Corn

We have had some corn come into both our Wanstead and Alvinston branches, but that progress was abruptly stopped today after yet another shot of moisture.

So far with the crop coming in, there hasn’t been much of a surprise. There have been some VOM tests 3ppm< , but most are remaining below 1ppm at this point. Some varieties seem to be worse than others.

After today/tonight's rain, we look to have a good long stretch of pro-harvest weather (knock-on-wood). When the fields dry up, our agronomy team is encouraging growers to be mindful of VOM potential and stalk integrity.

Unsprayed fields, or fields more prone to disease may be worth taking off earlier to reduce higher chances/amounts of VOM. The longer the corn stays in the field, the worse it can become.

Similarly, due to some stalk rot issues this year, we recommend testing for stalk strength in your corn using the pinch or push test. If the corn failure rate is greater than 10%, you may want to consider harvesting early to prevent losses from breakage.

Pinch test

1. Pinch the stalk between the lowest 2 internodes
2. If the stalk collapses fails the pinch test

Push test

1. Push stalk at about eye level to 30 degree angle
2. If doesn’t spring back fails push test

We have had a small amount of corn delivered to the elevator, with moistures ranging from 21-33%. Corn yield outlooks remains positive. Please check out our website for more information on drying and shrinkage tables.

Soybeans

There are still many beans in our draw area to come off, so this weekend is expected to be a big push if mother nature cooperates.

Soybean yields are all over the place with some soybeans that handled the water better in the 50-70bu/acre range, some fields that did not fair as well in the 20-30bu/acre range, and everything in between.

If you have IPs in the ground, please contract Floyd or Megan to discuss options for harvest specs. Additionally, we now have IP premiums for 2024! Our early-bird premium is available until November 10th! Please reach out to Megan (519) 898-2861 with any inquiries on growing 2024 IP soybeans!

We have many trucks on the road for harvest. Please feel free to reach out to our logistics team to arrange your loads! 519-845-3301.

Wheat

At this point, most wheat that is expected to be planted, has been planted, and come up. If your plans have changed for crop rotation, please let us know so we can be as efficient with our product as possible!

Additionally, seed selling season (for 2024!) has begun! Reach out to your salesperson to take advantage of early order and early pay discounts. This extends to seed for corn and soybeans too. Plots are coming off to give you a good handle on varietal performance, and booking early can ensure that you can get the the variety you want.

Spraying for weeds is slowing down…the more nights below 5 degrees Celsius we have consistently, the less effective weed control will be.

We have a new airflow in Alvinston with a 90' boom, and we are looking forward to better serving our customer base with it this year!

Are there any updates we missed? Reach out to your agronomist with any questions!

Jason (519) 330-9746

Darrin (519) 330-9812

Natalia (519) 383-4843

Mike (519) 466-9200