MarketsFarm — Farmers are well into seeding their crops for 2022, according to Wednesday’s crop report from Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
The report noted planting of corn, soybeans and spring cereals started late last week — the exception being where there are heavier soils. OMAFRA projected planting could be 80 to 90 per cent complete by week’s end, but cautioned there were some areas of the province where farmers had either yet to start or just began planting.
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The report said winterkill was rather extensive for the province’s winter wheat and numerous fields were being seeded with spring wheat.
Winter canola was bolting in some parts of the southwest and there were reports of canola flowering in Essex County.
Some parts of Ontario saw fields becoming hard due to dry conditions, especially where there are clay-based loams. OMAFRA stressed farmers should not get too far ahead in their tilling of the soil.
Also, the report said applications of urea or urea ammonium nitrate risk volatilization. OMAFRA suggested farmers should fully incorporate or use a urease inhibitor to reduce the risk of nitrogen loss.
