With soybean harvest complete we are having a chance to look at some plot data. There were some interesting trials this year with seed treatments and variety comparisons. Hopefully we can have some discussions over the next couple weeks about last year and the upcoming growing season.
Harvest started last week Sept 18th, but has been delayed with rain. The first big rush of harvest will likely start this weekend. Please contact the Dresden office @ 519-683-4413 or the Rutherford office at 519-692-3919 to verify hours of operation. Hours will vary based on how many farmers are operating and available staff. We look forward to seeing you, and hope you have a safe and successful harvest.
TJ Poehlman visited with Real Agriculture to provide some wheat tips. You can check it out here:
https://www.realagriculture.com/2025/06/wheat-school-prepping-the-combine-for-winter-wheat-harvest/
We would also like to add, make sure you check wagons that were used for seed and clean them well. Delivering grain to an elevator with treated seed in it, will cause a lot of problems for you and your insurance company.
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.
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
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
Although the contracts are not in place in Canada yet, the value of Enogen is being recognized in the US. Check out the link below to learn about the partnership of Enogen silage corn with McDonalds restaurants.
McDonald’s to pay U.S. farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use
Learn more about Enogen varieties and feeding Enogen corn on Syngenta’s website below. As a certified retailer, Jackson Seed can also provide sales to beef, sheep and dairy operations.
