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
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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
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