Peyton Merriam

[Peyton Merriam @peytonmerriam]

The best part of working in agriculture is the people. Today I got to hang out and learn from one of our @SyngentaUS #AgriEdge growers, Grant Morris, in Washington. Here are a few things I saw/learned about potatoes and potato planting (#thread):

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Growers who purchase specific Syngenta premium CP products and Seeds may receive cash-back on their purchases if they experience adverse weather conditions. Offers vary by products & timing of weather protection to better fit locally (e.g. spring in TN is earlier than MN)

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As we turn our attention to Spring and the upcoming #plant22, I can't think of a more important time for farmers to find ways to reduce risk--especially in areas outside of our control, like the unpredictability of weather🌦️and the market📈. Let's talk @SyngentaUS's #AgriClime
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Looking at 2022, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, part of the Midwest & Northeast may see above average rainfall, while the western part of the US may be hit with drier conditions. Source: https://t.co/xIrHZ3J2ja

[Peyton Merriam @peytonmerriam]

You don't have to look back far for these larger weather events.
🌧️2019 - the wettest May-April period on record in US
🌬️2020 - powerful derecho in August w/ sustained wind speeds of 70 mph
☀️2021 - severe drought, shattering 20-40 year old records, impacted several states

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This paragraph breaks my soul and is too long to tweet, but please give it a full read, it begins with: "We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God given rights..." - MLK
#bjailreaditandtweet

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Celebrating MLK day today by reading Dr. King's letter from a Birmingham jail. Going to post some quotes that stand out as I read it. Will you join me? You can read his letter here: https://t.co/lSLeT4WTKj and use #bjailreaditandtweet

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"We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that 'justice too long delayed is justice denied.'" - MLK
#bjailreaditandtweet

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The seed potato is delivered by truck to the farmer’s field and then loaded onto a planter.

[Peyton Merriam @peytonmerriam]

The best part of working in agriculture is the people. Today I got to hang out and learn from one of our @SyngentaUS #AgriEdge growers, Grant Morris, in Washington. Here are a few things I saw/learned about potatoes and potato planting (#thread):

[Peyton Merriam @peytonmerriam]

Seed potatoes are sorted by size and cut— usually in half, sometimes in thirds, depending on size. Each piece of seed potato will typically have at least one bud, or “eye”, from which new potato plants will grow from when planted.

[Peyton Merriam @peytonmerriam]

Before farmers plant, they purchase potato seed- which are technically potatoes (not tiny seeds like other plants). Seed potatoes are piled by variety, awaiting the next step in the process- seed cutting.