Organized Plot Tours with OEL agronomist Kiara Driscoll are available and you can take part in this year's Rank The Plot contest. Great prize available. You are also welcome to walk the plot on your own. Ballots for Rank The Plot are available in the Exeter office during regular hours and we will leave some in our mailbox by the office door in case we're not here. Ballots accepted until the plot comes off later this fall.
♦ Soybean Pre-Harvest Burndown TIMING:Do NOT spray too early, yield loss and chemical residue can be taken into the seed PLANT INDICATIONS: It is safe when seed fill is complete, when seed changes from green to yellow and seed has started to shrink and is separated from membrane SPRAY GUIDELINES:Spray ONLY at full maturity: 80-90% leaf drop. If using glyphosate, wait at least 7 days before combining; If using approved dessicant (Eragon), wait 3-4 days before combining. Always use label rates. ♦ Prograin announced a couple great promotions for 2027 Crop Seed purchases! We'll post more details next week on the OEL website!
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OEL is ready to handle your input business! Talk to the staff at Centralia regarding your seed, fertilizer and crop protection needs. Brian: (519) 274-4798 Kiara: (519) 955-6444
Agribusinesses, investors and economic-development groups at the Bio Innovations North America conference in Omaha focused heavily on a central challenge: taking new biobased technologies from the laboratory to commercial manufacturing. To help spur growth, some corn groups are providing seed money to startup companies.
For the second week in a row, six of the eight major fertilizers are lower compared to last month with the remaining two nutrients being slightly higher. Just one fertilizer, UAN28, led the way lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
Supporting Canadian Farmers! Due to the rain, we have extra t-shirts available after our plot day. If you missed out on OEL's Canadian Farmer giveaway, there are still t-shirts available for OEL producers - stop in to pick one up and wear it proudly! ♦
IP Soybean Growers:Please complete your 2026 Chemical Record Sheet online (here) or by paper copy.
Quote of the Day
"No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness, and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure."
