Wheat Pete's Word
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Sinopsis
Every Wednesday, Peter Johnson gives you the agronomic word on all the crops growing in Canada.
Episodios
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 9: Stay green impacts, drainage, pollinator patches, and spraying on red clover
09/03/2022 Duración: 17minIt won’t be long now that many Ontario farmers who put winter wheat in last fall will be anxiously watching crop green up and regrow to determine if the crop is worth leaving, or if it needs ripped out. Crop prices are good pretty much across the board — especially wheat — so there are... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, March 2: Wheat exports, Group 1 resistant wheat, and gaining more minutes of sunshine
02/03/2022 Duración: 18minSpring has sprung — at least meteorologically — says host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson. In this very first spring 2022 episode, he tackles a plethora of topics, including Soil Champion highlights, wheat exports, starter nitrogen, and more! Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 23: Sowthistle trouble, market madness, dormant seeding, and waste potatoes
23/02/2022 Duración: 19minAsk Wheat Pete and he’ll tell you that every day is Canada’s Agriculture Day, but for everyone else, it was February 22nd, and we hope you had a great time celebrating the people that make Canadian agriculture great. In this week’s podcast episode, host Peter Johnson tackles some key questions on Delta yield, the nutrient... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 16: All the ways for K, understanding delta yield, and making the right call
16/02/2022 Duración: 19minIf you’re thinking of using a foliar spray to fix a macro nutrient deficiency, just hold on — Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson has some thoughts on that. That’s just one of the topics he covers on this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. Also on the podcast, hear about other options for glyphosate, why phone calls... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 9: Going for gold, volcanoes, cracking clays, and building P
09/02/2022 Duración: 19minIf you’ve been waiting for your question to be answered by Peter Johnson, today is your day. Yes, there are some talking points in this Wheat Pete’s Word, but Johnson has devoted most of this episode to Q and A! Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in?... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Feb 2: Nitrogen and hydrogen, filling in wheat gaps, and changing minds
02/02/2022 Duración: 18minOf course we’re in for six more weeks of winter, Groundhog, we live in Canada! You know what else you can expect for the next six weeks (and longer)? Wheat Pete’s Word! On this week’s episode, host Peter Johnson explores many topics, including some shifting thinking on sulphur, how nitrogen fertilizer can acidify soil, and... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 26: Living off soil interest, bread dough, Canadian phos, and fertilizer uniformity
26/01/2022 Duración: 18minWho would have thought that wireworms would cause so many calls and concerns? A discussion from a few weeks ago has certainly opened — ahem — a can of worms on the topic, and we’re here to set the record straight, mostly. In this week’s edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, you’ll hear that, plus we... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 19: How soil carbon and flight are linked, wireworm whoopsies, changes, and water quality
19/01/2022 Duración: 18minIt’s always amazing to see how much can transpire in just one week. Since Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson returned from Montana last week, much of Ontario and the Prairies got a foot of snow or more, someone fell asleep on the listener line, and Pete owes someone a steak dinner over Ontario’s average corn yields.... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 12: Top soil loss, N tie-up and rye, rising corn prices, and being resilient
12/01/2022 Duración: 17minWhat’s in that snoil? That’s snow and soil, in case you’re wondering (AKA snirt). That’s that “little” skiff of brown or black snow in ditches and in fact, there’s a heck of a lot of good stuff in that snoil. From nutrients to organic matter, top soil moved by wind erosion is some of the... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Jan 5: Nutrient bank account, healthy skepticism, and kicking off ’22
05/01/2022 Duración: 17minIn this first-of-the-year episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson discusses Ontario Ag Conference (on now), soil nutrient bank accounts, and low volumes going through a combine. Plus, Johnson works through a tiling/drainage problem for clay textured knolls. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in? Disagree... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec 22: Phosphorus math, static electricity, and time to rest and recharge
22/12/2021 Duración: 18minIt’s the last Wheat Pete’s Word of 2021! For this season-ending episode, host Peter Johnson tackles a few questions from the audience, including some phosphorus immobilization questions, and an encouragement to focus on the positive. Wheat Pete’s Word will be back the first week of January, and in the meantime make sure you take that... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec 15: Wicked weather, tile run wheat, soybean yields, and years of soil cores
15/12/2021 Duración: 19minAs the holiday season approaches, it’s important to take the time to reflect on just how lucky we are to live in this part of Canada. This last week of wild weather in the U.S. is a reminder of that. And let’s not forget the hundreds of livestock producers may not be back home after... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec 8: More magical manure, corn bets, N credits, and wrapping up harvest
08/12/2021 Duración: 19minIt would seem that there’s one thing Peter Johnson can count on from his loyal listeners: a stern finger wagging when he’s got something all wrong. Such is the case with last week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, where Johnson had the audacity to say manure was anything but magical. Have no fear, dear listeners,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Dec 1: Corn height, sticky snow, stuck plows, and not so magical manure
01/12/2021 Duración: 19minIf you’re already shopping around for next year’s seed supply for, well, everything, you’re probably going to be glad you did. To help make the decision on what to buy, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson says the corn hybrid information for Ontario is complete and ready for your scrutiny, and on this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 24: Think twice, act once, Ontario Ag Conference, trial results, and more
24/11/2021 Duración: 17minOn this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson talks about safety, ag conferences going virtual and the amount of info to talk about, corn hybrids and variety trial data, and finally, a deep-dive into the tillage thought process. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 17: Tillage talk, increasing DON levels, lost beans, and liquid manure
17/11/2021 Duración: 18minPlow might be a four-letter word, but plenty of Ontario farmers are reaching for the primary tillage tool as a way to manage rutted fields this fall. What are the trade-offs when using the plow? For that answer, you’ll have to listen well towards the end of this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word; and in... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 10: Rusty wheat, double crop bean yields, tracking N, and variety plot wins
10/11/2021 Duración: 18minWhere on earth did all this corn yield come from?! Combines in Ontario are rolling through beans and on to corn, and the results are astonishing, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this episode of the Word. This week’s episode asks that question, plus delves into rust on winter wheat, wheat acres in the ground,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 3: Yellow wheat, profit margins, warm nights, and bumper stickers
03/11/2021 Duración: 17minThe numbers are rolling in — from fantastic corn yields, to unbelievable rain amounts in some areas of Ontario. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson asks for feedback on a few things, including what some of your favourite Wheat Pete sayings are, if you prefer rain in inches or millimetres (or either,... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 27: Tile-run wheat, road safety, straw planning, and plot results
27/10/2021 Duración: 18minAs we work through the final week of October, many Ontario farmers are feeling the stress of a very wet weather cycle impeding soybean and early corn harvest. Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson knows it can be tough to be patient right now, so be sure to reach out to those around you and check in to... Read More
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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 20: Yellow wheat, volunteer beans, shaggy barley, and clean corn
20/10/2021 Duración: 19minTo butcher a phrase, not all wheat that turns yellow is lost. Reports of yellow wheat in areas of Ontario has many farmers asking what they can do about it, and the answer — very little — is one of the few downers in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. But don’t worry! It’s not... Read More