Fields sprayed to control armyworm has been very effective. Soybeans - look good in most areas. 1st year soybeans appear to have nodulated well. In some of the dry areas, signs of manganese deficiency are showing in pockets in the field. Emergence continues to be uneven within the same row in the same field.
Most plants are now in flower.
Canola - is well into flowering with some early fields almost finishing flowering. Some stands are thin and yields in these fields will be well below average. Armyworm has continued to cause a lot of feeding damage on spring cereals and now on corn in large areas of Renfrew county and on isolated parts of Carleton county. Dry weather continues to have severely affected the yield potential of several crops in parts of Renfrew. Farmers in these areas are feeding stored feed intended for this winter's supply and looking to purchase hay from other areas outside of the county.