Wheat Pete’s Word, May 11: Slow down, speed up, stay shallow, and an alfalfa alert

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Summary:

• Go time, y’all
• But go safe. Share the road, respect the farm equipment
• The Habs got the first round draft pick! Oh, and the Maple Leafs won
• When the soil is fit, give ‘er sh*t!
• We’ve had a great drying index, so be careful — is that tillage pass necessary? It’s not working up well
• Many fields got sure beat up last fall, either at harvest or pounding rains
• Freeze/thaw hasn’t done the work we usually expect
• Swap out the implement? Rolling baskets
• Conserve the moisture!
• Should you plant deeper? Could be! The forecast is pretty warm and dry and windy
• Corn should be at least 2″, and at 3″ you might get a yield bump (but not on heavy clay)
• Adjust as the day goes on, please. Err on the deep side
• Soybeans need way more moisture than corn to germinate, so get them to moisture
• 67% of the winter wheat crop in the U.S. is under drought conditions
• Southern Alberta got snow on Monday morning!
• Surface applying N? Add something like Agrotain, urease inhibition
• Shallow tillage, please
• Need a half inch to get urea in to the soil
• ALERT! Check your alfalfa (see photos!). Older stands, especially

• Do you need forage? Add rye in between tile run alfalfa
• Heaved crowns means it’s going to get really damaged (dead)
• Plant first, or manure first? PLANT, usually, but in an organic system, the manure is way too important to miss
• Strip tillage then plant over top to get rid of green rye. Add N in the row
• Manure always helps, unless it causes compaction
• When is it too late for N on winter wheat? Get aerial!
• It’s never too late…but how much damage will you do?
• 2x ammonium thiosulfate showing uber green. What the heck?
• Tile-run wheat: when does yellow hurt yield. Answer: already. Sorry
• Get realistic about your wheat yield goal

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