Ontario soybean yields proof of crop resilience [Video]

After struggling though tough early-season conditions, Ontario’s soybean crop delivered a surprisingly good average yield, perhaps edging into record territory.

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Research conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, aimed at highlighting the “threatened” status of the Eastern Meadowlark on Ontario’s Species at Risk list, draws on Census of Agriculture data and land-cover analysis from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, overlaid with avian population estimates from the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas organization.

Speaking during a Nov. 6 webinar hosted by Grain Farmers of Ontario, provincial soybean specialist Horst Bohner said that, at that point, about one-fifth of the province’s yield reports had been submitted to Agricorp, ahead of a mid-December deadline. The majority reported higher numbers than their average farm yield.

Why it matters: Ontario soybean growers were rewarded for their decision to stick with their original plantings despite discouraging early season weather.

This follows on an estimate of 54 bushels per acre, which would …