Cereal Production in Ontario

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Cereal crops are an integral part of the cropping system in Ontario, grown on approximately 25% of the arable land. Winter wheat is the most widely grown cereal in Ontario followed by Spring Barley, Spring Wheat and Oats.

Return to the Field Crops Index

For the latest production news:

• Follow us on Twitter
• Read the Provincial Field Crop Report (in season only)

To access results of OMAFRA Field Crop Research Programs:

• Crop Advances Field Crop Reports

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Cereal Acreage and Yields

• Acreage and Yields (Historical)

Calculating Cost of Production:

• Field Crop Budgets (Publication 60)

Specialty Markets:

• Production and Marketing of Milling Oats in Ontario (Order No. 98-017)

Selecting a Variety for Your Farm:

• What to consider when you select a variety?
• Public Variety Performance Trials
• Head to Head Comparisons of Ontario Cereal Varieties

Tillage:

• Ontario Tillage Database:
  • Compare cereal yields under different tillage systems
  • See profiles of different tillage systems used by Ontario Farmers

Fertility Management:

Macronutrients

• Plant Analysis
• Nitrogen Management
• Phosphate and Potash
• Phosphate and Potash Requirements for Cereals

Micronutrients

• Magnesium, Copper, Boron and Zinc

Planting and Crop Development:

• Planting Dates
• Seeding Rates
• Depth of Seeding
• Replanting
• Row Widths
• Cereal Development
• Management Considerations for Wheat Following Various Crops

Insect and Disease Management

• Scouting Calendar
• Cereal Diseases
• Cereal Insects
• Management Recommendations: Field Crop Protection Guide, Publication 812

Weed Management

• Principles of Weed Management
• Guide to Weed Control, Publication 75
• Problem Weed Control
• Herbicide Selector, Weedpro75 - web version
• Mobile Herbicide Selector

Harvesting and Storage:

• Optimizing Combine Adjustments
• Dealing with Fusarium-Damaged Grain
• Dealing With a Lodged Crop
• Drying and Storing Cereals

Straw Management

Troubleshooting

Impact of Severe Weather

• Winterkill in Winter Wheat
• Frost Heaving
• Ice
• Cold Injury

Common Calculations, Conversions and Facts

Wheat

• 1 metric tonne = 36.74 bushels
• There are 60 lbs in 1 bushel of wheat

Barley

• 1 metric tonne = 45.93 bushels
• There are 48 lbs in 1 bushel of barley

Oats

• 1 metric tonne = 64.7 bushels
• There are 34 lbs in 1 bushel of oats