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A partnership between Heartland SCIA, OMAFRA, UofG, BFO and agr. business providing outstanding educational opportunities in agriculture.
Formerly @FarmSmart10
Joined September 2013
HUGE thank you to all our #Cerealsmart sponsors! Today’s wouldn’t take place without you! @syngentacanada @BelchimTurf @Cribit_Seeds @Semican_team #2020greatonyieldtour @Ellen_Sparry #CMSeeds #PHMilling
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Another sad day for the On Ag Community as we lose @thefarmcoach Richard Creessman of New Hamburg. A man who supported many in rural Ontario struggling with mental illness. If you or someone you know is struggling, reach out. Many are willing to help!
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Richard James Cressman Richard Cressman died on Monday November 23rd in New Hamburg, Ontario at the age of 67. He struggled with mental health for half his life and that struggle became too great. He...
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Episode #5 of Ontario Virtual Diagnostic Days - Growth Staging and Crop Management Importance with Horst B, Albert T, Dave H, Peter J, Joanna F, Meghan M & Christine O. Get session info and join us here 9 am Wednesday Sep 9th at https://t.co/at1Hz6GLpa or
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Great video Chris...people move seed around inadvertently with machinery, especially combines. Ideally harvest waterhemp infested fields last, otherwise equipment needs to be #andyclean before going into a field.
Starting to see more and more waterhemp in Essex County, this weed is going to continue to be a big problem in Ontario
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30 Minutes to Episode #3 of the 2020 Ontario Virtual Diagnostic Days with Weed Mgmt focus featuring Peter Sikkemma on fleabane and waterhemp research and Mike Cowbrough on herb carry over and 2,4-D injury in suscept non-target crops! View anytime at
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Season 3Season 2Season 1All 4 Ontario Diagnostic Day 4: Avoiding herbicide injury and mounting a corn foliar disease defense 3 Ontario Diagnostic Day 3: Avoiding fertilizer burn and helping waterlo...
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How beneficial insects defend your crops. @TraceyBaute shows you how natural enemies do their work on #OntarioDiagnosticDays — Episode 2. https://t.co/o9fV6A49xC
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Starting the interview portion of the @FarmFoodCareON - OMAFRA Strip Till video series with the Cornelissen family at Watford. Further interviews to come with the Nixon, De Borge and Schneckenburger families @no_till
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This is great and really important as we put combines in field for wheat harvest. Make sure everyone knows address and directions of fields being harvested in case of need for emergency services. Response time matters.
911 signs going up at 4 properties today. Thank you @SouthGlengarry for going forward with this project
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I will be putting together a series of comprehensive management documents on “problem” weeds. The first one, on waterhemp, can be found here:
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Looking at clay soy fields with A. Tenuta: with root rots often think of Phytopthora in most cases however this is mainly Fusarium and some rhizoctonia. Important to diagnose properly, management strategies are very different for each
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#FlattenTheCurve worked for 1st wave, but we've been warned of 2nd & 3rd waves. No genius req'd to predict further supply chain #disruptions. Don't let your guard down on #contingency planning https://t.co/oKGoO8Vvdx or 'dairy, swine, sheep' & keep your family & employees safe
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Thank you to our Bronze sponsors for making #FarmSmart 2020 such a success. Our Bronze sponsors were @alpinepfl @OntarioFarms @aimenvirogroup @grandriverca @terrapureenv @Lystek_SamH @OntarioSoilCrop @Agricorp @GreenTractorsJD and The Shakespeare Arms
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A Big Thank You to our #FarmSmart 2020 Silver Sponsors @PremierEquip1 @DEKALB_Canada @Woodrill @OntarioMutuals @LibroCU @TrilliumMutual Again, our conference would not happen without their support.
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A Hugh Thank You to Our #FarmSmart 2020 Gold Sponsors @syngentacanada @PioneerSeedsCA @BrevantSeedsCA @CntryGuide @farmtario @GrainFarmers Our conference wouldn't happen without your support!
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At @FarmSmart20 Beef Symposium in genetic selection panel Katie Wilson shows a picture of a black heifer with epd info and asks what bull it should be bred to to improve it, and the quick thought, ‘white’. @OnCharolais
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Problem weeds: scentless chamomile emerges anywhere from April to Sept or Oct. Understanding the biology is important so you can control it when it is small with small root system. #FarmSmart20
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Problem weeds: there are multiple species of grassy weeds and all the graminicides don't work on them all. Accurate ID required! #FarmSmart20
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Staying on top of problem weeds : residual herbicides pay in corn and soybeans, especially in managing Canada fleabane and waterhemp @cowbrough @robinson_melody @MeagGriffiths
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