There isn't any one thing that creates a healthy soil. Instead, building soil health and resiliency takes a combination of plant growth, nutrient additions, and careful management. Turns out, it's not just building organic matter that adds to this dynamic — growing high yielding crops is also key part of nutrient cycling and productive soil.... Read More

It's nearly Thanksgiving, and plenty of farmers have lots to be thankful for, including excellent soybean yields and lovely fall weather for wheat planting. Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete's Word, is thankful for you, dear listener, for sending in photos, questions, plot results and more, and on this week's podcast hear some of what's... Read More

If you've never seen soybeans sprouted in the pod, this is the podcast post for you! In this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson has some surprising (and wooly) solutions to using oats that made it to head, plus he's got many thoughts on phosphate applications, and he wants everyone to invest... Read More

Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson has got so many agronomy answers this week, and two very important reminders. First off, check in with someone you haven't talked to in a while, it may be a really warm memory for years to come, and, second, if you've ever seen a young person driving a tractor on the... Read More

A week of unseasonably hot, dry weather has crops roaring to the finish line, which has those same crops exhibiting some interesting symptoms. On this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson explains what the heck is happening to corn plants, why the combine needs to move quickly into the beans, and why... Read More

It's time for another episode of Wheat Pete's Word! On this episode, host Peter Johnson has a plan for letting clover grow as long as possible without sacrificing weed control, he explains why plants in the residue swath need more N, and why cereal rye is an answer to fleabane, not THE answer. Have a... Read More

It's hurry up and wait for many anxiously planning silage harvest, edible bean burndowns, and fall fertility passes. As September gets rolling, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson encourages everyone to take a breath, call a friend to check in and use your Wheat Pete 15 for good. Got it? Good, then we move on to a... Read More

The ideal seeding window for fall seeded crops seems to creep up on even the most prepared of farmers. That might be because, for some crops, the ideal window is incredibly early — like this week, in the case of winter canola for example. That's one hot topic in this week's Wheat Pete's Word podcast,... Read More

There are more than a few seeding, fertilizing, and scouting questions to wade through in this week's Wheat Pete's Word podcast, and that's exactly how host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson likes it. Before answering the top agronomy questions, though, Johnson has two reminders for all of us on being courteous and on taking care of... Read More

Strange weeds, changing leaves, burndown options, and crop lodging are all hot topics this week on Wheat Pete's Word. As always, host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson has some Agronomy Answers to your top questions this week, plus some insights into the value of fungicide in oats and wheat this season, and why scouting edible beans... Read More