What Is Your Wheat Bean?
Now, more than ever, there is an appetite in Ontario for farmers to Grow Great Wheat. What can you do now to make your 2020 wheat crop the best it possibly can be?
Yield
Ready-Set-Harvest
Wheat harvest is progressing rapidly in the southern part of the province. Whether you have started to harvest or are waiting patiently, there are always things to look for and check on the combine and header to ensure harvest is smooth and trouble free. Read more to find out what the professionals combine and header checklist entails.
Managing Phantom Yield Loss
Ever wonder why the earliest harvested wheat is the highest yielding and best quality? Phantom yield loss is real and it happens. The most crucial late season wheat management strategy is getting the crop off the field quickly! Read more to find out what causes Phantom Yield Loss and how to manage it.
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.
Fusarium Management starts in the Fall?
As some parts of the province have started harvesting soybeans, it is a good reminder that successfully establishing winter wheat starts with managing the previous crop residue. Residue management starts with the combine. A properly set combine is the greatest residue management asset for growers looking to keep wheat in the rotation.
5F – Five Fall Factors For Focus
As with all crops, proper planting is a crucial step to creating the highest possible yields. Please review these focus areas to ensure your wheat crop gets the “Serious Start” that is needs.. This article focus on Machinery setup, seeding rates, seed source and more!
Thick April Wheat Stands
2017 is shaping up to follow 2016’s record breaking wheat very well. We will look at some of the crop staging that is out in the countryside and how much of an impact that later seeding will have on wheat.
Soft Red Fertility Requirements
There are many different factors that need to be evaluated shooting for BIG wheat yields. Since the fall management strategies such as variety selection, residue management and planting have all been looked after; it is time to start planning the spring management…
Planning your Fertility Approach for Hard Red Winter Wheat.
Your Hard Red Winter Wheat crop has two jobs to do. Make grain kernels (= YIELD), and produce adequate Protein levels (= GRADE). These two jobs need to be accomplished separately. This article will help you understand how to achieve both goals for your crop!
Tips for Frost Seeding Wheat
In 2012, there were several farmers who reached the 100 bushel plateau with Spring Wheat. Most of these fields had one thing in common – Early planting! The largest impact you can have on your spring wheat crop is moving the heading date as far forward as possible