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How Would You Rate Your Crops? Looks like a building drought in the Midwest USA. Southwestern Ontario seems to be getting some moisture this week. How are the crops in your area? Started by OntAG Admin	0	Jul 5, 2012
Planting Soybeans on May 18th pictures - How is your planting progressing?    Started by Joe Dales	0	May 18, 2012
How bad was the frost? I saw lots of reports on twitter about frost. How do the crops look after that? Good luck...hope it was not that bad. Started by Roadrunner	3	May 17, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
How is your Spring planting progressing? Participate in the POLL ... Are you ahead or behind on your planting schedule? OMARFA Field Crop Report last week had a 10 to 60% of corn was planted http://www.farm… Started by OntAG Admin	1	May 2, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
Does ethanol production hurt livestock farmers? The latest report seems to think so... The latest report by the George Morris Centre released yesterday states that ethanol production has hurt livestock farmers by boosting the… Started by Joe Dales	2	Feb 2, 2012 Reply by John Schwartzentruber
Is vomatoxin in corn becoming an issue? I am hearing that the end users are concerned about the amount of corn with high levels of vomatoxin. Is this a widespread issue or just l… Started by Roadrunner	2	Feb 1, 2012 Reply by charlie brown
Can we grow 300 Bushel per acre corn crops in Ontario? What do we need to accomplish this? Do you think we have the potential to grow 300 Bushel/ac yielding corn crops in Ontario. What are you opinions and thoughts on what is ho… Started by Joe Dales	1	Jan 25, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
How is your corn harvesting progressing? Better than expected, worse, etc? Results and yields posted here. How is your corn harvest progressing? How much do you still have to finish? Please post your progress and yield information here to share w… Started by OntAG Admin	44	Dec 13, 2011 Reply by OntAG Admin
Soybean harvest in Ontario, some have started, have you? When will your fields be ready? Check out the results ... There have been a few post on Twitter today - see below - on soybeans being harvested. Have you started? When will your fields be ready? Started by OntAG Admin	53	Nov 4, 2011 Reply by OntAG Admin
Getting Started in Farming I have helped my father operate a cash crop farm for years, and this fall I am purchasing my own farm. If anyone has any advice on starti… Started by Noswad Acres	2	Sep 5, 2011 Reply by Joe Dales

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Steady Ontario Planting Progress

Ontario producers continued to make steady planting progress over the past week, although intermittent rainfall and uneven field conditions are still creating a patchwork of advancement across the province. Corn planting reached 86% complete as of Wednesday, according to Grain Farmers of Ontario’s weekly field observations report on Thursday. That is up from 74% a week earlier. Progress varies widely by region, with some areas wrapping up seeding while others remain delayed due to rainfall differences, heavier soils, and lingering wet field conditions. Corn development remains in its early stages, ranging from emergence to the two-leaf stage, but warm temperatures forecast this week are expected to support rapid crop growth. As planting windows narrow, some producers are beginning to shift intended corn acres into soybeans, the report said. Soybean planting also accelerated during the week, reaching 61% complete compared to 39% previously. However, heavy-clay regions remain behin

Canadian Farm Debt Rises in 2025, but at Slower Pace

Canadian farm debt continued to increase in 2025, although at a slower pace. A Statistics Canada farm income report released earlier this week pegged total nationwide farm debt at the end of last year at $179.1 billion. That is still a 7.5% increase from the previous year but well down from the 14.1% increase in debt that farmers took on in 2024 compared to 2023. Meanwhile, StatsCan data shows farm interest expenses reached $9.19 billion in 2025, up $90.99 million from $9.1 billion in 2024, representing a modest year-over-year increase of about 1%. The increase in 2025 interest expenses followed a much steeper jump in 2024, when annual farm interest expenses surged by roughly $2.02 billion to $9.1 billion — an increase of 28.6%. That sharp rise in 2024 interest expenses reflected the impact of higher interest rates across the economy, which significantly increased borrowing costs for producers at a time when many farms were already facing elevated expenses for inputs, machinery,

Chicago Close: Weaker into Weekend as Crude Falls

Losses in crude oil weighed on crop futures Friday, as easing geopolitical tensions and improving crop prospects combined to pressured into the weekend. Wheat led the declines as traders removed weather and geopolitical risk premium from the market. Benchmark Chicago wheat fell for the sixth time in seven sessions amid improving weather conditions across key production regions. Losses in crude oil, due to growing expectations the U.S. and Iran could move closer to a peace agreement, added to the downside. July Chicago dropped 13 ½ cents to $6.10 ½, and July Kansas City dropped 15 ½ cents to $6.49 ¾. July Hard Red Spring tumbled 36 ½ cents to $6.72 ¼, and July Minneapolis lost 13 ½ cents to $6.63 ¾. Corn futures also moved lower as traders reduced risk exposure ahead of the weekend. Export demand offered limited support, with USDA reporting 1.015 million tonnes of old-crop export sales for 2025-26, near the lower end of expectations and down sharply from the previous week. However,

At Olds College Smart Farm, everything is new

If you take Alberta’s Highway 2 south from Edmonton toward Calgary, the landscape is pure prairie. The highway bisects fields that unfold endlessly toward a horizon that most evenings is a pastel blend of mauve and sherbet orange. There’s little else along this stretch of rural paradise, save for rest stops and the occasional lonely highway casino, their parking lots full of F-150s. Driving this route between Alberta’s major cities can become so routine that the only way to tell you’re actually moving is to count the passing farms that dot the landscape. One of those farms is distinctly not like the others. Just 45 minutes shy of Red Deer, in Olds, Alta., sits the Olds College Smart Farm. The 3,300 acres on which this part of a century-old post-secondary institution sits look like most other farms in the area. The fields rotate with the seasons between green, canola yellow, and gold. Its herd of purebred Red Angus cattle and flocks of sheep graze leisurely in the feedlot. But l

Lamb 'too costly' for some Muslims in Manitoba ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations

A halal grocery store owner in Winnipeg says the rising cost of lamb has made it difficult for some Muslims to buy the animal or meat ahead of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday. The Festival of Sacrifice is an Islamic holiday that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's obedience and loyalty to Allah, reminding Muslims of community and to practise gratitude and selflessness. On this day, it's traditional to have a lamb slaughtered — a practice known as Qurbani — and share its meat with family, friends and those in need. Khaldoun Majani said the price of lamb has nearly doubled to $28.50 per kilogram at his store since he started running Alsham Food Market in Winnipeg more than a decade ago. A lot of people want to buy lamb for Eid al-Adha, "but at the same time, they feel like it's out of budget," he said. "That makes it [a] little bit hard for some people." The Manitoba Islamic Association expects some community members, especially newcomers, to find alternatives to slaughtering a lamb themselv

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