Marla Riekman

Soil management specialist in Manitoba. CCA and PAg. Tweets are my own.

[Callum Morrison @CallumMorrisons]

Farm or advice farms in ON, MB, SK or AB? 🇨🇦 Share your experience & shape the future of cover crops in ON & the Canadian Prairies.
Take the survey! https://t.co/mjer1NGyxH
Glad to work with @UM_agfoodsci @MBGovAg & the ON Cover Crop Steering Committee again - 5 years on from our original project!
#MBAg #CdnAg #OntAg #AgTwitter #WestCdnAg #SKAg #ABAg

[Ashley Ammeter @AshAmmeter]

MB farmers: Looking to fine-tune your fertility management?
Join us for a 2-day, farmer-focused soil fertility workshop featuring loads of practical insights from Manitoba experts!

[Don Flaten @donflaten1]

Registration is open for this winter’s “Soil Fertility Refresher Course” Feb 6-7 at Portage la Prairie.
Registration deadline is Jan 18th, but limited to the first 40. So if you're interested, please complete & submit the online reg’n form asap at
https://t.co/JO3EtF3Qso

[Manitoba Soil Science Society @ManitobaSoil]

It's the most wonderful time of the year when the highly sought after annual Soil Fertility Refresher Course is announced!

The 2025 Soil Fertility Refresher Course will be held on February 6 & 7, 2025 in Portage la Prairie. Register at the link below!

https://t.co/phKyTHt4il

[Jodi DeJong-Hughes @SoilLorax]

Getting ready for the July 26th Ontario Field Day in Emo! @MBsoilsleuth & I will run 6 diff tillage implements and discuss pros/cons of disks, coulters, & shanks.
Other topics-compaction, psi, axle loads, livestock mgt, and so much more!
More info at https://t.co/OzO9gHU43V

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

That’s a wrap on CDS 2024! Thanks to my amazing co-chair @ap_kirk and our dedicated colleagues from @MBGovAg @UM_agfoodsci and @MbPulseGrowers for putting on another great show! @storytimewitkim @DennisBeanLange @NotTheBanker @Johnthebugguy @CallumMorrisons @soniasadventur

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

The Northwest International Expo is focusing on soil compaction this year! Come hang out with us in Emo, ON July 25-27!!

[Jodi DeJong-Hughes @SoilLorax]

1-of-a-kind #SoilCompaction field day in Emo, Ontario (MN border) July 26! Compaction can rob up to 60% of yield & lasts for YEARS. What can you do? We'll show you!
To view previous event go to https://t.co/wft8U287kE
For July's info go to https://t.co/OzO9gHUBTt
@UMNExt @mncorn

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

CDS is completely sold out on July 3rd! We still have space available on July 10 & 11 and just a few spots left on the 4th. Email us at [email protected] to secure your spot today!

[Manitoba Agriculture @MBGovAg]

Crop Diagnostic School is being held on July 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Manitoba Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman. For more information and to register, visit: https://t.co/HqCAw5GsUF.

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

With the passing of Les, we’ve lost a great thinker, scientist, educator and mentor…he will be greatly missed!

[Grainews @Grainews]

Our thoughts and condolences this evening are with the family, friends and colleagues of our longtime columnist and esteemed Prairie soil scientist Les Henry, who left us earlier today. https://t.co/IrcZaOlhXT

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

@IBodnaryk Thanks! Glad they could accommodate bringing me in virtually!!

[Callum Morrison @CallumMorrisons]

Great turnout for the inaugural Central Region Crop Meeting in Baldur. See you TOMORROW at the Carman Legion 8:45am - 12 noon. Meet our @MBGovAg specialists & get your Cost of Production booklets and Seed MBs ! #MBAg #WestCdnAg

[Callum Morrison @CallumMorrisons]

@MBGovAg Central Region Crop Meetings are HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!! 🇨🇦
BALDUR: Tuesday Feb. 20
CARMAN: Wednesday Feb. 21
GLADSTONE: Thursday Feb. 22
#MBAg #WestCdnAg #CdnAg #MBfarms #AgTwitter

[Dennis Bean Lange @DennisBeanLange]

Altona Manitoba Bean day postponed to February 13, 2024
Due to Road conditions !

[Callum Morrison @CallumMorrisons]

Join @MBGovAg at one of three Central Region Crop Meetings on Feb. 20 (BALDUR), Feb. 21 (CARMAN) or Feb. 22 (GLADSTONE). Agenda details are at https://t.co/t3D1LdVAlA. Speakers will address several topics from pests to profit! #MBAg #WestCdnAg #cdnag #mbfarms #AgTwitter

[Tammy Jones @AgGalJones]

If you are submitting the #mbagconf2023 2023 MAC CCA poster quiz for up to 2 CEUs - need those in by midnight CST tonight. @SoilSafariJohn left me to mark them, so send them my way. @MBsoilsleuth @UM_agfoodsci

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

@JennethJohanson @AgGalJones Thanks Jenneth! We wouldn’t have been able to pull it off without the help of our organizing committee and the amazing staff from @UM_agfoodsci School of Ag…as well as the fantastic speakers who made it such a great and informative event!

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

@DaryllLogeot @donflaten1 @SoilSafariJohn Oh don’t worry, I had the pleasure of signing the official divorce papers…won’t ever forgot that day! 😂

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

Wrapping up Day 1 of #mbagconf2023 with @donflaten1 officially welcoming @SoilSafariJohn to CROSS - the society of Cranky Retired Old Soil Scientists!

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

One of the highlights of MAC is the farmer panel! This year @fionajochum @tyler_menold and Reid Mazinke share their experiences implementing new technologies in the field. Great follow-up to our morning plenary at #mbagconf2023

[Marla Riekman @MBsoilsleuth]

@JennethJohanson @AgGalJones You gotta do what you gotta do, I guess!!! 😂