Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson brought home more than just a tan from Costa Rica; there were lessons to be learned, even while enjoying a rejuvenating vacation.
In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Pete talks about some of these lessons, such as the need for a break, the difference that climate can make, Canadian pride, and the need to try to speak other’s languages when traveling. He also discusses snow mould, epigenetics, and the impact of heavy corn residue on nitrogen.
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Summary
- Costa Ricans are proud and we should be too!
- People respond well when you try to speak their language
- The Certainty Illusion by Timothy Caulfield – the placebo effect is massive
- DNA changes depending on food and exercise in humans – plants too?
- Corn crop DNA could also change to tolerate a forecasted drought – an exciting field!
- Better than expected wheat yield in New Zealand, but nowhere near the U.K. record yield
- A whack of rainfall and a decimated winter canola crop in Kentucky
- One small rise above water in a 400 acre wheat crop
- Mild temperatures and a ton of snow in Ontario
- A cold north wind causes maple sap to not run – fun industry!
- Get out there and look for snow mold!
- Less mould in winter wheat
- Purposely planting for a lower yield in Finland
- Snow mold on leaf tissue doesn’t mean the plant is dead
- Breaking dormancy in winter wheat? Air temp doesn’t matter when there is snow cover
- Dig some plants up and look for white root growth!
- Will frost seeding work in red mud? Try it!
- Treat seed well in a tough spring environment
- Wheat following corn turning yellow
- Nitrogen immobilization – increase the upfront application
- Is sulphate sulfur still in the root zone of the wheat crop when applied in the fall?
- Wheat yields have doubled since 1959!
- PGR yield gains with no lodging?
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