Robyn Gerrard
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Agronomy Manager at Wetaskiwin Coop Agro @CoopAgroWetask - RTAg & CCA - Manitoba Girl in an Alberta World - Today's Ag Scary or Misunderstood Blog Author
Wetaskiwin, Alberta
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PSA - Be kind to your Ag Retail people. Often the news we are delivering is out of our control and trust me - we would rather have it any other way. Your one phone with us, is often our 10th on the same subject with different farmers. We are all trying to do our best in
#2022
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Here's to all the Women in Agriculture - who get up in the morning and do their hair just to put it up in a pony tail or have it turned into some kind of hot mess by 9am
#agronomist
#plant23
#cdnag
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Cheers to those in Ag Retail back at work today because year end is in 3 business days - only the ag industry can appreciate the volume of business that can be transacted in that short period of time
#agronomist
#cdnag
#plant24
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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I used to watch my Grandpa test grain at the kitchen table every fall & wait over baited breath for the number to decide if they could "go" or not - now every time I do a moisture test I think of him
#iykyk
#agronomist
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"GMO's are the best thing that have ever happened" - from the mouth of a 73 year old farmer and I am not sure who would know better
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Dear Agronomists & Consultants, building plans that are not feasible, not possible with their equipment, agronomically unsound & that are designed to confuse farmers, to show your "value" is an abuse of power. They trust us
#dobetter
#agronomists
#plant21
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If I have learned anything since joining the ag industry its that; it is being available almost all the time, not "regular" hours; it's a community, not a group of customers; and it's a lifestyle, not a job. Most of all, it's rewarding as hell.
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
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PSA - you don't need to be a "farm kid" to make a great agriculture professional. It's our job in ag to show all kids that being involved in this industry isn't an exclusive club
#notafarmkid
#agronomist
#plant24
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When I started in ag, I thought it was strange that ag events left time to "network" (usually over beer). 10 years into my career & I have come to realize the stronger your network, the better agronomist you can be. I guess those beers do pay off!
#agronomist
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You may work in ag if your entire wardrobe consists of clothing with your favourite brands on them.
@gowancanada
Avadex is such a critical tool in our wild oat battle out here
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#agronomist
#plant24
#cdnag
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Celebrating 5 years since I started with Parkland Fertilizers as a rookie straight out of college - boy have things changed but my love for this job & industry is as strong as ever
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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I love agriculture because I get the privilege to learn from the wisdom of the farmers while helping to curate the future to the public
#CDNagday
#coopcombine
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PSA today - check the seed weight on your bags before you start seeding canola - MOST BAGS NO LONGER WEIGH 50LBS - and therefore 1 bag will not seed out 10ac at 5lbs/ac. Your ROI will thank me in Sept
#agronomist
#plant24
#cdnag
@CoopAgroWetask
@coopagro_crs
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Only 4% of farms have a written business plan they follow and those 4% make 9x the profit as those who don't
#farmtech18
@Parkland_Fert
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Standing out in the middle of this field thinking - It is an absolute privilege to have earned the trust to help farmers make decisions on their farms - A responsibility I don't take lightly
#agronomist
#scout23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Check out who got full designation today! Hard work really does pay off!
#5yearsinthemaking
#agronomist
#AIA
#RTAg
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Ag school - how come you never mentioned the amount of time in one's day that would be spent converting from metric to imperial and back.
#agronomist
@WetaskCoopAg
#plant22
#cdnag
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If you farm, work in any part of the agriculture industry, or ATE FOOD today you may want to learn about the "Canadian Fertilizer Ban" and how it will directly impact you.
#agronomist
#plant22
@JustinTrudeau
is recklessly putting the food and energy security of Canadians at risk. Let’s talk about it 👇🏻
The Canadian Fertilizer Ban
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This may or may not be the trickiest season yet... masks, plexiglass barriers & farmers that are hard of hearing....
#agronomist
#plant21
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It's a darn good day when your totes of Liberty arrive for the season!
@CoopAgroWetask
#growers
#liberty
#plant22
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What fantastic work done by Team Alberta! Testing completed on wetlands for over 150 chemistries persistence in Alberta to ensure pesticides are being used responsibly. Not 1 exceeded the acceptable level set by the PMRA.
#AU2023
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#agronomist
#cdnag
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We joke at retail about this time of year, the farmers "getting the itch" as soon as the weather starts to warm up - I have to admit as an agronomist I get that same "itch" in April
#plant24
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#agronomist
#cdnag
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You may be a women in ag if.. a fellow female in the industry gets you a pocket knife for Christmas!
#agronomist
#christmas22
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Very excited to be part of this panel today on 4R - making our farmers more successful, profitably and sustainable is all in a days work
#agronomist
#growteam
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#plant21
#fertilizer
#CdnAg
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A mentor of mine once told me "Sell to your customers, what you would buy for yourself" - Treating my customers farms, like their my own is one of my favourite parts of the job. When they win so do I.
#agronomist
#plant24
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Drills sitting out & hooked up in EVERY yard I've been on this week - you can almost feel it in the air - 12 days until May 1st
#agronomist
#plant24
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#cdnag
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That dust you can see for miles - that's what all the hard work, planning, long days & hoping for good weather was for
#harvest18
#greatful
@CoopAgroWetask
#HerestoCdnAg
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"Hard frost tonight & tomorrow, but 2 inches of rain in the forecast for Monday-Tuesday. Go spraying or seeding today?" with LOW activity at BEST with 2 major frost events my gut says park that sprayer
#agronomist
#plant24
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On the menu this Monday Morning - an entire BARLEY field lost to these red backs. Keep your eyes peeled on them hill tops they may not be "lack of moisture" bare
#agronomist
#plant23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Agronomist Valentines Day Card "My love for you grows like a Group 1 & 2 resistant Wild Oat"
#agronomist
#plant23
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Celebrating Canada's National Agriculture Day today! Stop by the Wetaskiwin Co-op Agro site today for a treat & to be entered to win Prospect for the coming season!
@CoopAgroWetask
#growteam
#CdnAgDay
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Because I have had multiple calls about "anyone seeding yet?" I took a soil temp. Today in Wetaskiwin we are at -2 degrees C @ 2 inches, best wait a few days to get the drill out!
#plant21
@CoopAgroWetask
#agronomist
#seeding
#cdnag
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You wouldn't be an agronomist if you didn't fall down real good at least once a season trying to swath time canola
#agronomist
#plant23
#harvest23
@CoopAgroWetask
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Worked under an amazing agronomist that once told me "Any sales person can sell a box of chemical/bag of seed, only a real agronomist can add real value for a farmer"
#alwaysaddvalue
#growteam
@CoopAgroWetask
#plant20
#agronomist
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Herbicide Resistant Wild Oats "you won't spray yourself out of a problem" - hit that nail right on the head
#agronomist
#AU2021
@CoopAgroWetask
#plant21
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Fertilizer loads on the go - so thankful we have such a great group working out in our blend shed to keep the farmers rolling sometimes very late into the night! Most guys on canola now
#plant22
@CoopAgroWetask
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Demo'ing some of the newest technology in soil testing with the Nutriscan. Having instant results at the touch of a button can make spot treatments or poor field sections fixable
#agronomist
#plant22
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#growteam
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We always joke at work that "its not work if you love what you do" Proud to work in what I consider the best industry in the world. Happy
#CdnAgDay
everyone!
@CoopAgroWetask
#agronomist
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In my opinion, some of the strongest in the workforce come out of the 4H program (farming or non farming). The volume of "public funding" being cut from all types of agricultural services & programs is staggering
.
@4HCanada
forced to lay off staff following major federal funding cut
#cdnag
#ontag
#westcdnag
#saskag
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2020 brings with it some unique challenges - this is the first time ever a "co-worker" has stood on my desk to see what I was doing
#covid19
#workingfromhome
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
#growteam
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1 inch and 6/10 here over the course of yesterday - that should make the crops grow
#plant21
#scout21
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Giving a Highschool Class a presentation on ag - if you want to work in the industry it's your job to tell the story
#agproud
@emileegraff
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You may work in Agriculture if you spend more than half your days in the fall soaked from the thighs down.
#agronomist
#scout23
#harvest23
@CoopAgroWetask
@coop_ag
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We are ROLLING in Wetaskiwin right now - fertilizer, preburn & seed flying out the doors these days
#plant24
#cdnag
@CoopAgroWetask
@coopagro_crs
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Anyone else pull up to this type of gate and curse? 10 seasons in the industry and I still can't get these open/closed without the
@dchamb35
ratchet strap trick
#agronomist
#scout23
#womeninag
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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How do I know the moment the Western Producer publishes an article about the fertilizer markets? Every phone call in the next few days following starts with "So what's going on with fertilizer"
#agronomist
#plant22
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Do you know what makes the best Tuesday? A hot cup of coffee & Agronomy Update 2021 (even if it is virtual)
#agronomist
#plant21
#growteam
#cropnerd
@CoopAgroWetask
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... and this is why I carry so many different SEASONS of clothes in my truck all year long - Winds Gusting to 70km & Intermitant Rain Showers today
#agronomist
#plant24
#scout24
@CoopAgroWetask
@coopagro_crs
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So excited to get harvest yields off the new CS Jake HRS. This crop looks fantastic this season and the length on the heads is unmatched. Need seed for next season - contact us today
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#scout21
#wheat
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Doing some cost per acre comparisons of the
@Coop_Ag
branded vs brand named products - on chemistries where efficacy is the same, there are some HUGE SAVINGS for farmers
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
#plant23
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Had such a great day touring canola seed production fields with the two Duane's from Canterra Seed!
#neverstoplearning
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@CANTERRADuane
@CanterraDBriand
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Wild oats emerging above the canopy in your fields? Check out this plant 8 total tillers, 7 with dead growing points & 1 that made a head, classic sub-lethal dose symptoms. Was it caused by: low water volume, wild oat stage at application or resistance?
#agronomist
#scout21
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Look at the heads on that! Touring
@canterraseeds
new barley AAC Lariat this morning. That's "one to watch" on the barley scene in the coming years.
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#scout23
#harvest23
#agronomist
#barley
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"Must be really slowing down around there at this time of year" - Soil sampling started, plots still coming off, rotation planning for 2024, canola early booking deadlines, spreading fall fertilizer & granular herbicide... different but I wouldn't exactly say slow
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Here is your annual PSA that spraying above 28 degrees Celsius (I like to use 25 as my "this is your last tank" cutoff) can reduce efficiency of your $30+/ac tank mix, and I want your money well spent.
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#plant23
#scout23
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You may be an agronomist if your office features various potted stages of a new weed in your area, to help farmers learn to correctly identify it
#scout23
#kochia
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Harvest is coming off and that means our FIRST CANOLA TRIAL is in the books!
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#growteam
#localresults
#agronomist
#trial
#canola
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Have you even checked canola for swath timing if you haven't got tangled by the canola and fallen into the canopy at least once!? Bonus points if you are with the producer when you do it!
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#canola
#scout20
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Dear
@Bayer4Crops
It is 6pm on the Thursday before a long weekend and the fact that you have built your cases of Tilmor with un-useable handles would not be my idea of an ideal situation. It's the little things
#plant22
#agronomist
#scout22
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You may work in Ag Retail if... it's the last few days of the year and there is a lineup almost out the office doors.
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
#cdnag
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DANG do I like me some dead weeds - fall applied Avadex doing some HEAVY lifting on some wild oats this spring
@gowancanada
#plant24
#cdnag
@CoopAgroWetask
@coopagro_crs
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The Russian roulette of agronomy - is this wildoat dead enough or will it still produce viable seed... the million dollar question
#scout23
#plant23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Happy Monday Wetaskiwin Area - soil is 2 Degrees Celsius at seeding depth & surprisingly there is a lot more growing in the field right now than one would think
#plant22
@CoopAgroWetask
#agronomist
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Multiple different titles and a business name change, but eight years later, still proud to work with Wetaskiwin Area farmers
#agronomist
#plant23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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All hands on deck to get the last of the granular herbicide down before the white stuff forecasted for Monday. Great couple of days working with
@gtcustomfarming
to make it all happen.
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#plant24
@gowancanada
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This is why I started my career in agriculture and is why I am passion about my growers
#agronomist
#alberta
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Our first ever "Virtual Crop Tour" this morning at
@CoopAgroWetask
with
@Bayer4CropsCA
we are very excited to learn about the new things coming down the pipes for
#plant21
@Coop_Ag
#growteam
#agronomist
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#AU2021
is trending in Canada right now.. amazing what a group of ag professionals can do on Twitter these days!
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One of safest, most tested and HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED products on the market - I believe this product, after 40 years, is still, one of the most critical tools we have in agriculture
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This your PSA that we are only 95 days until May - you may work in ag if that makes you both excited and terrified at the same time!!
#cdnag
@CoopAgroWetask
@coop_ag
#plant24
#may
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We have arrived at "tiny dirt bag season". The only way to make the best decisions on your farm is with good data.
#agronomist
#soilsample
#scout23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Pretty humbled to be nominated & be chosen as a finalisted for the Young Business Leader of the Year award.
@CoopAgroWetask
#agronomist
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Having the opportunity to connect with our producers in person is still one of my favourite parts of the business - counting down the days until the rush is on
#48DaysUntilMay
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#cdnag
#plant24
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Clubroot resistant variety that will probably only run 15bu/ac - ROTATION is critical in clubroot management
@CoopAgroWetask
#growteam
#ag
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Don't forget to pull plants. We were called out for a hail damage estimate and low & behold we found clubroot in the entrance. This helps determine which clubroot source we will deploy next year
#scout22
@CoopAgroWetask
#growteam
@Coop_Ag
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We are 44 days away from May today. It still never ceases to amaze me what a team our size can make happen in such a short period of time.
#planfor8months
#chaosfor4months
#plant22
#agronomy
#growteam
@CoopAgroWetask
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Current status of separating people who have worked together every day for the past 5 years - leaving each other "presents" every time they return to the office
#agronomist
#workfromhome
#coworkers
#covid19
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7 texts this morning read "is anyone seeding yet" - the fertilizer plant is humming in Wetaskiwin this and soil temp is at 5C - the question is who will get stuck first
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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This week marks my 10th spring here & I am so dang proud to help the amazing farmers I do every day - it's why I come to work!
HUMBLING to spend years working to earn their trust, but such a great honor to maintain it.
#agronomist
#anniversary
@CoopAgroWetask
@coopagro_crs
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Here is my annual reminder that when day time temperatures reach above 28 degrees C its ALL STOP on the spraying. I would recommend filling your last tank at 25 to ensure you can stay under this window
#agronomist
#plant22
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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When in doubt.. the solution to almost every agronomic problem is ROTATION. Rotate your crop, rotate your herbicide MOA & group, rotate your genetics, just keep rotating...
#AU2021
@CoopAgroWetask
#growteam
#agronomist
#plant21
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My favourite kind of weeds - DEAD ONES!
I would argue a good preburn is one of the most valuable tools on the farm. Countless people are currently spraying 1-2 leaf because they missed this cost effective important window
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#plant23
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Proud to work in an industry that feeds the world in the safest, most efficient & environmentally sound way possible - some heros don't wear capes
#CdnAgDay
#herestocdnag
@CoopAgroWetask
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Happy Canada's National Agriculture Day! While us in ag retail work entirely behind the scenes to help our farmers produce the safest and most sustainable food on the planet, I can't help but take pride in being part of
#cdnag
#ForksUp
#agronomist
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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I'm either seeing things or COMBINES MAY ACTUAL ROLL THIS WEEK
#harvest18
#harvestfronhell
#wetaskiwin
@CoopAgroWetask
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Lots of questions on yellowing crops this week. "CROP RESPONSE" or "FLASH" can occur if your herbicide had a high surfactant load & good growing conditions AT THE SAME TIME. Plants that Metabolize herbicide while growing fast may experience excess stress that causes yellowing!
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Best Ukrainian buffet & friendliest service I have found in Alberta (in the most unorthodox place, the Nisku Industrial Area). Definitely check it out if you are in the area
#saskitoba
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The first field of express tolerant sunflowers I have ever consulted on "Talon" - and gosh do they ever make a person smile!
#nofilterneeded
#scout23
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
@NuseedUSandCA
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2 years ago I started sharing about ag to hopefully show even 1 new person how great, transparent & safe agriculture really is - today my posts reach >250,000 views
#agronomist
#newblogpost
#cdnag
#plant21
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When you don't have enough hands and refuse to make two trips from your truck to the chemical shed
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
#worksmarternotharder
#postharvestsraying
#agronomist
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After some hail, I am getting loads of questions on "rescue treatments" - here's my unpopular philosophy at flower/heading, <20% damage will likely benefit from an app of foliar phos & biostimulant within 3 days of damage, greater damage likely cannot be "rescued"
#scout23
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Do you know what comes from a customer bringing in a weed you have never seen before.. adding one new weed to your weed ID skills - WILD TOMATO if you haven't seen one either
#agronomist
#harvest22
@CoopAgroWetask
@Coop_Ag
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Kicked off the new year in true Manitoba Girl style by spending some quaility time with a fishing rod
#agronomist
#manitobagirlinanalbertaworld
#icefishing
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Community outreach is looking a little different these days - but still a major piece of the ag social licence space... and who doesn't love to talk about pesticides!?
#grade7science
#agronomist
@Coop_Ag
@WetaskCoopAg
#growteam
#pesticides
#guestspeaker
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Do you know what that is? 3/10 of the wet stuff in Wetaskiwin this morning & Boy did we need that. Won't complain that we aren't shipping too much fertilizer this morning
#plant23
#agronomist
@Coop_Ag
@CoopAgroWetask
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