Acre+ Precision Ag Lead at Frenchman Valley Coop focusing on training, research, precision agriculture and business growth for increased customer profitability.
Nebraska, USA
Joined January 2018
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I’m old fashioned I guess. Going to vote in person tomorrow like I feel it should be. Amazed at the amount of people that want to meet, companies doing webinars, etc. Do they not know what day it is? Meetings and webinars can wait.
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903 Big, three N rates side by side. 67 lb made 144 bu. 96 lb added 12. Doubling to 148 lb added just 1 more. The 96 lb rate returned the most. That is why you measure instead of assume.
#SentinelAg #Harvest26 #PrecisionAg
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Fall is here & soil sampling season isn’t far off! 🌾
Dr. Nick Ward walks through proper soil probe technique and composite, zone, and grid sampling strategies on this week's #ThurdayThoughts.
Check it out here: bit.ly/4zHM7L1
#SoilSampling #SoilHealth
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Five Nebraska towns from the air, now on ceramic Christmas ornaments: Dix, Bridgeport, Chappell, Dalton, and the Sioux Army Depot igloos near Sidney.
$19.99, free shipping. Link in the reply.
#Nebraska #ChristmasOrnament #DronePhotography #SmallTownAmerica
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Is organic matter the only key to water-holding capacity? 💧
Dr. Ray Ward explains why capturing more rainfall and reducing runoff may matter even more, & how soil aggregates make it possible.
📹: bit.ly/4zVfwll
#ThursdayThoughts #SoilHealth #WaterInfiltration
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Curious what PLFA actually tells you about soil biology? This blog breaks down how PLFA testing tracks active microbes and helps guide smarter management across your acres.
#SoilHealth #SoilBiology
bit.ly/4aTvQZI
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Fall is the time to get ahead of biennial weeds. Learn why rosette-stage weeds are easier to control and how fall herbicide applications can help prevent problems next spring. Read more: agronomy.k-state.edu/eupdate… #kstateagronomy #weeds
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Hail damaged your corn - but the nutrients may still be there.🌽
In this week's #ThursdayThoughts, Ray explains how low C:N ratio corn plants decompose, releasing #Nitrogen a cover crop can pick up quickly & can create dangerous levels for grazing.
📹: bit.ly/4rTrPM1
Rain delays planting wheat research plots. Will take the moisture any time!! Hopefully finish this week.
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The countdown is on!!
Ok, so we’re a few days past the 3rd, which means we are inside 4 months until the FINAL Agronomy On Ice!😱
For all of you that have said, “I need to come to that someday,”: your day has come!
#agmafia #agronomyonice
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FOR SALE!! 48ft Bourgault 5725 w/ mid-row banders, 2 fans, 3 metering tanks, cab rate adjust. Gettin my parts stash from my dealer days too. Full set of discs, new walking axle, disc bearings & seals. Will need hoses. Also have a set of rubber capped press wheels you can take-27k
Rate testing glyphosate. Forage 18” and vol wheat 6”. Starting at 1 fl oz glyphosate and working up. Interested see what rate shows up. Going to also send in tissue samples to see ppm also. Advantage? It has rained some and actively growing without stress. @FVCoop
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Input costs are high, so FVC Agronomy VP, Tim Spector, is working to expand the @FVCoop crop production playbook to gain an edge for our growers with more plant nutrition and weed control options for the upcoming crop season. Read more at agnewscenter.org/email/view/…
