Welcome to another Agronomic Monday here on RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson talks about fungicide timing in the east, water quality, and more; A Climate FieldView product spotlight with Chapin Bell; and, Ryan Benjamins of Benjamins Agronomy Services, talks about soybean establishment and plant stand evaluations. Thoughts on something… Read More
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Will nozzle type solve the problem of getting efficacy while spraying T3 fungicides? There’s plenty of work done on the right nozzle for this job, but what are the other factors that lead to an efficacious application for controlling fusarium? In this Wheat School episode, our resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson is fired up… Read More
A million dollar rain (for those that got some precipitation), notes on a hay crop, corn replants, and wheat fungicide T3 timing are just a few of the topics covered in this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. Host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson also answers all sorts of questions about wheat, including yellowing, a virus in… Read More
As we approach the first long weekend of the summer season, farmers are thinking about relaying winter wheat and barley for forage, protecting N on dry ground, and skipping a pre-emergent herbicide pass. As to whether all or some (or none) of those are good ideas, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson has the answers in this… Read More
It’s another Agronomic Monday coming at you! On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Shane Thomas of Upstream Ag Insights with perspective on using field data for outcome based pricing; Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson on identifying the flag leaf and how to avoid leaf burn from UAN in wheat; Jack Payne, grow team advisor… Read More
May means a few things here at RealAgriculture: lots of baseball talk and outside time. Our entire team looks forward to getting out and into not just our own farm fields, but also in the field with experts, agronomists, researchers, and extension to film the latest and greatest for each of our school series. So,… Read More
Wheat prices are amazing and everyone wants big wheat yields this year; so how do you achieve them? By paying close attention to your nitrogen applications, of course. Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson is hopping mad in this Wheat School episode — mad at himself that is. In the video, he’s standing in a wheat field… Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition to kick off another week. On today’s RealAgRadio you’ll hear from: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson gives us an Ontario #plant21 update, including what’s happening on his own farm; Andrew Chisholm joins us for a Truflex product spotlight, Wade Barnes, co-founder and CEO of Farmers Edge, will talk about a new… Read More
April didn’t bring showers to Western Canada, and it didn’t bring heat to Ontario either. But the growing season in Ontario is still about 10 days ahead of average and that has some farmers well ahead of the norm for planted acres. This week on Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson covers a… Read More
The crops are flying. Not literally, but the winter wheat is growing fast! This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has explanations of what growing degree day accumulation will do for winter wheat, plus the downsides of the warmer weather in Ontario. Also, our host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson explains what he means by “slow release rain”… Read More
Will precision planting pay when it comes to winter wheat yield? How do things like down force and row spacing contribute to a more uniform winter wheat stand? In this Wheat School episode, we’ve got our latest research update from the Follings Research Farm with Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson and Joanna Follings, cereals specialist with… Read More
The winter wheat stand has greened up, come out of winter, and the growing degree days are accumulating, which has many thinking about a nitrogen application. “People are getting out, they’re looking at the number of plants per row, they’re checking for tillers, do they need to put their nitrogen on, can they wait,” says… Read More
Welcome to a new week of RealAg Radio! On this Monday edition of the show, we’re focused on agronomy. You’ll hear: Dr. Sheri Strydhorst, agronomy research specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on achieving the correct seeding rate; Leighton Blashko, agronomist at BASF, on residue management ahead of canola seeding; Rob Miller, agronomist at… Read More
Things are growing — including the weeds — as the rain is falling in eastern Canada. Parts of Ontario are getting the right amount of rain, while others are starting to drown. Oh, the fun of relying on Mother Nature. In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, our host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson talks plot… Read More
March is certainly on its way out like a lion, at least in Western Canada. On this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Dr. Bob Nielsen of Purdue University, on setting up on-farm trials; Allison McLellan of BASF Canada, talking about seeding canola into dry conditions; and, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson joins host… Read More