Wheat Pete's Word(let), August 26: Winter canola, winter wheat, and a look at fertility

A wordlet. What a weird word, says RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, Peter Johnson.

Today’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word is just that — a wordlet — because it’s not a full episode. (And also, it’s Friday, not Wednesday, so how about that!)

If you haven’t had a chance to check out this weeks’ full episode, do so, by clicking here. In the meantime, enjoy this special edition!

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SUMMARY:

• Pete ran out of time in the latest episode of The Word, so alas, here we are.
• Going to focus on three things: winter canola, winter wheat, and a look at fertility.
• Winter canola — when is the best time to plant it? Is earlier, the better? Well…depends on the year.
• Consider what soil types you have, as well.
• Tune in to August 29th episode of The Agronomists — we’re going to take a deep dive on winter canola.
• In southern Ontario, it looks like it could be a very early harvest with soybeans.
• When do we plant winter wheat? And when is the right seeding rate?
• Plan, plan, plan, those winter crops. It will pay you dividends.
• Too many stems per square foot, can equal lodging.
• Ontario — visit gocereals.ca for the proper seeding date for your area.
• Just because it’s a winter crop, doesn’t mean variety selection isn’t still important.
• We can not predict what kind of October we are going to have (as much as we may try). Know what the optimum seeding date is where you are at.
• Fertility with hog manure. How much phos do I need?
• What about potash? Wheat does not need potash, says Pete.
• The more we reduce tillage in corn, the more we need to be paying attention to how much potash we are putting down.

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