East Central Soil & Crop Newsletter March 2010

East Central Soil & Crop News

March 2010
For Durham, Peterborough, Victoria (CKL)/Haliburton, and York Soil & Crop Members

If you have not renewed your membership for 2010 this is the last newsletter you will receive until you renew.
Contact your County SCIA secretary to renew.

This Issue Sponsored By: See Sponsor Ads

OMAFRA, OSCIA	Alpine Plant Food - Brad King	BASF - Ian Page
Dekalb - Dan Kaufman	Evergreen John Deere - Tom Morawetz	Ganaraska Grain - Rafe Currelly
Hub International Lindsay, Port Perry	Hyland Seeds - Craig Carson	Lockie Farms - Daryl Rush
Maizex Seeds - Chad Mangan	Midnight Acres Inc- Joe Hickson	NK Seeds- Ed Warriner
Pearson Insurance Lindsay	Pickseed Canada - Lyle Gallagher	Pioneer - Tom Barrie
Royal Bank in Peterborough	Reesor Seed and Grain	Terratec Environmental

AREA NEWS and Events OSCIA News and Crop Talk links below

Durham SCIA Spring meeting Wednesday April 14, 10:30 am, at John Kersten's shop, 2865 8th Concession, Claremont. Speaker: Kevin Simpson from RBC securities on marketing; Helmut Spieser OMAFRA on Storage; Greg Stewart OMAFRA on strip till

York SCIA Spring meeting Thursday April 15 on "Vertical Tillage", 1 to 3 pm, John Risebrough's shop, 8339 Regional Rd 30, RR3 Mt. Albert. Feature Speaker: Greg Stewart, OMAFRA; Machinery Dealers represented

Coming Events - link to separate page
Environmental Farm Plan Workshops on OSCIA website
Growing Your Farm Profits Workshops on OSCIA website
Financial Assistance from East Central SCIA - 4-H and local SCIA projects
Major project for 2009-2011 - Establishment of C4 Bio-Fuel Grasses
2010 East Central Farm Show Pictures

OSCIA NEWS PDF file(974 kb)

Message from the President
2010 OSCIA Executive
OSCIA Annual Meeting
Outreach Coordinator
Growing the Margins Conference
2010 Ontario Forage Masters Program
OSCIA List Server
Crop Advances - Field Crop Reports

CROP TALK – By OMAFRA Soil & Crop Specialists PDF file(162 kb)

Read Your Soil Test Report Carefully!
Manure Economics...Again
Selecting a Pasture Mix
Weather Impacts on Nitrogen Response
Crop Budgets For 2010
Organic Agriculture Information
Soil Erosion, Soil Health and More
Anthracnose - An Ever Present Danger in Edible Beans
A Tough Sell..AGAIN!
What Are the Best Herbicide Programs for Identity Preserved (IP)
ESN Controlled Release Fertilizer on Corn and Spring Wheat

Got a project? - Need some financial assistance?
Your 4-H or Soil and Crop Association can apply for up to $750 towards the project.
Applications may be made to the East Central Region Soil and Crop improvement Association for up to $750 for Soil & Crop or 4-H 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

Establishment of C4 Bio-Fuel Grasses
is the Regional Project the East Central SCIA will be working on for 2009-2011
Co-operators are
John Kinghorn, Woodville
with U of G staff
and Tom Barrie, Bowmanville
Under the Guidance of Joel Bagg, OMAFRA