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East Central Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Newsletter
June 2016 For Durham, Peterborough, Victoria/Haliburton, and York Soil & Crop Members
Remember to check out the other Soil and Crop Improvement Associations and take in their events
Sponsored By: OSCIA, OMAFRA, and the sponsors on pages 8,9 and 10 Area News Page Coming Events 2 Farm Show Preview, Scholarships now 6 3 Weather from Quinte and East Central, Kawartha Lakes Stewardship Fund 4 Upcoming Bus trips—Peterborough and Durham/Victoria 5 Growing Forward 2 6,7 Money for 4-H or SCIA projects? East Central Executive, local contacts 8 Sponsors 8,9,10
OSCIA NEWS - 4 pages Message from the President Special Notice: RCC Update US Agriculture’s Response to Lake Erie Algal Blooms - 2016 OSCIA AGM Sylvite to Sponsor Breakfast at COFS OSCIA Tier One Grants Proving Value SARFIP Update Grassland Stewardship Program Update OSCIA GF2 - Tim Noxon, Vicki’s Veggies - Record Keeping System OSGA Field Day Notice Biomass Demo Tour
CROP TALK – By OMAFRA Soil & Crop Specialists 10 pages 1. A Recap on PSNT Sampling and Revised PSNT Recommendation
2. Wide Row Soybeans—Are They a Good Option for Ontario Growers?
3. Custom Rates Increased Again in 2015
4. Reducing Mycotoxins in Corn Silage with Application of Fungicides
5. Is Recalibration Needed? Our Role in Providing Habitat and Fostering Biodiversity
6. The Facts on Swede Midge in Canada
7. Slurry Seeding Cover Crops Following Wheat Harvest
Volume 16 Issue 2 Publications Mail Agreement #41984025 http://www.regionalscia.org/ Neil Moore RCC [email protected] 705-324-2594
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Coming Events - please check if the meeting or event is of Interest http://www.regionalscia.org/areaevents.html June 28 Ontario Seed Growers Association Field Day, Szentimrey Farms, 508 St. George Rd, Branchton. Register: http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/osga-field-day/
July 5 or 7 Ontario Forage Expo 2016 "Hay Making in Motion" July 5th Grey County at Carman & Beth-Ann Weppler and Family - 7504 Minto/Normanby Townline, Clifford. Dundas County will host the eastern location at the Vandenbroek Family Farm - 11250 County Rd 43 W, Winchester on July 7th. http://www.ontarioforagecouncil.com/programs/ontario-forage-expo July 6 or 7 SouthWest Crop Diagnostic Day, U of Guelph, Ridgetown, 8:15 am. www.diagnosticdays.ca July 14 FarmSmart Expo, agronomic and diagnostic day, Elora Research Station. https://farmsmartconference.com/2016/04/20/farmsmart-expo-2016-thursday-july-14/ July 15 Ontario Canola Growers Association Annual Crop Production Tour, 10 am to 3 pm Ferndale Flats at Hwy 6 and Little Pike Bay Road. Featuring the results of the singulating Monosem planter at seeding rates of 3 lbs/ac and less! And Steve Kell with P&H. Look for the bright yellow canola sign and field! www.ontariocanolagrowers.ca July 28 Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Day at the Winchester Research Station, University of Guelph. 8:30 am. Contact OMAFRA Kemptville 613-258-8295 August 10 York SCIA BBQ, 6 pm, Sharview Farms, 18442 Woodbine Ave, Sharon August 17 Peterborough SCIA bus tour. Norwood at 9 am from the Begg Parking lot and returning at 4 pm. Bring your lunch. Contact: Jim Buck 705-696-2567 or 705-696-2956 OR Derrick Weiher 613-242-7270 to reserve a seat. See page 5 August 24,25 Hasting County Plowing Match and Farm Show, Hosts: Cornervue Farms Don and Angus McKinnon and Family, 2431 Queensborough Rd. Queensborough. http://www.hastingsfarmshow.com/ August 24-27 Canadian Plowing Championships, Anderson Links, Ottawa www.cpc-16.org Sept 6 Victoria SCIA Directors Meeting, 7:30 pm, Lindsay Fairgrounds Sept 13-14 Durham/Victoria Bus Trip to Pride Seeds and Canada's Outdoor Farm Show see page 5 Sept 13-15 Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2016, Woodstock www.outdoorfarmshow.com Sept 20-24 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo, Minto, Wellington County http://www.plowingmatch.org/home-2016 Sept 26 York SCIA director meeting at Reesor's 7:30 pm. Oct 19 East Central Region Annual Directors Meeting, 10 am, Lindsay Fairgrounds Nov 4-13 Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, www.royalfair.org Jan 9 York SCIA Annual Meeting, 10 am, Mt Albert Lions Club Hall Jan 11 Victoria SCIA Annual Meeting, 10 am, OPS Community Centre
2017 East Central Farm Show March 8 and 9 preview pictures by Don Oliver from 2016 ECFS
East Central Scholarships 2 more added for 2016
Students from the East Central area Durham, Haliburton, Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes (Victoria), York - enrolled in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year at a post-secondary institution or agricultural college. Six scholarships in the amount of $1000 - selection takes into account academic performance, leadership, contribution to community, involvement in rural youth organizations, with emphasis on conservation and environmental goals. http://ww.regionalscia.org/scholarships.html Deadline to apply December 31, 2016
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Weather from 2016 Quinte and East Central Area http://www.regionalscia.org/allweather2016.html
Quinte RAINFALL NAME ADDRESS TOTAL APR MAY Kaiser,Eric Napanee 54 29 25 Kingston 37 20 17 Burnham,M Cobourg 65 33 32 Stewart, B Brighton 25 25 Thrower, M Warkworth 47 31 16 Townsend, G Campbellford 57 35 22 Cobourg 19 19 Trenton 59 35 24
East Central RAINFALL NAME ADDRESS TOTAL APR MAY Begg,Fred Norwood 73 48 25 Hoftyzer Farms Hastings 54 35 19 Inglis,Dennis Norwood 57 40 17 Trent U Peterborough 48 33 15 Airport Peterborough 40 25 15 Barrie,Tom Bowmanville 68 45 23 Smith,Jim Blackwater 69 44 25 Youngfield Nestleton 36 24 12 Daniels,Wayne Lindsay 19 19 Kinghorn,John Woodville 74 47 27 McLean,Robert Omemee 33 21 12 Moore,Neil Lindsay 52 37 15 Boadway, Tim Mount Albert 88 48 40 Brooks, Alvin Mount Albert 12 12 Mitchell,Hugh Richmond Hill 89 35 54 Mitchell,Hugh King 102 42 60 Sharview Farms Sharon 42 42 airport Markham 93 55 38
Quinte CHU from May 1 NAME ADDRESS TOTAL MAY Kaiser,Eric Napanee 462 462 Kingston 405 405 Stewart, B Brighton 468 468 Thrower, M Warkworth 468 468 Townsend, G Campbellford 529 529 Cobourg 324 324 Trenton 463 463
East Central CHU from May 1 NAME ADDRESS TOTAL MAY Begg,Fred Norwood 405 405 Hoftyzer Farms Hastings 444 444 Inglis,Dennis Norwood 501 501 Airport Peterborough 416 416 Trent U Peterborough 429 429 Barrie,Tom Bowmanville 408 408 Smith,Jim Blackwater 433 433 Youngfield Nestleton 454 454 Daniels,Wayne Lindsay 462 462 Kinghorn,John Woodville 432 432 McLean,Robert Omemee 500 500 Moore,Neil Lindsay 430 430 Boadway, Tim Mount Albert 465 465 Brooks, Alvin Mount Albert 494 494 Mitchell,Hugh Oak Ridges 461 461 Sharview Farms Sharon 460 460 airport Markham 473 473
The Peterborough County Soil and Crop Association is planning a bus tour Wednesday, August 17. Our first stop of the day will be at our local cricket enterprise in Norwood. Here we can taste cricket flour and enjoy some crispy crickets. La France Sod Farm on County Rd 50 (Preneveau Road) will be the host of our second stop where we can see the production and equipment required to grow grass. We are waiting for confirmation from wither the Ontario Water Buffalo Company North of Stirling or the First Ontario Shrimp farm East of Campbellford as our third stop of the day. We will be leaving Norwood at 9:00am from the Begg Parking lot and returning at 4:00pm. Bring your lunch, some spending money and your camera. Refreshments will be supplied by our association. There is no cost to soil and crop members or 4-H members. All others will be $10. We will have a very interesting and informative day as usual. P.S. we will stop at the Chocolate Factory on the way home for a treat, Contact Jim Buck 705-696-2567 or 705-696-2956 or Derrick Weiher 613-242-7270 for more information and to reserve a seat.
Durham & Victoria County SCIA bus trip Tentative Agenda for September 13th & 14th -Leave Kerr Bus in Port Perry at 7:30 am and Head for Chatham (Pride Seeds) -Arrive in Chatham around 11:00-12:00, possibly visit some fields before getting to the processing plant. We will have lunch sponsored by Pride and then continue on the tour. Tour should last 4 hours, itinerary will include harvest, huskers, driers, picking at plant, auto bagger, colour sorter and palletizer. -Leave Chatham around 5:00 and head to London, arrive around 6:00 at hotel. The ho-tel will be taking care of our dinner in the ballroom. It will be a buffet with a cash bar. -Leave Hotel 8:00 a.m Wednesday morning and head to farm show in Woodstock. Spend the day and head home around 4-4:30. -Costs for the trip will be $100.00 per person for the hotel and buffet. I will need that amount to be paid up front to reserve your spot on the bus. There is room for 56 people and everyone will share a hotel room with another person. The bus will be covered by a Tier 1 grant through OSCIA. Hoping to find a sponsor for farm show tickets Contact info: Paul Hagey 905-260-0997 or [email protected]
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Year 4 of the Growing Forward 2 program continues offering farmers great free workshops and cost-share grants! Great Workshops? If you have not attended previously, or your workshop is over five years old, or you could benefit from one of the updated workshops now offered. The workshop information saves you time in learning the latest best management practices and are a critical requirement for applying for most cost share grants. • • EFP – Environmental Farm Plan • • GYFP - Growing Your Farm profits • • Bio-Security for crops, plants and livestock are offered • • Traceability • • Food Safety * See the workshop listing for East & Central Ontario next page Cost-share Grants Next GF2 application intake window: June 17th to July 7th A limited number of application intakes windows remain in GF2, so please plan accordingly. (See the OSCIA web site for key dates and changes -> http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/growing-forward-2 ) Application intake Window 2016/2017 Claim Deadline Intake 1 February 5 – February 25, 2016 November 30, 2016 Intake 2 June 17 – July 7, 2016 January 31, 2017 Intake 3 October 14 – November 3, 2016 March 31, 2017 Multi-Year Projects All Intakes March 31, 2017 2017/2018 Intake 1 February 3 – February 23, 2017 January 31, 2018 Intake 2 May 12 – June 1, 2017 January 31, 2018 There are 46 categories of Best Management Practices (BMP’s) outlined in the GF2 Producer Program Guide that are eligible for grant funding. The broad range of opportunities from; cover crop assistance to livestock handling systems, water well or fuel storage upgrades, to business and succession planning and much more . See the GF2 Program Guide for all 46 categories! To view the GF2 Program Guide see “ GF2 Resources” on the OSCIA web-site or click on the link -> http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Costshare_Producer_2016_wlinks.pdf GF2 Info session Webinar: Join the upcoming GF2 info session webinars for info and to walk through filling out an application ( registration is required) -> http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/growing-forward-2/ SARFIP is back: The Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program (SARFIP) is back for 2016. Up to $20,000 is available per farm business on a first come-first serve basis. SARFIP is great for producers who are looking to make improvements on their farms while also supporting farm habitat for species at risk. You do not have to have a species at risk on your farm to qualify. Funds are available for such projects as; fencing for rotational grazing, buckthorn removal, stream crossings, wind break plantings, etc. Check it out by clicking on the link-> http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/oscia-programs/sarfip/ Don’t miss out. Register for a workshop today through the OSCIA web site OR, Contact OSCIA program representatives; • Paul Reeds, Regional Program Lead, [email protected] 705-341-4915 • Robin Brown, Workshop Leader, [email protected] 705-718-4859 • Eric Lawlor, Workshop Leader, [email protected] 289-251-3042
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Got a project? - Need some financial assistance? Your 4-H or Soil and Crop Association can apply for up to $1100 from the East Central Region Soil and Crop Improvement Association for projects in the East Central area. Decision to accept the project will reflect the mandate of the East Central Soil & Crop Improvement Association. Contact: Neil Moore 705-324-2594, [email protected]
Green Tractors Inc. Greendale Equipment Rentals Ltd. 114 Heights Road, Omemee, ON K0L 2W0 Ken Svendsen, Sales Manager, Ag Equipment Ph: 705.799.2427 1- (800) 563-5601 Fax: 705.799.7773 [email protected]
EAST CENTRAL Executive and Directors President Tom Barrie 905-623-6330. Sec-Treas Neil Moore 705-324-2594. 1st Vice Alvin Brooks 905-473-3920. 2nd Vice Jon Bagshaw 705-934-8989. Past President Jim Buck 705-696-2567. OSCIA Director Don Oliver 705-742-2147. Regional Communication Coordinator Neil Moore 705-324-2594. Directors: Jim Smith, Paul Hagey, Frank Hoftyzer, Jeff Steiner, Tom Patterson, Adam Bent, John Hickson OMAFRA: Tom Ferguson, Ian McDonald
Member SCIA’s President Sec-Treasurer
Durham Region Paul Hagey Tom Barrie Peterborough County Kyle Keating Jim Buck Victoria CKL/ Haliburton Jon Bagshaw Adam Bent York Region Alvin Brooks Tom Patterson
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705-357-2277
705-328-8891 Jim 705-328-8890 David
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Syngenta Seeds Inc. Ed Warriner Seed Specialist CORN SOYBEANS ALFALFA
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Chadd Taylor District Sales Manager 705-924-2356 E-mail: [email protected] Maizex Seeds Inc.
4488 Mint Line, RR2 Phone 519-682-1720 Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0 Toll Free 877-682-1720 www.maizex.com Fax 519-682-2144
Royal Bank of Canada
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Marieke Patton Territory Sales Manager - Row Crops Phone: 1-705-434-1699
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BRAD KING district sales manager
613-328-5958
www.alpinepfl.com
the starter fertilizer company
Rafe Currelly Manager Now operating a second location G2 4566 Kellogg Rd RR3 G2 at 7264 Moore Service Road Port Hope L1A 3V7 Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4J7 905-753-2242 1-800-520-2242 [email protected] ww.ganaraskagrain.com/
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