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Every Wednesday, Peter Johnson gives you the agronomic word on all the crops growing in Canada.

  1. 1D AGO

    Wheat Pete's Word, Feb 11: Breaking the vortex, the stover struggle and soybean records

    In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Peter Johnson celebrates a slightly belated Canada’s Agriculture Day with a heartfelt "hats off" to the producers navigating the tough realities of weather and livestock. With the polar vortex finally breaking in the East, Pete shifts from shivering at minus 20 to digging into some truly staggering yield... Read More

    25 min

  2. FEB 4

    Wheat Pete's Word, Feb 4: Phosphorus starter, soil biology, and sorting fact from fiction

    February is rolling and Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson is ready for more agronomic curveballs! This week’s Wheat Pete's Word podcast topics range from global grain logistics and soil biology to practical fertility math and a strong defence of tile drainage. Pete also digs into listener questions on sulphur, phosphorus, starter fertilizer, and lodging risk, while... Read More

    25 min

  3. JAN 28

    Wheat Pete's Word, Jan 28, 2026: Yield surprises, frost seeding tips, and the truth about nutrient ratios

    In this week’s edition of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson battles the frigid conditions of late January in southwestern Ontario, finds silver linings in longer daylight, and dives into agronomy insights from conferences, provincial yield data, soil biology, nutrient questions, and crop management queries. Colder temps can’t stop the agronomic learning —... Read More

    25 min

  4. JAN 21

    Wheat Pete's Word, Jan 21, 2026: Oat yield, sulphur wins, cover crop uses, and winter kill questions

    It may be a frosty January, but Wheat Pete’s bringing the heat with updates from near and very far. In this week’s episode, Pete dives into early planting in Alberta, puzzling oat flower failures, and where sulphur is truly paying off. Plus, he tackles questions on winter crop survival, winter canola rotations, and the science... Read More

    24 min

  5. JAN 14

    Wheat Pete's Word, Jan 14: Rotation battles, manure missteps, and herbicide resistance risks

    Wheat Pete is back in the pulpit this week with passionate calls for better manure stewardship, more diverse crop rotations, and a wary eye on weed resistance. He shares standout moments from Ontario’s winter ag conferences and dives into listener questions on phosphorus placement, product flops, and winter wheat survival. Have a question you’d like... Read More

    25 min

  6. JAN 7

    Wheat Pete's Word, Jan 7: Starter fertilizer options, fungicide ROI, manure's value, and BRIX talk

    The new year is off and running, and Wheat Pete is energized by the learning and connections happening at Ontario’s winter ag conferences! In this first episode of 2026, Peter Johnson dives deep into fertilizer economics, the legalities of road safety, fungicide's value with or without disease, and how to keep those tar spot losses... Read More

    26 min

  7. 2025-12-24

    Wheat Pete's Word, Dec 24: Long-term soil lessons, nitrogen burn risks, and holiday reflections

    It’s the final Word of 2025, landing just in time for Christmas! In this special year-end episode, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson shares agronomic insights with a philosophical twist — encouraging rest, reconnection, and a deeper look at the long-term impacts of what we do, both in the field and in life. Have a question you’d... Read More

    24 min

  8. 2025-12-17

    Wheat Pete's Word, Dec 17: Resistance risks, red clover success, and busting nitrogen myths

    It’s the second-last Word of 2025, and Wheat Pete is diving into resistance risks, fertilizer economics, and the big agronomic takeaways from recent conferences. From septoria strains in the UK to corn-on-corn nitrogen credits, there’s no shortage of head-turning info this week — plus a reminder to challenge long-held practices (like plowing down red clover).... Read More

    24 min
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