Wheat Pete

10 Podcast Episodes

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 26: Wild parsnip control, adding N to ugly beans, fire risks, and nodulation woes

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 26: Wild parsnip control, adding N to ugly beans, fire risks, and nodulation woes

July is winding down and some Ontario crops are having a sad time summer. Wheat that’s still in the field is suffering q... Read more

26 Jul 2023

20mins

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 19: Quality losses in wheat, pigweed patrol, corn diseases, and aphid thresholds

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 19: Quality losses in wheat, pigweed patrol, corn diseases, and aphid thresholds

Nothing good happens to mature wheat left in the field, and Peter Johnson is pretty thankful that some elevators are tak... Read more

19 Jul 2023

20mins

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Wheat Pete’s Word, May 31: Stranded K, T3 fungicide decisions, first-cut hay, and slow soybeans and corn

Wheat Pete’s Word, May 31: Stranded K, T3 fungicide decisions, first-cut hay, and slow soybeans and corn

Sluggish soys and crusted corn has many Ontario farmers wondering what the heck is going on with these crops. Well, when... Read more

31 May 2023

20mins

Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 17: Late tar spot, biomass, performance trials, and bean leaf beetles

Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 17: Late tar spot, biomass, performance trials, and bean leaf beetles

How early is too early for wheat? How late is too late for tar spot to steal yield? Are too-late silks a high-risk for g... Read more

17 Aug 2022

20mins

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 10: Falling pods, insect feeding, wheat premiums, and torrential downpours

Wheat Pete’s Word, Aug 10: Falling pods, insect feeding, wheat premiums, and torrential downpours

There’s so much going on this week in agriculture! In the west, field days are winding down, but there are still a few c... Read more

10 Aug 2022

20mins

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 13: Tar spot spotting, up-front N, aborted canola, and a seat belt reminder

Wheat Pete’s Word, July 13: Tar spot spotting, up-front N, aborted canola, and a seat belt reminder

Some areas of Ontario got a much needed shot of rain this week, but several corn fields in the southern regions are roll... Read more

13 Jul 2022

20mins

RealAg Radio, April 4: 4R nutrient management, grasshopper outlooks, and the why of “Wheat Pete”

RealAg Radio, April 4: 4R nutrient management, grasshopper outlooks, and the why of “Wheat Pete”

This Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio sounds a bit different — as Kara Oosterhuis of RealAgriculture is sitting ... Read more

4 Apr 2022

55mins

#21 "Wheat Pete" Johnson

#21 "Wheat Pete" Johnson

On this episode of SpudChat, Ryan talks with Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, an agronomist, farmer and podcaster from Ontari... Read more

15 Sep 2021

37mins

RealAg Radio, March 6: All things Miravis, Wheat Pete, and a little London Farm Show fun

RealAg Radio, March 6: All things Miravis, Wheat Pete, and a little London Farm Show fun

This Friday edition of the show comes from the London Farm Show in London, Ont., from the Syngenta Canada booth. It’s a ... Read more

6 Mar 2020

54mins

Agronomy Geeks, Ep 1: Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson

Agronomy Geeks, Ep 1: Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson

If ever you’ve tried to communicate something you’ve learned or something you’ve experienced, you may have realized quic... Read more

18 Jun 2018

33mins

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