Nutriag_Sebastian

Husband and father to three amazing boys. Director of Agronomy at NutriAg Ltd. I love field walks and statistics. Creator of NutriAnalytics. Tweets are my own.

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@CPicketts A legend and the greatest mentor an agronomist could ask for. We still speak of him often as we walk fields. “Beautiful morning” and always replying “tremendous” when asked how he was today.. those are some of the memories I hold closest and I miss our chats. RIP dear friend.

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Our Potato MEY definitely looks a bit different this year, but it has been a success nonetheless! We continue bring growers together to Identify and solve agronomic challenges. #MEY2021

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On the crop or in the crop? Where are your nutrients? Check out this video to learn more about how PAC technology and keep an eye out for interesting #PACFacts this week. Visit https://t.co/cudcY6ygO7 to learn more.

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For an update on agronomic science, #TheGrower talked to Dr. Chris Trobacher on foliar and soil-applied nutrition in #potatoes. @NutriAg #12daysofgratitude

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[Nutriag_Sebastian @Nutriag_Sebasti]

Christmas rainbow on an usual 15C walk pretty much caps off this unusual 2020. Peace love and happiness from our hearts to yours. Let’s make 2021 the best we can by being empathetic to one another by seeing beyond our own perspectives. Love thy neighbour and love yourselves.

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Love sticking my fingers in these when grading. Nothing says I love you like Diarrhea finger.

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Clearly we aren’t engineers. Our house fell down pretty quickly. However it may have been a ruse to get to eat this baby quicker. Note the difficulty rating of 2... #laughedsohardthehousecamedown

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Friday night funk jam. https://t.co/OFHn5gWsHE

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Looking at rust/russeting phyto trials with in season micronutrient applications. Copper always looks terrifying until you compare it with the untreated check. Golden Delicious loves russeting even without our interventions! No major differences seen between treatments.

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@barideout In the case of frost: reproductive tissues have been damaged so B would not likely help. Zn maybe? Some in NY have suggested that Promalin may help. It may be that the 6BA and GA mimic some of the endogenous PGRs missing with the lack of seeds. Maybe @NufarmCA have data on that?

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Lopsided apple. Small cells on one side, elongated cells on the other. Why the difference? Poor pollination/ no seed development on half the fruit. The half with no seed development was a weaker sink and had lower levels of PGRs leading to half the fruit being underdeveloped.

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@NickPloeg @TracySCarnelley Fair enough, they’ve definitely been outpaced by Satina, Electra, and other modern yellows around here.

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@NickPloeg @TracySCarnelley Gold or Gem?

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@NickPloeg @TracySCarnelley Bellmonda?

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@barideout As the winter sets in feel free to get in touch if you’d like to discuss fertility anytime.

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@barideout Low OM, Sandy soil, slightly acidic soils, smaller less expansive dwarf rootstock: all these and more can lead to low B conditions. Very easy to amend with a combination of soil and foliar applied B. Luckily apples can mobilize B in the phloem so they can recycle a fair amount.

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@NutriagC @NutriAg_LB55 Just loving the likes over my misery :)

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@barideout Great question: 1) Respect and encourage natural pollinators 2) Bring in bumble/honeybees 3) Plant a diversity of varieties which overlap in flower timing 4) Maintain adequate boron levels to ensure proper pollen tube development. As most things in Ag there is no silver bullet.