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The number one question lately is “Will my wheat make it?” Learn what The Wheat Team recommends for spring assessments.
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Hard Red Wheat getting Paid for Protein
Your Hard Red Wheat crop has two jobs, it needs to create KERNELS (= yield) and it needs to create PROTEIN (= grade). Your choice of fertilizer strategy will greatly impact both. Read more to learn how to achieve both!
Getting Yield and Protein in Spring Wheat
Nitrogen application timing the key to achieving protein 2020 has dropped a lot onto the world of farming. COVID-19, increased pressure on commodity pricing, demand/supply chain concerns, strong bread demand, and overall strong pricing for wheat has created some increased demand for spring wheat seed. If you are growing spring wheat for the first time in …
The Early Bird gets the Worm
Wiarton Willie forecasted an early spring, are you ready? For a large portion of the province, the likelihood of having an early start to spring is quite possible. There is very little ice cover on the Great Lakes, the frost layer is not very deep and snow that remains on the fields will likely disappear …
The N+S Dilemma
Persistent wet weather has made nitrogen and sulphur applications extremely difficult for some parts of the province. Flag leaves have started to emerge; no nitrogen has been applied, what are your options? Read more to learn what the Wheat Team is recommending.
Kickstarting Wheat into “High Gear”
With lots of late planted/small wheat around the country side, The Wheat Team has been getting lots of questions on best management practices for these fields. Late wheat can still have good yield potential but it takes careful scouting and management to get there. Read more to learn what The Wheat Team is recommending!
“GO” on BIG, or GO on HOME?
Were you planning to do a second nitrogen application and feel it is too late now? Is your flag leaf emerged? Read more to find out the best management strategies to reducing crop injury but maintaining yield potential with late season nitrogen applications.
It Still Makes $Cents$ to Split
Is the wheat behind based on calendar date? Yes. Is it behind based on growth staging? No. For those who have not put any N on wheat yet, this is a good reminder of why “It Still Makes $Cents$ to Split N”. Read more on how to maximize N+S applications.
Don’t “S”kimp on the “S”
The holy grail in wheat is achieving maximum yields while still maintaining high protein levels. This was thought to be impossible in the past, but new products and looking closer at sulfur may hold the key we have been looking for.
Wheat Fields Moving Quickly in Ontario
This article will look at quick growing wheat, Disease Pressure, Sulphur Deficiency, Fungicide Timing, as well as Full shot N at GS32 vs 2nd App N. Lots of things happening very quickly