May long weekend is here. For most we had a large rain holding up planting, and almost everyone has got their seed for the weekend. If you are in the field and need something to finish a field. Call the office. The phones are forwarded for the weekend. We don’t intend on having in office service. However, we can schedule a time to meet over the weekend and get the seed you need. This includes the Holiday Monday, unless the weather really changes.
Most seed is available. Please contact us about the status of your seed orders and we can advise you if everything is available. Let us know when you plan to pick up your corn and soybean orders. We will try to have the paperwork ready for you. We all look forward to seeing you!
If you are an IP soybean grower for Tofu, or a certified seed grower and receive premiums from Jackson Seed Service for growing the soybeans you may be able to insure your premium. This has been available for a couple years and likely not utilized by very many producers. We encourage you to visit the following two Agricorp website links and speak with an adjuster. We believe you need to sign up and add the pedigreed seed coverage by May 10th. The other deadlines are the same as conventional soybean coverage.
https://www.agricorp.com/en-ca/Programs/ProductionInsurance/Soybeans/Pages/Eligibility.aspx
https://www.agricorp.com/en-ca/Programs/ProductionInsurance/Soybeans/Pages/HowItWorks.aspx
The list of eligible Silverline Tofu varieties is incorrect, S23-T5 is missing from the list. Agricorp has been notified, and it should be available for insurance. All the New Age varieties are listed as eligible for IP growers.
Mark your calendars Aug. 7th the OSCIA is holding a compaction day at our Rutherford location. The Lambton, Essex and Kent soil and crop associations are organizing a demonstration day to highlight the effects of different equipment on compaction. This should be a very informative event. We are very excited to support this project for our customers and the general farming community. We can provide updates as plans for the event are completed.
The news has been very political lately, so we have updated our sign. We want to show off our patriotic pride, and remind everyone that we are 100% Canadian Owned. All of us should be proud to be Canadian, buy Canadian and work for Canadian companies.
NK Seeds has made the decision to distribute the traited beans in a similar manner to the Silverline IP soybeans. An announcement made Feb 4, 2025 can be found at the link below.
Syngenta Seeds moves to a new mod… | Syngenta CA
It’s no secret that red clover is one of the best cover crops available. If you are interested in underseeding your wheat this spring you can purchase clover seed from Jackson Seeds. Contact Brad Langstaff or the office if you are interested. Other cover crop seed will be available (such as oats and peas) by order after wheat harvest if you are interested. Contact early for details and pricing, cover crop seed is usually not stocked in the warehouse.
If you plan to visit the 10th annual Chatham Farm Show on Jan 29-30, stop and visit Jackson Seeds in the hallway at Booth H4. We will be hanging around the booth and happy to chat.
Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays. Below you will find our holiday hours, contact 519-683-4413 if you require more details.
Dec. 24 – 7am – NOON
Dec. 25 to Dec. 26 – CLOSED
Dec. 27 – 7am – NOON
Dec. 30 – OPEN
Dec. 31 – 7am – NOON
Jan. 1 – CLOSED
Jan. 2, 2024 – Resume normal operation 7am – 5pm
Find your local independent corn plot data in the Ontario Variety Trials at the Ontario Corn Committee website https://corn.gocrops.ca
We would expect the variety trials for soybeans should be out in the next couple weeks too.
Large scale plots can be obtained at seed company websites such as NK Seeds website
