Prairie Roots Co-op Agro

Prairie Roots Co-op Agro, proudly serving in Marquette, Starbuck, Elm Creek and surrounding areas. See us for Seed, Fertilizer, Crop Protection, Ag Equipment

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Evan scouted a wheat field with good emergence today. Looking forward to more days with clear skies like this!

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Despite the wet conditions this Spring, we thank our growers for working with us to put in a Soybean variety trial in Starbuck and Corn variety trial in Marquette this week!

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Soybean Variety Tour today near St. Eustache. Thank you to Ponsin Farms (site co-operators) and seed supplier partners. Relative Maturity differences showing up well on a field that had a little more rain than others in the area.

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Soybean Variety Tour today in Elm Creek! Thanks again to the K+G Friesen (site co-operators) and seed supplier partners Dekalb/Syngenta/BrettYoung/SeCan for info and presentations today!

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Jeff was at Soybean Variety Trial (near Elm Creek, MB), checking in on plant development.

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Evan and Chase were at our Soybean Variety Strip Trial (near St. Eustache, MB) to check out plant structure and pod development. Another drink of rain would be welcomed!

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Barley field near Marquette fell victim to hungry grasshoppers, over the span of only a few days. Conditions can change quickly in a drought, especially as neighbouring crops and ditches are harvested for forage. Contact us for help on scouting and control options!

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Hollea, Jeff and Curtis got our Soybean Variety Trial (Friesen’s near Elm Creek) signed this week. Trial is are looking good, excited to see the end results!

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Evan, Tristan and Chase were at the Soybean Variety Strip Trial (Ponsin’s near St. Eustache) observing growth differences between varieties. Despite the drought conditions, still on track to get interesting results for our growers!

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Curtis came across a lot of blister beetles today. Usually not a concern in crops. Their primary feed source is grasshopper eggs, so we hope they’re hungry!

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Spring Wheat is starting to head out!

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Evan, Tristan and Hollea put up signage at one of our Soybean Variety trials today! Avoided the frost, things are looking great!

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Thursday morning Frost damage combined with flea beetles, leading to some rough looking canola plants!

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Thursday morning was a cold one, even the corn didn’t like it!

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Good canola emergence and the scouting for flea beetles begins!

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Julia scouted a wheat field today, coming along nicely considering the dry conditions. And finally some moisture to help it keep coming!

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Jeff and Curtis got in our 2nd Soybean Variety Trial in today near Elm Creek! A big Thank You to K&G Friesen Acres for helping us put in this 11 variety trial. Now hope for some rain later this week!

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Julia, Jeff and Chase got our 1st Soybean strip trial in the ground Thursday, 11 varieties total! A big thanks to Ponsin Farms for working with us to get it in! Looking forward to seeing the valuable insights it will provide us and our growers!

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Jeff scouted a wheat field this morning, soil temp at 8C, starting to poke through on the headlands

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Curtis was scouting a wheat field seeded early April before the snow. Expecting things to pop shortly!