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Thames Valley SCIA @TVRSCIA www.tvrscia.wordpress.com THAMES VALLEY REGIONAL SOIL & CROP IMPROVEMENT VOL 16 ISSUE 3 BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY: Mailing label here Newsletter produced by Cathy Dibble, Regional Communication Coordinator (519) 463-9737 [email protected] JULY 2016 Regional News IN THIS EDITION: LOCAL SCIA SUMMER TOURS LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS It’s TOUR TIME in the Thames Valley Region! August 9-10 for Oxford, August 11 in Elgin August 16 in Middlesex Details inside—Everyone Is welcome to join any tour!
Transcript of Regional News 08, 2009 · Thames Valley SCIA @TVRSCIA THAMES VALLEY REGIONAL SOIL & CROP...
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T H A M E S V A L L E Y
R E G I O N A L
S O I L & C R O P
I M P R O V E M E N T
V O L 1 6 I S S U E 3
B R O U G H T T O
Y O U I N P A R T B Y :
Mailing label here Newsletter produced by
Cathy Dibble,
Regional Communication Coordinator
(519) 463-9737
J U L Y 2 0 1 6
Regional News
IN THIS EDITION:
LOCAL SCIA
SUMMER TOURS
LOCAL WEATHER
REPORTS
It’s TOUR TIME in the Thames Valley Region! August 9-10 for Oxford, August 11 in Elgin August 16 in Middlesex Details inside—Everyone Is welcome to join any tour!
OXFORD SUMMER TOUR August 9-10. Everyone Welcome! Cost is $180.00 per person based on double occupancy and minimum 40 people. Includes bus, hotel accommodations, Tuesday lunch and supper, Wednesday breakfast and lunch. Cash, check, credit card or e-transfer payments accepted. Contact Scott Innes 519-533-7171 [email protected] or Cathy Dibble 519-463-9737 [email protected] by July 18 to reserve your spot on the bus!
Tuesday August 9 Depart Ontario 7am For Agro Liquid Research Farm, St. Johns Michigan Tours, lunch, Research Farm planter station, sprayer station, research plots, high density orchard all on tram tours farm to farm. Overnight in Frankenmuth, famous chicken dinner at the Bavarian Restaurant, and optional trip to Bronners’ Christmas Wonderland
Wednesday August 10 Depart for Monsanto Research Farm, Mason City Michigan for “Grower Days”, extension staff from University of Michigan, Plot work, Up and coming technologies, Grain Market commentary, BBQ Lunch then head for home. Expected arrival in back Ontario is 7:30 pm
OXFORD RAINFALL SUMMARY-2016 (recorded in mm) May-Oct May
NAME ADDRESS May June July Aug Sept Oct Total 2016 2015
David Arthur St Marys 39 39 179
Jeff Dibble Drumbo 34 34 200
James Hammerton Beachville 38 54 92 169
Peter Johnson Ingersoll 31 63 94 272
Gerhard Magnus Bright 33 33 66 264
David Orth Burgessville 30 67 97 256
John Van Dorp Woodstock 32 30 62 217
Ross Wilson Salford 22 62 84 238
Outdoor Farm Show Woodstock 35 39 75 187
HEAT UNITS
Arthur 461 461 1145
Outdoor Farm Show 468 633 1101 1076
June 12: While some of
the crops in the
Drumbo area are
looking good, corn on
lighter ground (at right,
and just around the
corner from the cover
photo) isn’t faring
quite as well. Most in
the region are in the
same boat: too hot and
too dry
ELGIN SUMMER TOUR August 11. Everyone Welcome! Start time 1 pm Strong Arm Forge, 11555 Lawrence Road, Iona Station: Metal working, glass blowing and strip till equipment demos 32695 Chalmers Line , Iona Station: Cover crops after wheat, corn after wheat with interseeding demo 31220 Chalmers Line: Corn plots, intensive corn plot, tiling demo, guest speaker and supper, Farmland Health Checkup Program and more! Guest speaker: Andrew Campbell @FreshAirFarmer
From the site at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show: Horst Bonhner prettying up his soybean plots, cover crops interseeded into corn, and
alternative crop opportunities. Lots to see and do at the OSCIA/OMAFRA display area—plus FREE breakfast for OSCIA members!
THAMES VALLEY SOIL & CROP
PROVINCIAL DIRECTOR
Jamie Littlejohn 519-762-3433
PRESIDENT:
Paul Dietrich (Middlesex) 519-281-7130
COUNTY ASSOCIATION CONTACTS
Middlesex ~` Marian Desjardine
519-294-6445 [email protected]
Elgin ~ Margaret May
226-973-3548 [email protected]
Oxford ~ Cathy Dibble
519-463-9737 [email protected]
ONTARIO SOIL & CROP
IMPROVEMENT
1-800-265-9751
www.ontariosoilcrop.org
MEMBERSHIP WEBSTIE
oscia.wildapricot.org
NAME ADDRESS APR
(mm)
MAY
(mm)
JUNE
(mm)
N. Stokman 3320 Mullifarry Dr., Strathroy 67.2 67.2 49.8 L. Whiting 717 Thomas St., Mt. Brydges 55.0 46.0 33.0 J. Robinson 8773 Reily Dr., Mt. Brydges 55.3 33.1 72.2 G. Richards 6879 Longwoods Rd., Melbourne 68.0 54.0 G. Cornelis 11659 Petty St., Ailsa Craig 73.5 105.0 30.0 E. Fox 31846 Centre Rd., Parkhill 66.0 122.0 36.0 W. Mollard 3138 Elginfield Rd., Parkhill 78.2 83.0 49.0 R. Heard 21669 Wonderland Rd., Arva 64.0 48.0 37.0 L. Duynisveld 22732 Prospect Hill Rd., Ilderton 75.0 60.5 54.0 D. Denys 3003 McGillivray Dr., Parkhill 54.5 93.0 45.0 H. MacKellar 24022 Dundonald Rd., Glencoe 39.0 40.0 84.0 C. McVicar 2434 Argyll Dr., Newbury 69.5 42.5 56.5 Wm. R. Grieve 4321 Dorchester Rd., Dorchester 71.0 37.0 59.0 A. Brown 4684 Westchester Bourne, Belmont 65.0 24.0 60.0 F. A. White 3739 Harry White Dr., London 71.0 29.0 66.0 S. Willemse 1761 Parkhill Dr., Parkhill 70.0 98.0 38.0
May June Before
May 10 After May
10
N. Stokman 98.0 375.0 649.2 J. Robinson 93.0 397.0 681.0 G. Cornelis 125.0 408.0 663.0 E. Fox 66.0 332.0 686.0 R. Heard 100.0 405.0 657.0 L. Duynisveld 93.0 394.0 662.0 D. Denys 107.0 374.0 661.0 H. Dodge 671.0 H. MacKellar 87.0 361.0 662.0 C. McVicar 115.0 381.0 655.0 A. Brown 99.0 386.0 680.0 S. Willemse 106.0 380.0 673.0
Middlesex Rainfall and Heat Unit Data
Middlesex SCIA Conservation Tour
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Starting at 4:30 p.m.
Barbeque – 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Cost - $5.00
Field Plot Tour Equipment Demonstrations
Static Displays Driveshed Theatre at Dusk
HOST: Dave McEachren, 4087 Olde Drive, Glencoe
Live, entertaining commentary by Peter Johnson
˂ Follow the Conservation Tour Signs ˃
For more information, contact Kerrie Jenken (519) 902-1462
