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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987 — 9A
Crop consulting
franchise open
headquarters
CROPCO, a crop consulting franchise
company, opened its new headquarters in
Centralia on Thursday, September 3. The
Minister of Agriculture and Food for On-
tario, the Honorable Jack Riddell was on
hand, along with Gary Baker, a represen-
tative of the municipal government, to cut
the ribbon unveiling the new sign.
The services provided by crop consultants
were explained by the staff. One of the ser-
vices is the Soil Management Program. A
farm is divided into sampling areas based
on soil type, previous cropping patterns, and
client's requirements. A minimum of 4
samples per 100 acres and an average of
40-60 soil cores per sample are taken. "A soil
.test is only as good as the sample", said
• Dave Wheeler, a company representative
who does the soil sampling out of his home in
the Brussels area, Farmers on the program
get soil analysis for macronutrients such as
Phosphorus and Potassium, vital
Micronutrients such as Zinc and Manganese
as well as soil properties such as pH and
organic matter. The soil inventory book
becomes a permanent record and there is
• space to add field notes throughout the
growing season.
• On the basis of soil inven-
tory fertilizer recommendations are made
by CROPCO agronomists to suit the in-
dividual farther.
Crop Scouting is another innovative ser
vice offered by CROPCO consultants. Fields
are walked, once crops have emerged, to
record plant stands, soil condition, and to
identify weeds, insects, and . diseases.
• Reports are written and any problems are
• brought to the farmer's attention,. In many
cases this is crucial in being able to solve the
problem before it causes yield losses. The
new company has had software written to
generate crop budgets and reports on their
computers. Using a farmer's expected costs
and yields a budget is prepared in spring.
After harvest information is completed, a
final year summary report can be printed to
help pinpointareas-for-costsavings-in-future
crop production.
"Crop consulting is going to become more
important in the future as Canadian
farmers compete with other countries for
markets", said agronomist Anne Verhallen
•in her comments on future development in
crop consulting. "Farmers need to take ad-
vantage of, everything thay can to improve
their situation",
CROPCO employs five people and has
already opened two franchise offices. One in
Tiverton, serving Bruce County, owned and
operated by Friedrich Suhr. The other is run
by Eric Devlaeminck from his Centralia
area farmhouse, serving clients. in South
—Huron -and -North -Middlesex.
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