Satellite Maps Show Marked Improvement in Ontario Crop, Pasture Conditions

Aug 18, 2023

Ontario crop and pasture conditions have shown marked improvement from the dry old days of the early summer.

Satellite maps that are part of Statistics Canada’s Crop Condition Assessment Program tell the tale quite clearly. The first map, shown below, shows conditions for the period May 29 –June 4, with much of the province’s primary southwest crop-producing region painted heavily in brown, depicting much lower-than-normal vegetation conditions compared to normal.

However, the most recent map for the period of Aug. 7 – 13 shows a massive turnaround, with most of the province now showing similar to higher vegetation conditions compared to normal, although some pockets of brown remain – mostly in the area around Sarnia.

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Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

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