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WINNIPEG, MB, May 09, 2008 (Resource News International via COMTEX) -- Favorable weather conditions allowed producers in Ontario to make good seeding progress during the week ended May 7, according to Ontario Agriculture and Agri- Food Department's latest field crop update. Planting of the province's spring cereals was nearing completion with 95% of the crop in the ground, the report said. Early seeded fields were showing excellent emergence and early growth. Seeding of the spring canola crop in Ontario was 50 to 70% complete in the southern areas, with northern areas just starting. Recent rainfall brought relief to the cold and dry soil conditions that has delayed emergence, the report said. Planting of Ontario's corn crop was progressing rapidly, the report said. Emergence has mostly occurred on the early-planted corn and stands generally look good. Some plants are pale green because of the weather stress, but should come along quickly with some heat. Ontario Agriculture said there was some injury to emerged or close-to-emerged corn when frost occurred on April 29-30. In some locations, temperatures recorded at ground level were minus 10 degrees Celsius. Mild injury included the tips of the emerging leaf being "nipped off". More severe injury included freezing injury to the seed, killing the plant because the freezing temperatures occurred at the growing point, the report said. Cold and wet conditions, meanwhile, have delayed early planting of soybeans, the report said. Ontario Agriculture said the mild winter and cool, wet weather in the province has been favourable for soil insects. Chafers, June beetles, seedcorn maggot, and slugs could pose a risk in some soybean fields. Early growth of pastures has generally been excellent, and livestock are appearing on grass as quickly as the fences are fixed, the report said. With the return to seasonal temperatures, Ontario's winter wheat crop has jumped ahead. Tremendous variability in stand development exists, mainly due to planting date. The bulk of the crop is at Stage 31 (first node), which is the beginning of stem elongation. Several winter wheat areas suffered frost damage between April 28th and 30th. Counties that were hit the worst were Lambton and Middlesex. Damage to the wheat crop was significantly worse in fields that were sprayed for weed control 1 to 3 days prior to the frost. |
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