A few large Ontario producers may already have as much as 50% of their corn planted, while a few soybean fields may also be in, according to the minutes of the provincial agr ministry’s meeting earlier this week in Exeter.
Corn planting in the province started at the end of last week (April 21-22) in the Exeter area but most growers have not been eager to seed large acreage yet. A few large growers have up to 50% of their corn in the ground but overall seeded acreage is only about 5%. The ground was fit by the weekend in many areas but cold temperatures slowed planting enthusiasm.
Corn planting started with a few larger growers as early as the week of April 11-15th. West Elgin has just started now. It’s expected that once things dry up after this rain event corn planting will begin in earnest. There were two reports of soybean fields planted, but essentially no significant acreage has been seeded to date. Spring cereal and alfalfa seeding continues with about 50% of the crop being seeded farther north.
Rainfall has been variable with relatively little rain reported in the Stratford – Tavistock area as well as Lambton County, half an inch in Exeter and one inch in Walkerton. Much of the province is actually relatively dry now considering the calendar date
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