Low lying areas were most affected with frost touching mostly the top few leaves on corn. C. Total rainfall for the week ranged from 20-30 mm. Hail was reported on Saturday night in Niagara on the Lake. Lots of sunshine, heat and good winds have brought the crops on nicely in the last few weeks. Silage harvest is well underway.
Yields vary greatly with each field.
Stands were thinner than expected. Later fields are coming in quite nicely above 40 and 50. Lots of wheat is going into the ground, with some fields already emerged. Field conditions and moisture have been good. Early week highs in the 21 to 23 degrees celcius range cooled off to mid week highs of 11 or 12 followed by a break onto Indian Summer to end the week with highs to 24.