Interaction in the fields at FS Forage Launch

Detecting potato leafhopper at the test plots in Mitchell was just one of the many exercises and topics discussed at this year’s annual FS Green Plan Solutions™  Forage Launch.

Several Ontario FS crop specialists from across the Ontario FS System gathered at the Mitchell Community Center to hear from speakers covering timely topics such as forage fertility, the new WL Alfalfa line up of quality guaranteed seed varieties and hear about the most common pest problems and solutions this year.


Huron Bay Co-operative FS Crop Specialists John Verhoeve (L) and Jim Peeters (R) inspect for Potato Leafhopper at Mitchell test plot at recent FS Ontario Forage Launch.

After the formal sessions of the launch, the group headed to the FS PARTNERS Mitchell test plot where Bill Brown, GROWMARK Ontario field agronomist, Dave Gentry, GROWMARK product manager –forage and turf-grass, Mike Peterson of WL Research and Don McLean agronomist with FS PARTNERS followed up with some hands-on scouting techniques and seed variety identification.
Each crop specialist received a new 140-page, 2012 Forage Seed Guide to take with them as a reference tool.