Soybean Production in Ontario
Typically over 809,000 ha (2 million acres) of soybeans are grown annually. End uses for Ontario soybeans includes specialty food grade markets, oil production and livestock feed.
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Soybean Acreage and Yields
Calculating Cost of Production
Selecting a Variety for Your Farm
- What to consider when you select a variety?
- Public Variety Performance Trials
- Variety Information and Performance Profiles
- Head to Head Comparisons of Ontario Soybean Varieties
Tillage
- Tillage Options for Soybeans
- Ontario Tillage Database:
- Compare soybean yields under different tillage systems
- See profiles of different tillage systems used by Ontario Farmers
- Maximum Safe Rates of Fertilizer
- Nitrogen Management
- Phosphate and Potash
- Phosphate and Potash Requirements for Soybeans
- Potassium Deficiency
- Magnesium
- Calcium and Sulphur
- Zinc
- Manganese Deficiency
- Manganese Deficiency Symptoms
- Plant Analysis
- Interpretation of Plant Analysis for Soybeans
- Seed Quality
- Inoculation
- Planting Date
- Row Widths
- Seeding Rates
- Seed Treatments and Planting Depth
- Vegetative Growth Stages
- Reproductive Growth Stages
- Scouting Calendar
- Soybean Diseases
- Soybean Insects
- Management Recommendations: Field Crop Protection Guide, Publication 812
- Principles of Weed Management
- Guide to Weed Control, Publication 75
- Problem Weed Control
- Herbicide Selector, Weedpro75 - web version
- Mobile Herbicide Selector
- Minimizing Harvest Losses
- Drying and Storing Soybeans
- Equilibrium Moisture Content for Soybeans Exposed to Air
- Environmental conditions
affecting soybeans such as:
- Frost Damage
- Green Soybean Seed at Maturity
- Hail Damage
- Lightning Damage
- Stem Damage
- 1 metric tonne = 36.74 bushels
- There are 60 lbs in 1 bushel of soybean
Fertility Management
Planting and Crop Development
Insect and Disease Management
Weed Management
Harvesting and Storage
Other Uses
Troubleshooting and Tips
Impact of Severe Weather
Common Calculations, Conversions and Facts
For more information:
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E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca