"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 flagging a few "too good to be true" technologies that don't hold up under independent trials."
"There's a strong winter theme throughout - cold temperatures, frozen waterways, overwintering insects - paired with timely reminders about nutrient balance, soil health, and not losing sight of the basics while chasing new ideas. Have a question you'd like Wheat Pete to address or some field results to send in? Agree/disagree with something he's said? Leave him a message at 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email him at [email protected]. What's covered in this episode:"
Topics include global grain logistics, low water and thin ice on U.S. rivers reducing barge traffic and depressing Midwest grain basis levels, and record Chinese grain production complicated by high mycotoxin levels in northern corn. China's feed rations are substituting wheat and barley for contaminated corn. Soil biology and mycorrhizal carbon-nutrient tradeoffs receive attention alongside nutrient balance, practical fertility calculations, and starter fertilizer questions. Winter conditions, overwintering insects, insect cold-tolerance, and ozone injury risks from smoke exposure are emphasized. Tile drainage receives a strong defense, while several technologies fail independent trials.
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