Agronomist around Yorkton, Sask. Shop talk 24/7.

Joined April 2012
#skstorms. Raymore July 10/25
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First day scouting for #crop2025. This season is my milestone 10th year as an independent consultant! Time flies.
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Is your #wheat lodged and when you look at the base of the plant, it's kinked with a flax-like insect pupa inside? That's Hessian fly. Thanks @SeCanLauren for the samples.
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Safe to say the warmer weather has brought the #fleabeetle population out.
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💯 bu #wheat is my new 70. Such a terrible feeling 😂.
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So… how about that verticillium this year in the canola? 🤢 #saskag #agronomy #scout23
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I’m beginning to think #canola #midge is a bigger issue than given credit for.
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Touring wheat solutions with @kybohn Come by and see for yourself what he was seeing with @UPLErinBurton 🌾#wheatsolutions #WestCdnAg #AginMotion
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IHARF field day. Good lineup all day! Basically means I’m converting from kg/ha to lbs/ac all day 😂
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Hello and no thank you #wheatmidge.
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😂 @TylerWist1 my new record is 9 on one head.
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Heed my warning. Not all #phosphate sources are created equal. When I can find where the fert bin changed from one product to another, that’s not good. Same P2O5 analysis, all dry, all sidebanded.
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This #manganese toxicity in #canola had me stumped for awhile. Tissue testing and soil testing confirmed. 4.5 pH, >1000 ppm tissue samples.
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Thought this was a neat gem! Little out of the way of my normal crop tours.
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And here I thought we would be in the clear this year for #fleabeetles 😂.
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Helpful tip. Use natures own field traps as an initial #wheatmidge indicator when scouting.
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DID YOU KNOW: Not all leaves contribute equally to yield! When applying fungicide for control of leaf disease in wheat or barley, protecting the upper canopy is key to maintaining yield. Image courtesy of @AlbertaWheat & @AlbertaBarley #cdnag #westcdnag #AskOurAgronomists
WHY!? Canola found around Yorkton seeing the same flower aborting as in Alberta. Do we have an idea yet on the why and how? @CanolaGrowers @canolacouncil
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Truck went down right at the start of #midge and #wheat fungicide staging. Time for the trek to earn keep for a day or two. #scout22
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