Temperature and time have a greater influence on winter wheat establishment than soil moisture. Therefore, seed on the optimum date regardless of soil moisture conditions. 1.5 to 2.5 bu/acre to ...

To retain snow during the winter, directly seed winter wheat into standing crop stubble. Snow insulates, protecting the crown of winter wheat from the potentially lethal temperatures common to ...

Now, farmers across a state that typically accounts for 25% of the total winter wheat production in the ... “They can’t find fertilizer, seed supplies are several years old, the price of ...

To facilitate rapid emergence, seed winter wheat at a 1- to 1.5-inch soil depth. Seeding shallower than an inch deep puts the crowns at a higher risk for winter kill, while seeding deeper will delay ...

Winter wheat’s demand for N in the fall is low and supplying high rates of N directly to the crop can reduce winter survival by causing excessive fall growth. Normal recommendations are not to apply N ...

Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the province’s farmers to seed just over one million acres this year, nearly 75 per cent of Canada’s total ...

Wheat seed selection is more than ... weed science. “Look for winter survival and disease scores.” Check with the seed provider for information on how a product performs against common diseases.

Winter wheat goes through two processes crucial for winter survival and production next spring. The first, vernalization, is the “cooling off” period wheat plants must go through to reach reproduction ...