 Know the facts! Use of Manipulator™ on the 2016 Ontario Wheat Crop Over the past several weeks, Grain Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA) have been involved in a broad industry discussion regarding the serious implications of using Manipulator™ (chlormequat chloride) as a growth regulator on the 2016 Ontario wheat crop. With particular emphasis on the fact that Manipulator™ has not yet received approval for use in the United States, OABA and Grain Farmers of Ontario have liaised with Ontario flour millers, wheat exporters, and Engage Agro (the Canadian distributor for Manipulator™) to discuss the implications of using this product on the 2016 Ontario wheat crop. It is essential that all industry supply chain participants (including growers, ag-retailers, country grain elevators, terminal grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, etc.) are fully aware of the following facts. • Manipulator™ is a plant growth regulator for use in wheat. • Manipulator™ is approved for use in Canada and the European Union on cereals, but approval has NOT yet been obtained for use of the product in the United States. • Without product approval, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently has a zero tolerance for any residues of the product (active ingredient). • Many Ontario country and terminal grain elevators have already established policies confirming that they will not be accepting wheat that has been treated with Manipulator™. OABA encourages all OABA ag-retail, grain elevator, and feed manufacturing members to communicate the seriousness of this situation with wheat growing customers. • Ontario flour millers (P&H Milling Group, ADM Milling, and Ardent Mills) have formally issued letters to suppliers that they will not accept wheat that has been treated with Manipulator™ (chlormequat chloride). • Grain Farmers of Ontario encourages Ontario farmers NOT to use Manipulator™ on the 2016 Ontario wheat crop due to the inherent market risk. OABA and Grain Farmers of Ontario recommend that ag-retailers and grain elevators communicate with wheat growers the serious consequences associated with the application of Manipulator™ on the 2016 wheat crop, and that all members of the wheat supply chain ensure that Manipulator™ is NOT used on the 2016 Ontario wheat crop.