Weed Management Extension, Adjunct Faculty: Department of Plant Ag, hobby farmer, dad.
Guelph
Joined December 2008
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NEW! An updated version of @OMAFRA's Publication 30: Guide to Forage Production is now available. Free PDF download: ontario.ca/page/guide-forage… #ontag
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Anybody growing cereal silage, or has some in the silo already? If you are willing to work with @RuminantFID, your feed advisor & the lab normally used, we'd like to have a physical sample of your feed + analysis for Nov 2 event @BeefGuelph @DairyFacility DM me, pls?
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We are back in person July 20th & 21st in Ridgetown! We have combined Southwest, Elora & Eastern Ontario into one provincial event (Ontario Crop Diagnostic Days)! You will not want to miss this! Register soon, as space is limited to 200/day! bit.ly/3QKJhzr #OCDD22
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Finishing up IP resprays on the holiday weekend 👇#IYKYK Contact @livnoorenberghe to get yourself one of these great tees in support of the OAC Weeds Team! #mykindahumour
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Attention all agronomy geeks! The OAC Weeds Team is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser! If you’re interested send me or any other team member a DM and we’ll get you hooked up with some fun shirts! $30 each/$20 for students 🌱
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Starting April 9, Ontario is restricting the commingling of birds in Ontario at events such as fairs, sales, swaps & shows. Learn more about this temporary measure to reduce the spread of avian influenza: news.ontario.ca/en/bulletin/… #OntAg
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Palmer amaranth confirmed in Manitoba. Unfortunately I wasn’t just being pessimistic to think it would cross the US-Canada border. Please watch for strange pigweeds!
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Weed electrocution update: 24 hours after giant ragweed electrocution
@ShowMeWeeds
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I can't wait to work with a grad student in canola! Check this out!
There is a Master's student opening with Dr.'s Eric Page and Francois Tardif to work on intercropping in winter canola. More information and how to apply can be found at: buff.ly/3vcF1wy
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Here's a Monday morning rock classic to start the week off right. Crank it up to 11 and listen to our take on a Stones anthem. Many thanks to the talented minds at the Vege podcast staple, The Vegetable Beet!
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#Stolen out of the field this weekend #Markham /#Stouffville area. As many retweets appreciated as possible. Please pass on to Ontario grain elevators to keep a eye open for this rig.
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Do you really, really like ID’ing weeds & figuring out the best ways to control them?. Or 📣 “Calling ALL #weednerds”: @MBGovAg is hiring for a Weeds Specialist jobsearch.gov.mb.ca/search.a…
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Results are in from our first ever Twitter poll and according to the experts surveyed, wild oats are worse than a five year old, running rampant. The real survey has more questions and better assessments, please help us by filling it out. Find it here: surveymonkey.com/r/MTFKRQD
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Pest Patrol Mike Cowbrough @cowbrough: The latest word on nipplewort in cereals. country-guide.ca/crops/pest-…
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If you receive an unsolicited shipment of foreign seeds in the mail from China or Taiwan DO NOT plant or dispose of them. Call the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) at 519 691-1306 or 1 800 442-2342. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive & threaten our environment. ^kj
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Seeing quite a few soybean fields in east-central Illinois demonstrating symptoms of HPPD carryover. Late herbicide applications in 2019 followed by limited precipitation followed by early soybean planting in 2020 contributed to this unfortunate scenario.
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Here’s a video all soybean growers need to see! Sorry it’s late, considering how many acres are already planted. Please retweet. #ontag #plant2020
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Are you an innovative agronomist with ideas for how to improve cropping systems in Ontario? Join the OMAFRA Field Crops Unit and work in beautiful Eastern Ontario!
(P.S. - must appreciate bad jokes and soil nerd humour)
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