Wheat Pete's Word
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- Duration: 93:00:29
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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, March 25: Isolation, market moves, and your fertilizer questions answered
25/03/2020 Duration: 18minIf there’s one thing farmers should understand, it’s biosecurity — and yet, somehow there are many who aren’t taking the physical distancing protocol seriously. Wheat Pete, for one, is having none of it. Of course, the host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson, only spend a little bit of time on that topic for this... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, March 18: Corn row syndrome, dry soil in March, and stocking up ahead of planting
18/03/2020 Duration: 17minThere’s no denying that the COVID-19 outbreak is having a huge impact on our daily lives. But even among the negativity and scary unknowns, there is some good — like maple trees pushing out buds and soil warming up and drying out in southern Ontario. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson has... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 11: The clover cut choice, N decisions on wheat, and establishing alfalfa
11/03/2020 Duration: 18minWheat Pete’s Word host Peter Johnson is a lot of things — dynamic and opinionated for starters — but he’s also rather humble. This episode marks 250 episodes of this podcast and he’s likely not going to make a big deal of it, but the rest of the RealAgriculture team is! In this 250th episode,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, March 4: Red clover, soil health, and dipping in to the fertility bank
04/03/2020 Duration: 17minWelcome to March, which seems to be coming in like a lamb — we’ll have to see if the “out like a lion” holds true! March also means maple syrup, frost seeding, red clover applications on the wheat fields, and starting to nail down crop rotations and fertilizer rates. With many feeling the cash flow... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 26: Traveling corn stalks, coffee shop talk, and a photo caption ask
26/02/2020 Duration: 17minWhile eastern Ontario is expected up to 50 cm of snow over the next few days, other parts of the province are starting to tap maple trees and get the frost-seeding equipment ready. It may be the last week of February, but there’s some serious spring fever happening all over the country! In the west,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 19: Applied research applause, the trouble with too-big plots, and a friendly nematode
19/02/2020 Duration: 17minIf you’ve ever adopted a new way of doing things after attending a field day or conference, do you let the researcher or extension staff know? Sometimes, research can be a rather thankless job, and many researchers don’t hear back on their work being applied on-farm. Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson came across just such an... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 12: Frost seeding cereals, row-width trade-offs, and #plant20 begins
12/02/2020 Duration: 17minWide vs. narrow rows — which is best for top yields? As always, it depends. It depends on the crop you’re growing, your climate, and the architecture of the variety or hybrid you choose. There are other factors too, as discussed in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, with host Peter Johnson. Available equipment, what... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 5: Phos responses, new products, ice levels, and headland management
05/02/2020 Duration: 17minDo you adjust plant populations, fertility, or other product applications on headlands? If not, why not? In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson answers questions on liquid vs. dry fertilizer and fertilizer set ups, plus what to do with soil test results on sandy soils. He also throws down the challenge of using precision... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 29: Fill times, phosphorus movement, and where in the world is Wheat Pete?
29/01/2020 Duration: 17minHave you thought about how much time you spend just re-filling during planting and seeding? Fill times for spraying often get plenty of attention, but there’s actually plenty of hours to gain at planting too, depending on your set up. In this week’s edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, a much healthier Peter Johnson is talking... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 22: Proper pressure, ice, dismal yields, and packing in starch
22/01/2020 Duration: 15minYou’ll have to excuse Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson’s voice for this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, as the poor lad is suffering from a terrible cold. But a little frog in his throat isn’t going to stop him from tackling the week’s questions, updates, and challenges. Get a quick summary of some of the recent... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 15: Rain and extreme cold, the cost of resistance, and manure on snow
15/01/2020 Duration: 17minIt’s been a week of wild weather: extreme cold in the west, and warm and very wet weather in the east. Understandably, overland flooding in Ontario has many farmers asking about the impact on the wheat crop. Peter Johnson has the answer you need in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word. Johnson shares some of the... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 8: A corn toxin alert, tiles vs. earthworms, temperature updates, and a final look at 2019
08/01/2020 Duration: 17minIt’s a new year, and we’re back with the first Wheat Pete’s Word of the decade! Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete’s Word, says that although we are only eight days in, 2020 is already roaring ahead steadily. The mantra for 2020 according to Wheat Pete is “perfect vision.” If we can see clearly, we’ll... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec. 18: Cornsicle bins, performance trials, N tie up, and a Merry Christmas
18/12/2019 Duration: 17minIt’s December 18th, have you checked your corn bins lately? Host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson has more than a few public service announcements this week, and one of them is all about high moisture corn turning into big blocks of ice (and, conversely, yucky heated hot spots) in the bin. But before we... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec 11: Soil sampling strategies, the importance of weed ID, and road safety
11/12/2019 Duration: 17minHere we are, just a few weeks from the holidays and the end of the calendar year, and many farmers are using every last bit of daylight to get the crop harvested and dried, if they can. When you’re pushing long hours in less than ideal conditions, sometimes safety gets thrown out the window, and... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec. 4: Kernel shrinkage and test weight trouble, full elevators, and iced over soybeans
04/12/2019 Duration: 17minIf you’ve been waiting for Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson to answer your question about soil sampling, you’re going to have to wait another week, because this week is mostly about corn, corn, and more corn. And that’s just the kind of week it’s been in Ontario, as corn harvest ever so slowly creeps towards complete... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 27: Corn fines, snow fences, soy performance, and pushback
27/11/2019 Duration: 17minIf this harvest season keeps up, Wheat Pete’s Word host Peter Johnson is going to have to change his name to Corn Bjorn. Because, yes, that’s nearly all he talks about in this week’s edition, but we promise it’s still interesting stuff, even if wheat hardly gets a mention. From what to do with high-fine... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 20: The economics of leaving corn out, propane shortages, and performance trial delays
20/11/2019 Duration: 17minThere was a time when most hoped that 2019 would turn out better than past challenging years, but the term “being 2019’d” has come to mean…well, insult being added to injury. From the ‘harvest from hell’ in the west, to wet, nasty weather hindering Ontario’s harvest, and now a rail strike already limiting propane access... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 13: Snow, test weight and temperature, yield monitor data, and farm stress
14/11/2019 Duration: 17minNo one wants to see crop under snow, especially when that crop is either a) not really ready to harvest or b) most of your acres. Western Canada has been hard hit by snow cover this fall, and it seems the early start to winter now extends to most of Ontario, too. The recent snowfall... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 6: Open husks, lodged corn, colourful wheat, and green beans
06/11/2019 Duration: 17minAre you a hand-shelling corn kind of farmer, or do you like a hand-held moisture meter kind of person? We’ve got something for everyone in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, including some neat devices for moisture testing, why corn is drying down faster than many thought possible, and what’s up with funky-coloured wheat. In... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 30: Wet corn, wetter corn, chickweed, and soil health dividends
30/10/2019 Duration: 17minThere are a few treats out there in among the tricks of this harvest season. Surprisingly, mature corn and decent soybean yields are making some farmers happy as they put the 2019 growing season to bed, but there are plenty of areas still struggling with immature and wet corn and super low soybean yields. In... Read More