Peter Johnson says this would be a good spring for wheat growers to apply nitrogen as soon as possible.
The former OMAFRA wheat specialist says there's a lot of wheat looking like late-planted wheat this spring.
He blames it on a cool, wet October.
Johnson says research has shown that nitrogen applications can boost yields in late-planted wheat by 5 to 7 bushels an acre.
His recommendation - apply 30 pounds of nitrogen as soon as the fields become un-frozen.
He says keeping it to 30 pounds will mean growers will lose less of the fertilizer when the weather gets wet and warms up.
Johnson also recommends wheat growers plant single-cut red clover on late planted wheat fields this year.
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Former OMAFRA wheat specialist Peter Johnson says the key is to wait until the field is no longer frozen.
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Johnson recommends farmers put on 30 pounds of nitrogen as soon as the fields thaw to give those plants a spring boost.
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Johnson is pretty specific on what kind of clover growers should be planting.
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