Wheat Pete's Word
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- Duration: 93:04:53
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Synopsis
Every Wednesday, Peter Johnson gives you the agronomic word on all the crops growing in Canada.
Episodes
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 12: Flat crops, yield records, cover crop shifts, and triticale seeding rates
12/08/2020 Duration: 16minWho wants to learn a new weather term? Get on in here for this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word where — unfortunately — we learn there is a specific term for an inland hurricane. Also in this week’s episode, host Peter Johnson is talking cover crop adoption and cover crop options well into the fall, where... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 5: Post-anthesis N, oats vs rye for cover, and glorious rain
05/08/2020 Duration: 17minThere comes a time when the questions, comments, and follow ups become so numerous, you’ve simply got to dive in and start handing out answers. For this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson is taking the “Farmer Rapid Fire” approach and answering as many listener questions as possible in 16 short minutes. In this... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 29: Leafhoppers, peak flight of WBC, and managed wheat results
30/07/2020 Duration: 16minHot, dry weather isn’t letting up for many areas of Ontario, and the impact of heat is showing up in wheat yields. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson has got some timely reminders for farmers as we head into the middle of summer. From leafhoppers in alfalfa, to peak flight of western... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 22: Egg masses, green silk, and big wheat yields
23/07/2020 Duration: 19minWheat yield results are starting to trickle in from across Ontario, and the verdict is…pretty good! In this mid-July edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Pete Johnson covers off what seems to have contributed to yield and what didn’t seem to hold the wheat crop back. Plus, there are some insect pressures to watch for... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 15: Western bean cutworm, glorious rain, better cover crops, and record wheat
15/07/2020 Duration: 19minAs mid-July hits, much of Ontario got a million dollar rain, but it also came with incredible wind and wild weather for some places. Western Canada also experienced some volatile weather and parts of Alberta that are typically dry are actually saturated (and not in a good way). This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word focuses on... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 8: Grassy wheat fields, ’88 weather, and working in teams
08/07/2020 Duration: 19minIf you remember farming in 1988, this year may seem a little similar, at least for Ontario. That year, the drought broke in mid-July with a torrential downpour — are we in for something like that soon? Well, we won’t know for sure for a few days yet, but this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word does... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 1 — Pest pressure, rapid growth syndrome, and Happy 153rd, Canada!
01/07/2020 Duration: 18minFor this special Canada Day edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson has got answers to your timely agronomic questions. The good news is there are no alerts this week, but that doesn’t mean you can let the throttle off scouting — there are insect pests creeping in and populations can grow very quickly!... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, June 24: Dissolved urea, clover credits, leaf burn, and a carryover alert
24/06/2020 Duration: 18minThe longest day of the year has come and gone and we are heading into the thick of summer crop-growing weather. With the heat (and in some cases downpours!) come the agronomy questions and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson is ready to answer whatever it is you can throw at him. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, June 17: Nitrogen needs, herbicide injury, hitting the target, and insect invasions
17/06/2020 Duration: 18minSome years are disease years and some are insect years. 2020 is shaping up to be an insect year, which is perhaps not surprising given the dry bias to the weather. In this mid-June edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson answers so many of your agronomic questions, including what to do about armyworm... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, June 10: Soil structure and emergence, heat and pollinating wheat, and digging for moisture
10/06/2020 Duration: 17minMother Nature is perhaps not always that motherly, but every now and again she does throw us a bone. This last week in Ontario was pretty good on the average, with some timely rains in some areas and some first-cut haylage wrapping up. But the timely rain has also brought along some storms, and heat,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, June 3: T3 timing, flea beetle pressure, millipede feeding, and crusting relief
03/06/2020 Duration: 19minWeed control questions, millipede feeding, and a crusting quandary — it must be early June! This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word is a little longer than usual because there is just so much going on and so many great questions rolling in. Host Peter Johnson has got the answers this week to everything from tufted vetch... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 27: Aphid alerts, soil sorrows, and eyes on nitrogen loss
27/05/2020 Duration: 18minSomeone has flipped the switch from our cold weather woes, because it’s now summer in Ontario – with all the challenges and joys that the hot weather brings. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson flags a crop alert (it’s too early, but we’re starting there anyway), gives crop updates on corn and... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 20: Yellow wheat, hardy plants, revenge spraying, and a slow return to “normal”
20/05/2020 Duration: 18minAlfalfa is so cool, it can run ice in its “veins.” Or at least, that’s the best explanation we’ve got for the crop making it through extremely cold weather earlier this month. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson discusses both alfalfa and wheat’s adaptability, swapping corn varieties based on the calendar, inoculating... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 13: Cold soil, sulphur deficiency, and assessing freeze damage on wheat
13/05/2020 Duration: 18minThe weather feels more like mid-April than mid-May, and many farmers in Ontario are worried about corn and soybean seed in the ground and wheat heads above ground. There are reasons to be concerned, as nighttime temperatures over the last week have dipped very low and sometimes for the entire night. In this week’s Wheat... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 6: The big chill, two-pass fungicide timing, and protecting your face
06/05/2020 Duration: 17minAfter a decent start to the spring season, Ontario’s weather has done a bit of a 180 and turned cool and damp. What does it mean for planting and spraying? In this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson covers why tank contents might be more important than temperature when it comes to... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, April 29: Dastardly dandelions, rotten rotation, and terrible, terrible timothy
29/04/2020 Duration: 19minThis week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has got some good news, some good ideas, and finally a discussion on just how terrible timothy really is as a forage option. Host Peter Johnson answers questions on a crop’s first drink of water, how much starter fertilizer you can pack into strip-till strips, and reminds growers that armyworm... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s World, April 22: Weather disparity, market spikes, cold soil, and herbicide in cold weather
22/04/2020 Duration: 18minWestern Canada is working on its tan and getting some crop in the ground, while Ontario gets snow squalls. But a few flurries won’t stop all fieldwork from happening, and this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has a few updates and answers to the top agronomy questions. From a look at how far crop storage has... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, April 17: Minding the P and K questions
17/04/2020 Duration: 14minIt’s time for Episode B of the mid-April Wheat Pete’s Word! (Check out Episode A here) On this episode, host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson focuses on soil nutrients, specifically phosphorus and potassium (potash, K). And hey, there’s even a great explanation of how to put more fertilizer down at seeding without endangering the seed —... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, April 15: Staying connected, N trials on wheat, and cool spring temps
15/04/2020 Duration: 16minSometimes a small gesture can go a long way to improve your day. So, lucky Wheat Pete’s Word fans, host Peter Johnson has a special gift for you — not one, but TWO podcasts this week. There’s just that much to cover, friends. For this Part A of the April 15th edition, Johnson shares some... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, April 8: Ultra early soybean planting, split N apps, and a “red” alert
08/04/2020 Duration: 18minWe’ve got our first ALERT of the season, and it’s a great one! Yup, that’s right, there’s rhubarb poking through the soil, and even some asparagus is up in Ontario. Our apologies to large parts of Western Canada that got a foot of snow this past week. The somewhat ahead-of-schedule warmth has the questions flooding... Read More