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The Rural Voice, 2005-05, Page 41produced by the full service London law firm of Cohen Highley LLP. Paul G. Vogel, a partner in the firm, practices in the area of commercial litigation and environmental law. Agrilaw is intended to provide information to farm operators on topics of interest and importance. The opinions expressed are not intended as legal advice. Before acting on any information contained in this column, readers should obtain legal advice with respect to their own particular circumstances and geographical area. FARMER JIM'S PoOM4G1C3dA 810 ©dIEGlhn WE WILL COME TO YOUR FARM LARGE OR SMALL AND CLEAN, BAG, LABEL, WEIGH, IN OUR BAGS OR YOURS or in BULK, ANY Grain or Forage Seeds. CaII Farmer JIM AT 519-369-5400 ra COOK'S will consider all your heating options! • Plumbing • Heating • Fireplaces • Water Systems GEOTHERMAL AND RADIANT FLOOR SPECIALISTS Earth's Energy Call Jim today Ground source heat pumps using the earth to heat & cool your home NextEnergy Solutions www.visitcooks.ca 371-0605 1603 2nd Ave. E., Owen Sound Advice New calculator helps manage for economic corn yields A new calculator available on-line from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food could help corn producers fine-tune their nitrogen fertilizer needs to save money in 2005. Greg Stewart, OMAF's corn lead. told 60 farmers attending a production day in Blyth. sponsored by the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. the spreadsheet (found at www.gocorn.net) will help them calculate the amount of fertilizer to apply to get the most economical results. Stewart created the calculator based on research pulled together from the results of small -plot corn trials from 1962-2002 and looking at all the variables. The first variable is the expected crop yield. If you expect a higher yield you need to increase the nitrogen fertilizer you'll apply. A second factor is the previous crop planted on the field. Soybeans and, particularly, red clover produce nitrogen credits, meaning Tess nitrogen needs to be applied. A previous corn crop has no credit. Silage corn, with Tess stover to tie up nitrogen, has a credit of 14 kg. of nitrogen per hectare. Soybeans and edible beans have a credit of 30 while small grain under -seeded with Continued on page 38 MAY 2005 37