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Todd Burrus
1 year
We use a helicopter to create wind and improve pollination on all of our seed corn fields. #Thinkburrus
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1 year
Seed corn harvest is moving along . #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
So 46 years of marriage today. Amazing how fast it can fly by! #Thinkburrus
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1 year
These got a lot accomplished " back in their day" #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Rodrigo is helping our customers increase their soybean yields. The DONMARIO MAS site in Gibson City is a great class room. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Seed corn goes over a " husking bed" to remove the husks before it travels to the ear corn drier. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Cutting DONMARIO 40E44 seed beans yesterday. This field has looked special from the day they emerged. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Seed corn harvest started this morning at Burrus. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Burrus 8A12 is dry and headed to the sheller. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Deb and I were married June 12th 1976. Lots of memories...plus we enjoy being together! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Thankful for Tom having enjoyed life lived to the fullest. It has been 3 years. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
This gravity table separates seed based upon density. High density seed on the high side of the table equals stronger germination. DONMARIO 34X16 look really nice! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Detasseling at Burrus involves Hagie mechanical pullers at just the correct time. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
A sign of a better corn crop locally than expected with lots of corn to harvest. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Thankful to recieve the 2020 Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame award. It is great to remember all I learned in those years. Still hoping our youth get the same type experiences. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Reminded of how these guys...brother Tom and father Martin influenced lives, mine too. My nephew Jamie Oliver is the amazing artist who created the pencil drawings. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
DONMARIO 32E15 's made a little over 80 bpa. These Enlist beans yield well, cut good, and were clean as a whistle!
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Dick was telling me about his JD4020."the first tractor I ever owned" The joy of visiting farmers passionate about what they do! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Have a great year! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Martin Burrus would have been 100 years old today. I am partial but dad was the greatest guy I ever knew. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Great day at Burrus. Seed corn harvest. Showcase event, and my birthday.
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Todd Burrus
1 year
One of my favorite Bible verses Matt 11 vs 28.. " take my yoke upon you and learn from me..."
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Burrus seed corn is visually inspected, with highest quality ears being saved. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
6 years
Allie Place receives her University of Illinois JBT scholarship in memory of my father Martin Burrus ....congratulations Allie !
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Carpet farming with the grandsons. Talking about the value of Burrus QUALITY SEED. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Yesterday was my birthday. Enjoying life...friends, family ......wife, and work...thanking God ! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
That cat is messing with him! Nelson knows to stays in the truck but he loves to chase cats!
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Gannon's first day working "full time". He is the second family member representing 5th generation. I appreciate his ability, desire,and humble leader approach. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
I am an Illini fan. One more loss does not change a thing. We wear orange and blue! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Very thankful.... about 3" total in the last few days! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Dr.and Kevin Burrus...congratulations Allison!
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Cover crop behind seed corn and ahead of next years soybeans makes so much sense to me! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
6 years
New DONMARIO 28J9X soybeans getting packaged today #ThinkBurrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
A few rows of sweetcorn...brother Tom would be pleased to have a March planting date! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
The community and our company lost a good man last week. This was my favorite photo of " Jimmy" #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Deb and I got our first season tickets in '76. The basketball program was starting to wake up. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Can you imagine cutting beans before the combine cab was invented? #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Running an excavator is a great skill to learn .
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Ignacio Bartolome' (2nd generation owner) and team impressed a bunch of growers today with the products and information presented at the first US DONMARIO MAS. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Amazing rainbow this week. Good to be reminded of God's promises to all man kind. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Thankful for Kevin, he fills a lot of roles around our farm and seed facility. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Professional delivery includes the pretrip inspection. Roger Fricke has over 40 years experience. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Timely tip... Hal told me "Coon's Choice sweetcorn has the best flavor if harvested before sun up" #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
We live for customer success! Tom loved to hear and retell their stories. He would be enjoying this season. I can hear him retelling this one... David in western Missouri...."over 80 bpa for the whole farm and they are 100% DONMARIO" #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
50 years ago today... a life changing experience! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
6 years
Nacho, Josh, and Lance are helping me bring DONMARIO soybeans to our customers...... #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Tim Carmody earned the "Tom Burrus award" last night. Thinking about the shared passion for customers and service. Congratulations! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Is it a lunch break if your "taste testing" sweetcorn experimental varieties? #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Burrus 6Y61 DG VT2P seed corn is headed to the drier. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
1/4 " ...it helps! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Tony Mc Cormick is approaching 25 years working for Burrus.He also served our country and retired as Command Seargant Major after 37 years with the Army....that is commitment! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Doug Wilson retired yesterday after working with us for 44 years. He is "salt of the earth" type guy, and was surely a servant leader. It's been fun! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
They call it "gramping"..... camping with the grand children. It is the best!
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Removing female tassels mechanically is a critical step in producing high quality seed corn. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Adam is learning to become an operator and enjoying the experience. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Adam our oldest grandson is 13 years old! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
I reviewed the DONMARIO MAS plots today....expect a great show if you come to Gibson City tomorrow. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Orders for DONMARIO soybeans keep rolling in. Try planting the "dynamic duo" DM3756E & DM3932E. Growers like the Enlist E3 system. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Hard to say goodbye to a very good friend. Thankful for all the fun we had Chester! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
6 years
Leadership......every day! Proud of what you are doing Tim Greene.
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Rodrigo enjoys hearing about customer satisfaction with DONMARIO soybeans. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Wishing I could " bottle " all that these 2 guys ( Tom & Rodrigo ) know about soybeans. Great day of training at DONMARIO head quarters. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
This Burrus planter is back in the shed. We started planting Coon's Choice sweet corn on March 30th and finished planting DONMARIO soybeans July 4th. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Success comes by adapting to the times. My dad claimed "they built the brick office with "in door plumbing"so the business could attract a lady book keeper during the war." #Thinkburrus
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Burrus Seed
4 years
The changing face of our #BurrusSeed Arenzville facility! 85 years and counting, proud to be #AlwaysGrowing ! #TBT #Burrus85
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Todd Burrus
5 years
This area is "sand bagged" and should hold the flood level predicted along the Illinois river south of Meredosia. Kevin Burrus helped organize things after learning from the "master" uncle Tom. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
The years together mean more than the trophy. Dick is one of my best friends. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Photos struggle to do justice to the beauty of nature!
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Todd Burrus
6 years
Roger Fricke long time Burrus employee helping with on farm deliveries #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Tom was a great brother, partner, and friend. He always had a joke to tell. Marcy was his " censor". She got behind some of the time. Some think "THE joke file" is gone. Others believe only one of the files is missing.
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Today, we are celebrating Tom's birthday with Coon's Choice, stories and laughter - three of his favorite things! We invite you to share your own memory or story with us in the comments below! #BurrusSeed
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Todd Burrus
6 years
Yes it is wet. Fact: Worrying about things out of your control never helps! Make a plan. Be ready to execute the plan. Be flexible if you need to adjust the plan. DO NOT WORRY!
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Brian is cutting the first seed field of XtendFlex beans. DONMARIO 37F51 are cutting easy and yielding well. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Burrus continues to invest in better quality soybeans for our customers. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Observations and good notes are a key part of product selection . Thanks Melissa for being on our team! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Multi generational farms and multi generational business communicate well. Friendships matter... thanks Jay! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
3 years
Working as a team. The " honey do list " keeps a farmer busy when he waits on dry ground. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Power Plus 6Z43 is passing through the new seed cleaner on the way to our bulk storage. One more step leading to superior seed quality at Burrus. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Burrus seed travels on belts to be gentle to each kernel all the way to the bulk storage bins. Seed quality is delivered step by step. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Big time interest in the Burrus products and message down in Calhoun county last night. #Thinkburrus
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2 years
Best friends! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Burrus operates their seed corn harvestors at 2.5 mph to be more gentle to the seed. At Burrus quality matters! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Adam is hand shelling samples for our grain library. One of the " behind the scenes " steps that leads to better knowledge about our products. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Burrus uses a helicopter to improve pollination by increasing pollen distribution. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Mark Parks has over 35 years experience cleaning and treating seed for Burrus. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Fun fact...each corn tassel may create from 2 to 25 million pollen grains. Mid 80* temperatures is ideal for pollination. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
My friend from Manito Illinois sends me this "Nice day in the DONMARIO 3756E world. ...high sand ...irrigated...Enlist beans yield" #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
The view across the river bottom with our facility in the front makes the climb to the top of the "bluff" worth it! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
Jerry has helped every harvest season since 1977. That is loyalty!
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Todd Burrus
1 year
We needed the lights to finish this plot in front of Dad's house. Thanks Jacob and Chris.
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Jerry is one of our loyal employees. He has helped us for over 40 years. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
The Burrus soybean planter is going back in the shed after getting its final spring tune up. It is ready and waiting on the ground conditions. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Most growers try something new each season.Burrus has the seeds for success. Contact us. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
What a fantastic view last night. The rainbow is a reminder of a promise made by God! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
Curless Fly Service is loading products destined for Burrus seed fields.They are both efficient and organized. #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
4 years
44 conservative years of a Burrus plot in front of dad's house. It maybe be the best it has ever looked! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
1 year
"Diggin sweet taters"
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Todd Burrus
1 year
Time flies when your having fun...
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Burrus Seed
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June 1 is a historical start date when it comes to Burrus family members joining the business. June 1, 1976 marked @toddburrus2 first (full-time) day on the job. Each day since he has served as a supporter, mentor & friend to his #BurrusSeed team and growers! Happy 47 years!
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Kevin and Tony are both great Burrus supporters and we appreciate it! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
This group became friends 50 years ago as a part of a livestock judging team. Great memories! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
2 years
Happy 4th of July! #Thinkburrus
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Todd Burrus
5 years
I love telling the "Burrus story" The Morgan Scott county CEO class is a special group. #Thinkburrus
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