Tom Rabaey

Research agronomist. Working on oat varieties. Oat agronomy. Advocate for improving soil health. Tweets are my own. #iwork4GeneralMills

[LD Seeds @LD_Seeds]

First day of harvest for LD Seeds. We talked with @LloydWiebe about his experience with @AllianceSeed CDC Endure oats. Talk to @alvin_martens regarding their CDC Endure oat program for 2022 growing season!

[SDSU Extension Plant Pathology @SDSUPlantPath]

Update on our crown rust fungicide trial. You've got to appreciate the effectiveness of fungicides in managing oat crown rust! Lots of rust inoculum!

[Kevin Baron @kevinbaron_ag]

Oat harvest just around the corner north of Winnipeg. Across select varieties getting set to assess shatter with initial and delayed harvest dates. ⁦@tomlr101⁩ ⁦@LorneBoundy⁩

[Franciscans International @FranciscansIntl]

About a year ago, we shared the testimonies we received by Franciscan brothers and sisters to take an in-depth look at the impacts of #COVID19 on human rights. 12 months later, we examine the missed opportunities and where to look for hope https://t.co/hUCX7gyFQw

[Zalmy (PRIVATE) @greatstockprick]

Via @StAnthonyMag and @mscaperlanda: Stanley Rother traveled from Oklahoma to Guatemala to serve the poor and ended up giving his life in the name of peace and justice. https://t.co/wiU2CUR9Mh

[Lana at SE Research Farm @SE_ResearchFarm]

Oat pea intercrop report is out!
Farmer interviews, field-scale farmer implementation results.
This is from the 2020 project funded by @GeneralMills for SK, MB and ND. First cross-border intercrop project as far as I know.

[Tom Rabaey @tomlr101]

https://t.co/U4tkkB17We

[University of Illinois Research Park @UIResearchPark]

Matt Duncan, Manager of Digital Agronomy at @NutrienAgRetail, and @tomlr101, Senior R&D Manager at @GeneralMills, discuss the environmental needs that regenerative agriculture must address, and the technological advances that they predict will address these needs. #AGTECH21 #UIRP

[NRCS Minnesota @NRCS_MN]

Regenerative Revolution | @UnderstandingAg and the @mnsoilhealthco are partnering to provide the Regen Ag 101 Course at a reduced fee! Available spring of 2021, find out more about the course at https://t.co/0f507nqpy0

[Mitchell Hora @Continuum_Ag]

Puuuuumped!!!! Subscribe up, tell your friends, get excited! 😆😆

[No-Till Farmer @NoTillFarmr]

Manitoba producer Nick Boundy offered the following tips about separating intercrops at an intercropping workshop in Brandon, Manitoba. https://t.co/WTSC8ZOGZN

[General Mills @GeneralMills]

At a time when hunger relief is needed most, we’re proud to support a new campaign from the @MinnesotaDHS to raise awareness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

[Oat Newsletter @OatNewsletter]

Please join us for the next "Speaking of #Oats..." webinar, Thursday, March 18th at 11 am EST (Can/USA). José Costa and other @USDA_ARS research scientists will be giving us "Oat Updates from USDA-ARS". Registration is free! https://t.co/yhTQyyPetx

[Jodee Karlowsky @AllianceJodeeK]

Things that I celebrate as #CdnAgDay draws to a close, a few of my favourite things to say Thank You to all my farmer friends. And yes Finley says Thank you for Cheerios as well. #ForksUp.

[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation @NFWFnews]

Approx. $3.8 million is available through our Conservation Partners Program with @USDA_NRCS and @GeneralMills to support #conservation practices and #regenerativeagriculture on #workinglands. New this year, apply for funding for the Southern Great Plains!

[The Great Northern @greatnorthern]

Today at noon! Climate Solutions Lunchtime Series: Food & Agriculture, with Dana Gunders (@refed), Marcus Kar (@YouthFarmMN), @SteveRosenz, moderated by @GlobalEcoGuy. In partnership with MBOLD, an initiative of @GreaterMSP, and @ProjectDrawdown.

https://t.co/ePMKi03WwP

[SDSHCoalition @SDSHCoalition]

During the 2021 Soil Health Conference, Iowa farmer and equipment innovator Loran Steinlage shared the benefits of interseeding cover crops. “Interseeding is a gateway drug. It opened doors for me…as soon as we saw success we started scaling up,” he said. https://t.co/SDPuJzEI8c

[Tom Rabaey @tomlr101]

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[Lana at SE Research Farm @SE_ResearchFarm]

#IntercropInnovators new research announcement. This was in among the research projects announced by @SKAgriculture this week.
Primary: Kui Liu,
Other collaborators: Diane Knight, Haben Asgedom-Tedla, Jeff Schoneau, Michelle Hubbard, Mohammad Khakbazan, Tony Yang, and Lana Shaw

[Callum Morrison @CallumMorrisons]

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming @SaskOrganics
webinar 'Covercropping on the Prairies'. I will discuss farmer experiences from the Prairie covercrop survey.
Add your voice: https://t.co/Co0gxHt5vc
We want to hear from you even if you have never grown a cover crop.