About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of wet soils, surprises in soybean performance, and the impact of weather on crops.

Cold soils, uneven planting progress, and plenty of agronomy questions are front and centre in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word. Host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson digs into the risks of pushing wet soils, why early soybeans continue to surprise, and how weather extremes are hammering crops across North America. From changing corn maturities and fleabane... Read More

People in this episode

Host: Peter Johnson

Topics covered

• wet soils
• soybean surprises
• corn maturities
• agronomy
• weather extremes
• planting progress

Keywords

• wet soils
• soybeans
• corn maturities
• agronomy
• weather extremes
• planting progress

Mentioned in this episode

Products: soybeans, corn

Places: North America

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