Jonathan Zettler 🇨🇦

Temperature fluctuations from my Metos 5 weather station yesterday at @GrainFarmers March Classic. Notice any trends?

@Nebraskero 85%

How screwed am I here?

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Which one would you rather have?

@bradleyvanluyk Might be called Cambridge Rollers or Harrows

Ok who manufactures these front mounted cultivators? I see a lot of them on onion 🧅 seeders in Europe.

@burnhamfarms @TheCropwalker Have all paid that tuition in an attempt to figure this stuff out.

@FieldwalkerAg @TheCropwalker I thought the question was more along the lines of...."^&#% why won't this script I saved to my thumb drive load on the gd monitor!!!" Haha thats more my experiences

One article from this week’s @TheCropwalker To read past issues visit the website cropwalker.ca. Q – Jonathan, why does my variable rate corn scripts not work when I write them, but the seem to work when you write them? (JZ) A – The key piece to making variable rate corn seeding scripts work is 1) understanding the corn genetics you are working with, and 2) having a good map that represents the stresses within the field that we need to adjust the rates for. If you do not understand the population response curves and how the plant makes yield, unfournately you are not likely to have consistent results with your seed scripts. We are playing a game of inches when it comes to variable rate seeding. I have learned that it is much more nuanced than I would like when it comes to seed scripting. The idea behind seed scripting is that the rates are maximized until something breaks (either agronomically or economically), now take that to the zone level on a field-by-field basis. Even the scripts I have written tend not to work if the customer switched out the corn hybrid, not realizing the impact. Attention to the details is key in making VR or Optimal Rate seed work.

This Monday! Learn all about using the weather to drive agronomy on this episode of The Agronomists with your host Lyndsey Smith and guests Guy Ash of @Metos_Canada & @FieldwalkerAg! 🗓️ Monday 8PM E here: RealAgriculture.com/live/

Tune in this Monday to The Agronomists with your host Lyndsey Smith! On this Monday’s show, Smith is joined by Guy Ash of @Metos_Canada & @FieldwalkerAg for a conversation about using weather data to drive agronomic decisions! Tune in at 8 pm E this Monday Click here to watch RealAgriculture.com/live/

@Shawridgefarm You can do everything right and still plant corn in that field May 10th.

Bare wheat fields.....saturated soils.....-15 deg C......70-80kph winds.......did I ever tell you folks I lost more winter wheat in late March/early April then I ever lost in January?

For your 2026 corn crop, are you?

@sanegrain I haven't checked with @formosafarmer lately, but George the Geranium has travelled 5 out of the 10 provinces.

@sanegrain Have you given it a name?

Wanted to share one article from this week's issue. Measuring Sprayer Effectiveness – JZ Lots of chatter this winter on sprayer productivity or efficiency, but very little on effectiveness. There are three key pieces you can measure when it comes to determining sprayer effectiveness or performance. · Ability to get the product to the plant – assess weather status · Ability to get product on the plant – assess coverage · Ability of get the product in the plant – assess plant status While some of these tools have been available for a while, I had not understood how easy it is to incorporate them into your day-to-day decision making. A few metrics you could check before heading to the field. · Delta T can provide an indication of how fast the spray droplets are going to evaporate before they hit the plant. · For spray coverage, water sensitive paper or the use of spray dyes can help assess ability of the nozzle to get product effectively on the leaf. My preference is to use dyes, as you assessing the actual leaf rather than a proxy. · Vapour Pressure Deficit – can be used to determine the ease of getting material into the leaf.

@LowBoomLowDrift Should check out the winter corn we have this year.

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