Fields are warming up, greening up, and getting fit to plant — but it seems no matter where in Canada you farm, it’s cool to cold and not warming up in a hurry.
For this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson has some updates regarding early wheat management, some tips on the value of field scouting, and a very early insect pre-alert!
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- Pete has a sister! Things we didn’t know. Yuzu is a citrus fruit, by the way. That’s something Pete didn’t know
- Yeah, baby — the wheat is looking pretty and nice and good
- One plant per foot of row is not enough to keep the stand
- In Alberta, big wheat, ultra early. Crusted snow did cause an issue with big plants
- Corn up in six days in April in the northeastern U.S.
- Ontario corn will be chillin’, literally, in the ground right now. It’s cold
- Most soils are not fit right now, so be patient
- In Ohio, already talking about alfalfa weevil pressure (they are ahead of Ontario, remember)
- Could be an early warning for Ontario
- Growing degree days accumulation differs between crops because of the base number: 0, 5, or 10. It works, but keep base number in mind
- 200 GDD base 5 degrees C is the trigger for alfalfa weevil
- Armyworm moths being caught at Ridgetown already
- 2023 Given’er! Is on hold
- Cool/cold temperatures (a very light frost in Ottawa Valley Wednesday morning)
- How does that impact N uptake? Yellow wheat, well-advanced wheat — are we losing yield?
- Leaf injury can happen when applying N and S with low night time temps, but it’s time to go, regardless (…OK, to a maximum of -2 to -4 over night)
- Streamer nozzles are not all created equal — chafer/Needham bars
- The wheat crop show everything
- Need some warm rain to get rid of the streaks
- Herbicide on wheat?
- Check out this Soybean School with Rob Miller on early weed control
- There are some clean fields out there, so that’s good, and save that spray, but scout scout scout
- Wall to wall burdock seedlings in one spot — it’s why we scout
- Oats overwintered beautifully. Easy to kill
- How do I decide on a PGR? Especially when you want the straw!
- How do you time a PGR application?
- So many factors: lodging history, background fertility, too many tillers, variety, etc
- Dig up those plants an look for the teeny, tiny first node (bump), that’s the time to spray
- Second N application for wheat — Growth stage 32, tell me I can leaf the floater tires on! Well, it could cost you a LOT to leave the floaters on. Get the pizza cutters on
- Low magnesium in tissue test this early — is it an issue?
- Manganese deficiency can be an issue, needs corrected
- Foliar nutrients only help with a deficiency
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