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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?

 

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Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 11, 2011 at 2:48am
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erniehueni @cropwiz planted all my beans in June into worked ground! Don't have a row planter so still used no- till drill. Great yields around here

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 11, 2011 at 2:49am
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glannin Amazing how quickly we can harvest soy crop. Lambton/S Huron/S Perth seem abve avg yields-dry parts Middlsx and Huron close to average

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 12, 2011 at 6:53am
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ChuckBaresich Nice growing shower here. I'd say 40-50% of beans off.

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 13, 2011 at 2:05am
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adamgarniss 1000 ac soys off, 600 to go. Wheat planted and even planted some fall rye on a flood plain we crop to hold soil in place. Rainy day regroup

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 13, 2011 at 2:09am
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JarodJ1041 Finished our beans tuesday night, just 15 acres of wheat left to plant. Nice to be done.

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 14, 2011 at 4:04am
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ScoutingFields @phhermans @Agridome -Bean yields north Mt Albert/Uxbridge and east above Avrg. South of Stouffville just Avrg. Still pleasantly surprised.

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HustonFarms Going to try some soys this afternoon. Beans were thrashing yesterday and with the forecast "Better in the bin than the mud."

Permalink Reply by AgOntario on October 17, 2011 at 4:09am
Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 19, 2011 at 4:16am
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middlesexfarmer Finished soys yesterday just B4 the rain overall avg 55.2bpa on 650ac of seed and ip's. Still 40ac of wheat to plant though, may go to corn

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 19, 2011 at 4:18am

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cropdoc2: Soybean yield on a 100 ac farm S of London broke a 30-year farm yield record by +15 bu/ac. Seed field to boot. #ontag

Permalink Reply by OntAG Admin on October 19, 2011 at 10:46am
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OntAg 2011 Maizex Seeds & Syngenta NK Brand Seeds Soybean plot yield data for Ontario and Quebec NOW POSTED at http://YieldData.Farms.com  

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