Will precision planting winter wheat pay for Ontario growers? That’s a question RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson and OMAFRA cereals specialist Joanna Follings are determined to answer with a new research trial they planted last week at Follings’ home farm at Ayr, Ont. At the 2020 CerealSmart conference last February at Kitchener, Ont., Michigan State University… Read More
A light frost of minus 1 or so this early in the year shouldn’t have impacted Ontario grain crops like it has, but here we are. “It hurt way more than I ever anticipated,” says Peter Johnson, RealAgriculture agronomist. Eastern Ontario was much harder hit with colder temps over several nights, but in southwestern Ontario,… Read More
Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson talks a mile a minute in this one folks, buckle up! In this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson answers all the agronomy questions about wheat seeding, cover crops, and weed control, in a Farmer Rapid Fire style. We see what you did there, Johnson, trying to be… Read More
Happy Monday, everyone! We’ve got a terrific lineup of agronomics for you today. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, with a broad agronomic conversation; Andrew Reid, technical service specialist with BASF, on the importance of managing pre-harvest intervals on your canola crop; Sherrilyn Phelps, lead agronomist… Read More
Rewind to a cold, cold April and there were likely more than a few who were a little concerned about the yield potential for corn and soybeans in Ontario for 2020. But a recent crop tour looking at estimating the crop has put the soybean crop at — possibly — record levels. Pegged at an… Read More
They don’t call him Wheat Pete for nothing. It’s September and that means it’s time to talk about wheat, wheat, wheat. In this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson is answering the most timely questions regarding the winter wheat crop, choosing seeding rates, the importance of seed treatments, and so much more…. Read More
It’s time for Day 5 of the virtual Ontario Diagnostic Days! This week we’ll look at crop staging and how you can use an understanding of plant development to make better management decisions. We’ll call on a host of Ontario soil researchers, agronomists, and extension specialists to cover everything from soybeans, to canola and forage,… Read More
It happened across most of western Canada overnight… the F word — frost. Lucky for you, we’re having an Agronomy M-uesday chat here on RealAg Radio, where host Shaun Haney and RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson take you through several agronomic topics, including frost at harvest, potential record soybean yields in Ontario, and… Read More
Does southern Alberta ever get wind? Hmm, is rain wet? Leaving bare ground exposed to wind erosion in southern Alberta just doesn’t seem like a good idea, says Peter Johnson, host of “Wheat Pete’s Word.” Johnson and RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney talked through an agronomy problem sent in by a listener earlier this week…. Read More
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for Agronomic Monday! On today’s agronomy-filled show, you’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, on what is going on in eastern Canadian agronomy, including harvest, and seeding winter cereals, as well as some answers to questions that you — the audience — sent in; Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist… Read More
Heyo — it’s Agronomic Monday! On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, on how this hot weather is having an impact on harvest across the Prairies and Ontario, some of the yields people are seeing, and comments on some insect issues; Shawn Senko of the Canola Council… Read More
When there’s good wheat in abundance, those loads with sub-250 falling number are going to get dinged — and so begins some of the tougher lessons of this harvest season, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson. On this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, you’ll get a harvest season update, more on the cover crop survey for Ontario,… Read More
Is there anything Chrystia Freeland can’t do? On today’s RealAg Radio, guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by news hound Kelvin Heppner to discuss Bill Morneau’s resignation, Ag Days cancellation, new (ish) leadership for Cereals Canada, and more for the top news stories of the day. Also on the show, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson steps… Read More
Who wants to learn a new weather term? Get on in here for this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word where — unfortunately — we learn there is a specific term for an inland hurricane. Also in this week’s episode, host Peter Johnson is talking cover crop adoption and cover crop options well into the fall, where… Read More
If you’re wondering how it is already the second week of August, don’t worry — you’re not alone! Harvest is beginning across the Prairies and is well underway in eastern Canada. Leaves are beginning to fall… in the distance, sleigh bells are beginning to ring… In all seriousness, it’s one of our favourite days here… Read More