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, May 26: Awesome hay, cold imbibition in corn, and T3 fungicide timing
26/05/2021 Duration: 18minA million dollar rain (for those that got some precipitation), notes on a hay crop, corn replants, and wheat fungicide T3 timing are just a few of the topics covered in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. Host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson also answers all sorts of questions about wheat, including yellowing, a virus in... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 19: Wheat as forage, the value of protected N, yellow bands, and mildew risk
19/05/2021 Duration: 18minAs we approach the first long weekend of the summer season, farmers are thinking about relaying winter wheat and barley for forage, protecting N on dry ground, and skipping a pre-emergent herbicide pass. As to whether all or some (or none) of those are good ideas, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson has the answers in this... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 12: Cold temps, the rule of three, and mixing instructions
12/05/2021 Duration: 18minWhat’s the cold weather doing to wheat crops, to the insect populations, and to the soil? In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson answers these questions; plus he talks road safety, cool stuff, insects, weed questions, dirt questions (ahem, soil), and more. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 5: N in the corn row, double crop beans, and wrangling rye
05/05/2021 Duration: 17minApril didn’t bring showers to Western Canada, and it didn’t bring heat to Ontario either. But the growing season in Ontario is still about 10 days ahead of average and that has some farmers well ahead of the norm for planted acres. This week on Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson covers a... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Apr 28: Drought risks, burnt wheat, starter for beans, and planting intentions
28/04/2021 Duration: 18minEarly spring weather has left some wheat feeling the burn of products applied before cold nights in Ontario. Out west, many farmers are still hoping for moisture before getting rolling for the #plant21 season. For this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson reminds listeners to take fifteen minutes out of their day to phone... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Apr 21: Plant growth regulators, deep planting, snow and frost damage on wheat
21/04/2021 Duration: 18minA smattering of snow and sub-zero temps have hit much of Ontario, putting some fruit trees at risk and spurring plenty of questions about the impact on wheat, spraying, and more. For this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson answers those questions, plus, he offers advice on when to use a plant growth... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Apr 14: Zooming wheat, slow release rain, and the rule of three
14/04/2021 Duration: 18minThe crops are flying. Not literally, but the winter wheat is growing fast! This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has explanations of what growing degree day accumulation will do for winter wheat, plus the downsides of the warmer weather in Ontario. Also, our host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson explains what he means by “slow release rain”... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Apr 7: Is it time to plant, spray, or apply all the N?
07/04/2021 Duration: 18minWhether it’s the too-dry conditions in the west, or the quite warm conditions of the east, farmers are getting rolling on some field work and seeding in many areas. This week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word is all about answering the question of “if it’s time” — is it time for more or all the... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, March 31: Rainfall amounts, physiological fleck, and too many tillers
31/03/2021 Duration: 18minThings are growing — including the weeds — as the rain is falling in eastern Canada. Parts of Ontario are getting the right amount of rain, while others are starting to drown. Oh, the fun of relying on Mother Nature. In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, our host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson talks plot... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 24: Organic matter under cover crops, snow mold, and stale seed beds
24/03/2021 Duration: 20minYes, #plant21 is happening! Ontario farmers are getting in the field planting sugar beets, alfalfa, spring cereals, and even a bit of soybean prep is happening. In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson is talking snow mold in winter wheat, frost seeding, and spongy soils. Listen on for answers to so many... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 17: Waiting on green-up, frost seeding out west, and the right rate of N on wheat
17/03/2021 Duration: 18minThere’s good dry and too dry when it comes to the seeding and planting season. Right now, Western Canada is far too dry, but Ontario is actually nearly the ideal amount of dry, with a few weeks to go before planting really begins. Some field work has begun in the east, and some Alberta farmers... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 10: Punching through the frost, clover choices, and early N
10/03/2021 Duration: 18minMarch means two things in Ontario: maple syrup and red clover. The weather is working okay for the early spring field work to begin in some areas, but maple syrup season is being interrupted by too-warm temps. That said, the warmer weather has many asking about red clover, early nitrogen, and more, on this week’s... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 3: Alternating crops, new sayings, a new number, and episode 300
03/03/2021 Duration: 18minYou can’t get to 1000 episodes without first hitting three hundred, and here we are — episode 300 of Wheat Pete’s Word! For this week, remember that there’s a new number for Wheat Pete for both listening or leaving messages (but we’re glad you mostly listen/download it here), plus some solid numbers that back up... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 24: Attention to detail, getting wheat in the ground, and more clover questions
24/02/2021 Duration: 17minCongratulations again to Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson on being named one of the Top 50 in Ag under the Mentor category. Of course, part of why Pete’s such a great mentor is his valuable, regular contribution to RealAgriculture, including Wheat Pete’s Word! On this weeks’ edition of the Word, our host answers hairy vetch and... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 17: Extreme cold, the view from above, and how to scare away birds
17/02/2021 Duration: 18minIt’s only 11 days until the meteorological start of spring, which is pretty cool, but so are the temperatures in Ontario, in Western Canada, and all the way down to the southern U.S. On this Wheat Pete’s Word, our host Peter Johnson fields all sorts of questions about the cold, plus manganese, scaring away birds,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 10: Added growing season, vaccines, and all about brown gold
10/02/2021 Duration: 18minWe know you’re just itching to get into the field, and there’s a light at the end of this tunnel! We’re starting to get more sunny days and that can provide 11 degrees of temperature difference, according to our curious host. In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson covers manure questions of all... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 3: Biologicals, gypsy moths, potash on soy, and the importance of replicated trials
03/02/2021 Duration: 17minIn just a few weeks we’ll be itching to get going in the field, but in the meantime there’s plenty of questions to answer and prep to get done ahead of the very busy spring season. For this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson shares some surprising stats regarding frost-free day gains, plus... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 27: Clover magic, spring potash, base hits, and birthday songs
27/01/2021 Duration: 17minFrom yield results, to clover benefits, and on to potash, this week’s Word is full of the regular fare you’re used to. But new for this week is something you’ve probably never heard before — a song and a name for Pete’s pick-me-ups. Checking in with neighbours, ultra early seeding, and barley fertility are all... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 20: Soybean yields, boron, ice on The Lakes, and attention to detail
20/01/2021 Duration: 17minIf you’re looking for the magic formula to growing great wheat, you’ve come to the right place. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson sums up how the soybean year finished off yield-wise for Ontario, why corn yields failed to impress, and then he digs in to the best crop ever — wheat!... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 13: Respectful disagreements, sulphur availability, and sky-high crop prices
13/01/2021 Duration: 17minThis week’s Wheat Pete’s Word kicks off with a quick explanation and an update on host Peter Johnson’s “extra 15 minutes” concept. The agronomy questions keep rolling in, and this week, Johnson puts off some of the wheat questions and instead tackles some sulphur questions, forage questions, and questions on spring cover crops. Have a... Read More