Father to my children, husband to their mother. Full time farmer, part time AG policy nerd. I’m treating your RT like an endorsement whether you like it or not
This was written back in 2006 after my closest call with a farm accident. Take your time out there and trust your intuition.
Let’s help others on the farm. What are some of your closest calls?
Stay Safe out there
G
The lesson on agtwitter is most should learn you can only speak with authority on your specific region, and when you try to speak with authority outside of it you often sound like an ass.
Get more involved with the pulse industry and SPG’s strategic direction by letting your name stand for nomination to SPG’s Board of Directors. We are seeking nominations for 3 producers to join our dynamic & forward-thinking team. Deadline Sept 11.
Anecdotally in talking to a few retail friends they say fertilizer pickups are slow this year. Does this mean we’ve been trained for summer fill? Or have prices done their job and rationed demand?
If so with grain prices creeping higher and decent rains will farmers add later?
Tagging @Canada@AAFC_Canada@CornwallHeath@environmentca this would be huge for farmers Decrease down time. Decrease overall operating expense. Decrease purchase expense. Ask anyone’s dealer. I’m sure they will say emissions is the number one call out that could be prevented
A new column from me after getting a common question after presentations in both Canada and the US. "Who do I listen to for objective, unbiased news and information?"
Stop searching for the truth and instead be open to perspectives
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Your personal mosquito air defense system
LiDAR locks onto a mosquito in 3 milliseconds. Laser fires. Fried. Up to 30 per second and works in pitch dark.
It's called the Photon Matrix. The tech is literally descended from Reagan's Star Wars missile defense program, just shrunk down to fry bugs in your backyard.
You wanted one yesterday didn't you.
An incredibly important report making the case to ensure our critical infrastructure is functioning day in and day out to help regain our status as a reliable supplier.
Funded by SPG, research at @CDC_USask is improving understanding of root rot pathogens and advancing breeding efforts to strengthen resistance while maintaining agronomic performance.