It has been a great day to be scouting. Crops here are looking good and are about ready to be sprayed. And I could see the mountains for most of the day! #RockyMountains #MaddenAB

It is pretty neat to think that in only a month this field will be a thick mat of green surrounded by a sea of yellow. #stayawayhail

When taking tissue tests, it is important to make records of how the crop looked and what field conditions were like so you have a context when interpreting the results. For example, “the ducks were happy today” reminds you that it was a bit wet that day.

Fields that still have old homesteads like this one are some of my favourite to work in. Enjoy the photo.

In a year like this, I’m really excited to see what this this #fallrye crop is going to do. #Rimbey

In this sea of yellow and green, I had some fun checking out this island of blue from the sky last week. #Lacombe #flax

All ready to begin our Elite Ag Field Day! It’s raining but nobody is disappointed by that! Melissa Leischner Chris Solick

After an afternoon of working on our agronomic and marketing knowledge, it’s time to work on our axe throwing skills courtesy of WoodShedAxe ! Chris Solick Melissa Leischner

Harvest is already underway in parts of Central Alberta. I know the swaths may not be as big this year, but here is a clip of harvesting from last year to help us get into the #Harvest21 mood.

It has been a great summer for #sweetcorn in the garden! In May these were just seedlings from Patio Gardens in #Lacombe and now look at em! Looking forward to supper.

I’m proud of my youngest client today. He resisted the pressure to swath canola 2 weeks ago when others in his area were going. Instead he checked the field regularly and now we agree it’s ready to swath! He just made himself another $40-$60/ac this year just by being patient.

It’s still satisfying to see a 2-foot soil profile. #soilssampling21 is going well but there is definitely some hard subsoil out there.

It’s a chilly one this morning. The frost is an “encouragement” to push through this final stretch of #soilsampling21 before the weather really changes and the snow slows it way down.

It was a fast-paced sampling season this Fall, but I did get to see some great sights during it all. Here is a short clip I got of five moose one morning. I had never seen that many at once before.

Just scrolling through some pics and came across this from the Fall. A lot of farming clients have a field called “School” or Old School” or something like that. And they usually have the one-room schoolhouse still standing.

I’m quite happy with this #feedbarley crop. Some great #carbonsequestration here!

A quick explanation on why you should know how many tillers you have in your fields.

It’s always rewarding and exciting to see the heads come out on #wheat. I’m happy with the number of spikelets. The plant count was fairly high so I am curious how many spikelets will have 3-4 seed.

Good day for a crop tour Johnathon Nagel Chris Solick

It’s been a good day so far for soil sampling, but I’m not enjoying these views right now. This is the third combine fire I’ve seen today near Crossfield.