It’s too early to know whether March will go away like a lion or a lamb, but points in the west will see heavy snowfall, much of Ontario will be very cool, and even worse. We are back to colder temperatures.
In Ontario, cooler temperatures haven’t dampened farmers’ enthusiasm for frost seeding or adding nitrogen and sulfur to wheat fields, but the arrival of winter has raised concerns about winter wheat crops. ing. For answers to these questions and more, check out this week’s episode of What Wheat Pete Says.
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summary
- What a wonderful gift! Maple syrup is always welcome.
- People are starting to realize that wheat is exciting
- Wheat Pete was a success. Formally.
- Sufferin-Dufferin County received its frost-seeded oats on March 20th. Dry soil, hard soil. Make Pete’s Heart Sing
- By the way, please keep me updated
- According to the OECD, 20% of the calories consumed worldwide cross borders.
- This is equivalent to 1/5 of the calories imported and exported.
- It’s so great to have a global community of food producers!
- Check out GoCrops.ca — Feedback welcome
- March 31st is the deadline for access to recordings of the Ontario Agriculture Conference
- It’s time to check your drain pipes! Look for wet spots in winter wheat fields that shouldn’t be there. Check outlet, check inlet
- Try rolling alfalfa — that’s what custom operators want to do. In this case, practicality trumps agronomy
- If rocks are a problem, it could be due to upheaval.
- The winter wheat acres look good, but we’ve had three nights at minus 10 degrees, plus wind chill, and zero snow cover. What are the chances of damage?
- The growth point is still underground
- Wheat is sensitive to day length, so even in warm weather it will never actually start growing and elongating.
- 3 days to get used to the new trend (cold or warm)
- If the cool weather continues, we will be able to get -9 at Crown.
- Split the app into N questions: A good agronomic idea. It’s still too early for the first shot. Sulfur is the most important, and a small amount of N is fine, but the total N is less than 50 pounds.
- Achieving 40-0-0-15 with frost over the next few weeks and returning in late April seems like a good strategy.
- What happens with large wheat? Would you like to refrain?
- Average of 70 stems and 100 to 130 stems per square foot. I want to add S, but not too many N. What should I do?
- Should I cut off part of the stem? In New Zealand, we delay until the N turns yellow. Wow!
- The number of stems per square foot is a good measure of yield potential and N uptake data. The more lots, the better.
- Stability is an issue. PGR? Maybe. Wait until growth stage 30-32 to try something big.
- Polycoat N and loss discussion. Check out Monday’s episode of The Agronomists
- Winter barley is set for feed and is planned to be harvested early (soft dough). I might have to try harder
- Fertilizing your wheat can help, but try to keep it as even as possible.
- Rin’s question? Check out the March 25th episode of Agronomists!
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