There isn’t any one thing that creates a healthy soil. Instead, building soil health and resiliency takes a combination of plant growth, nutrient additions, and careful management. Turns out, it’s not just building organic matter that adds to this dynamic — growing high yielding crops is also key part of nutrient cycling and productive soil.
That’s just one of the topics host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson delves into in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. There’s also a discussion on tar spot, corn dry down, fall weed control and more!
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Summary
- Mid-week happiness is marvellous! Thank you, Paul
- April-planted corn at 260-270 bu/ac at 17-20 per cent moisture. Incredible
- But oh goodness the yields are variable
- Sky high to so low yields even in the same field
- Caution: remember that not everyone needs to panic when Pete says to panic
- Tar spot and black layer corn shut down is in certain areas, not all
- Slower dry down could spell more yield in corn. The stay green factor
- Snowflakes at Alliston/New Tecumseh this week. Chilly!
- Late planted corn in Elgin county isn’t black layered yet. Do you worry? No tar spot, so that’s a plus. Less mature corn can handle cooler temps better
- Leaf wetness and tar spot connection
- Double crop yields are making some very happy
- After hay, after winter barley or winter wheat
- A week difference in July makes a huge difference in October for a double crop
- Will Ontario hit a new record for winter wheat in the province? We need acres, but maybe
- It’s an exciting time for Wheat Pete
- Winter barley is an ugly duckling
- Plenty of interest in winter canola. If you want to have a good chance of winter survival you need a “thumb thick” root
- Next week’s warm weather will help, but earlier planting might be necessary
- No mistakes, only test plots. Gerard planted corn at 140,000 seeds per acre, whoops. $500/acre in seed! Ouch
- Organic matter matters
- It’s pivotal, and you know what matters? Above ground biomass cycling matters! Roots matter, but so does above ground growth
- Rule of 3 with fall weed control
- Target those grassy weeds in wheat!
- Row/mow — clover between corn rows
- Roots not iron? Cover crops? Plant green? Three years later, best management practices vs plant green = oat growth and nutrient cycling
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