Had a black BMW pull into a field yday we were working in which usually has me putting my guard up. A gentleman gets out and obviously new to 🇨🇦, politely asks me if he can ask a few questions. We talked about farming and all the things we do to grow a crop. Spent close to 30 mins talking and he was so excited to learn and very appreciative for me to take time out of my day to do so. Asks if he can come back through the year and watch the crop and the progress which I excitedly said yes. After he left I felt I had made more impact on that one personal conversation than all the years I have spent on social media. We forget that personal connections have a lasting impression vs the click and swipe world we live in. Just because our city/urban neighbors don’t understand what we do doesn’t mean they don’t care. Admittedly I have become jaded and that one personal conversation in a stressful spring…..It really made my day and changed my perspective.
Scouting a soybean sulfur plot field tonight and I was remembering a great agronomist Morris Sagriff. Why? He would always say to maximize yield you need at least six trifoliates on a plant before it flowers. A bigger factory before reproductive stages is key ! #ontag
@SflJim Yes Jim 1988 scared me and this feels similar. Wake up every morning not look at the weather because you knew you could do whatever you had planned.