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Wheat Pete"s Word

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Every Wednesday, Peter Johnson gives you the agronomic word on all the crops growing in Canada.

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Wheat Pete’s Word, June 12: Soil nitrate levels,...

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2024/06/12

It’s not just insects that may have a jump on the crop this year in Ontario — weeds are large and in charge, and diseases, such as tar spot, could blow up from the U.S. much earlier than last year. But that’s not all the agronomic knowledge you’ll glean from this episode of Wheat Pete’s... Read More

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19:48

Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 6: Lions and lambs, spring...

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2024/03/06

How did March begin where you are? If it came in like a lion does it leave like a lamb? Chances are slim, as Old Wives’ Tales aren’t usually very dependable, but we’ll soon find out as wicked weather hit the west but Ontario is nearly a month ahead of the calendar. For Peter “Wheat... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Nov 1: Managing fines, flat soys,...

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2023/11/01

No one likes snow in October, but it’s especially unwelcome when there is still crop in the field. For Manitobans, it looks more like December than November 1 out there, but at least harvest is done. For Ontario, however, so many thousands of acres of corn are now very wet and covered in snow, and... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 25: Gibberella risk, milky...

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2023/10/25

A frosty week in Ontario and a snowy one out west means all those pre-winter jobs just moved up the priority list a notch or two. For Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, that just means there’s more time-sensitive topics to cover on this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. From an alert on corn harvest field... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 18: Hand-picked sample...

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2023/10/18

The sun might come out tomorrow, or the next day, or another day, we hope, as Ontario farmers are hoping to wrap up bean harvest and get at corn in earnest. Not being in the field means Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete’s Word, has plenty of questions to tackle from the audience, including compaction... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 11: Brown layer corn, road...

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2023/10/11

If you’re waiting for a sign to pick up the phone and check in with a friend, this is it. Yesterday was Mental Health Day and host Peter Johnson wants you to take the Wheat Pete 15 challenge and call up someone just to chat. That’s just one tidbit from this episode of Wheat Pete’s... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Oct 4: A late heat wave,...

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2023/10/04

What do you call an early October that feels more like summer than early fall? A lucky break for those with corn that’s a fair ways away from black layer, that’s what. Ontario’s corn growers are counting their blessings this week, as very warm sunny days are helping move the crop to maturity. But all... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 27: Seeding down to moisture,...

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2023/09/27

There are some problems you just can’t avoid — like ending up with wheat roots in drainage tile after big yields — but every challenge has a solution and it comes down to making hay while the sun shines. No, not actual hay, as we are in the critical harvest period, but if the soil... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 20: Chasing the combine,...

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2023/09/20

There’s some trouble lurking in the Ontario corn crop by the name of gibberella. Farmers are also busy getting what wheat they can get in and are asking some really great questions of the host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson. Also in this week’s podcast, catch a conversation about straw losses by raking, lowering... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 13: Carbon cycling, cutting...

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2023/09/13

How come the corn plants are so tall this year? It’s all about early season temperatures, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word podcast. Plus, listen on or download for later to learn about maximum nutrient impacts, root issues in disguise, cool weather impacts and more! Have a question you’d like... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Sept 6: Revenge tillage, #plant24,...

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2023/09/06

Are you ready for an agronomy Q&A? On this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson is ready with some timing questions on #plant24, comparing this year’s weather to 1993 (why, though?), answers several questions on cover crop management, taking out a hay stand, and starting off winter wheat. Have a question you’d... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 30: Ongoing training, aphids...

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2023/08/30

Goooooood day, and welcome to this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word! On this episode of The Word, host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson asks about BIG soybeans, bad weeds, and of course, seeing as it’s the end of August — it’s agronomy, agronomy, agronomy. Have a question you’d like Wheat Pete to address or some field... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 23: Broadcasting wheat in to...

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2023/08/23

A less than ideal wheat harvest hasn’t dampened a lot of excitement over wheat yields in Ontario, as some great averages are trickling in. The biggest question popping up on Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson’s radar right now is how to get next year’s wheat off to the best start while beans are still standing. The... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 16: Hail, tar spot spores,...

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2023/08/16

Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson is back from a refreshing vacation full of family and fun, and he’s ready to share The Word once again. In this week’s episode, Johnson discusses tar spot risk, late white mould infection, aphid thresholds, and much more! Have a question you’d like Wheat Pete to address or some field results... Read More

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19:40

Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 9: A YEN reminder, compacting...

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2023/08/09

We are in for a treat this week as host of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson, sends us this weekly podcast update while on vacation in Portugal. In the line up for today’s discussion: test weight vs. yield, falling number and binning wheat, stored grain pests, struggling beans, and some great discussion on cover crop... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 2: Corn fungicide timing,...

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2023/08/02

Green silks are slow to show up in some areas of Ontario — what gives? It’s early August and most of the corn should be tasseled by now, but July weather just didn’t push the crop as far ahead as is expected, explains host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word. Why... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 26: Wild parsnip control,...

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2023/07/26

July is winding down and some Ontario crops are having a sad time summer. Wheat that’s still in the field is suffering quality loss with every heavy downpour (there have been many), and edible beans and soybeans are yellowing from excess water and/or poor drainage. What can be done about this week’s challenges? Host Peter... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 19: Quality losses in wheat,...

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2023/07/19

Nothing good happens to mature wheat left in the field, and Peter Johnson is pretty thankful that some elevators are taking wheat at 17 per cent moisture to keep combines rolling. It takes a village, sometimes. For this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Johnson also discusses compaction, rescue nitrogen on corn and beans, why... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 12: Dormant seeding spring...

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2023/07/12

Corn growers who dodged the tar spot bullet last season are unlikely to be nearly so lucky this year, as the disease has been identified in southern Ontario and conditions are conducive to its spread. Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson has that discussion on this week’s edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, plus an insect alert, an... Read More

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Wheat Pete’s Word, July 5: Lodging crops, white...

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2023/07/05

Unfortunately, when it comes to Mother Nature, there’s no equality in the weather. Regardless, #harvest23 for winter cereals is underway in parts of Eastern Canada, and will continue through the country in the upcoming weeks. There are a few things Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson wants to hit on before everyone is in full-blown harvest mode,... Read More

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