@western_dev

Agricultural Researcher with a focus on western corn rootworm and high pH soils. “Only in death does duty end.” My opinions are my own.

 Colorado Western Kansas
Joined May 2018
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New Holland combines are fine but they are the “you don’t need a combine, we have combines at home” of combines.
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Everyone talks about how the youngest sibling has life so easy as a kid. They never mention you will forever be the first one your siblings will call when something heavy needs to be moved.
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Perkins County NE 👎🏻. I was hoping Tar Spot wouldn’t make it this far west.
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I pulled this Palmer plant two weeks ago and it’s still trying to grow after multiple 100°+ days
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Chasing 👻. Crown rot showing up in SW Kansas after a month of hot and dry weather.
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Symptoms of corn stunt are being observed this season in late planted corn in OK Growers from all US can have corn leaf samples tested for FREE at my lab Please contact me if you suspect corn stunt symptoms in your field
Crop Protection Network
@CropNetworkAug 20
Corn stunt management requires an integrated approach combining cultural practices, host plant resistance, and management of the insect vector. There is no curative treatment for infected plants. Management efforts should focus on suppressing corn leafhopper populations across the regional landscape, thereby preventing early infection of corn plants and reducing disease spread within and between fields. Find out more in the new Overview of Corn Stunt at cropprotectionnetwork.org/pu…. From @MahDuffeck @alisonrISU @westksbugs @badgercropdoc @DTelenko @cropdoc08 @baldpathologist @travisfaske @TXPanhandle_IPM @IvairValmorbida @dawkerns @DaisyHAhumada @rodrigobonofre @maddishires @alabamaED @BorisCamiletti @cahuparo +more. @NationalCorn @southernipm @msturdi @LSUAgCenter @nick_seiter @AlbertTenuta @MartinChilvers1 #corn
Illustration showing the primary components of the corn stunt disease cycle on corn. The corn leafhopper acquires the corn stunt pathogens (corn stunt spiroplasma (CSS), maize bushy stunt phytoplasma (MBSP), and maize rayado fino virus (MRFV)) from infected corn plant tissues. The pathogens (represented as the blue dots) undergo an incubation period during which they replicate within the insect, after which they are transmitted to healthy plants by the corn leafhopper's feeding. The ranges of days required for each stage (acquisition, incubation in the vector, transmission, and incubation in the plant) are indicated. The color, size, and shape of the organisms are stylized. Image generated by AI-assisted image and adapted from Pozebon et al., 2022.

ALT Illustration showing the primary components of the corn stunt disease cycle on corn. The corn leafhopper acquires the corn stunt pathogens (corn stunt spiroplasma (CSS), maize bushy stunt phytoplasma (MBSP), and maize rayado fino virus (MRFV)) from infected corn plant tissues. The pathogens (represented as the blue dots) undergo an incubation period during which they replicate within the insect, after which they are transmitted to healthy plants by the corn leafhopper's feeding. The ranges of days required for each stage (acquisition, incubation in the vector, transmission, and incubation in the plant) are indicated. The color, size, and shape of the organisms are stylized. Image generated by AI-assisted image and adapted from Pozebon et al., 2022.

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I have the hardest time keeping the deer and raccoons out of my high pH plots.
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You signed this into law and you’re spouting off about personal freedoms. I now have to get a state permission slip (which also serves as an illegal gun registry) to exercise a constitutional right.
Governor Jared Polis
@GovofCOAug 5
Colorado and Texas have taken very different approaches to personal freedoms - as in Colorado actually supports freedom. Colorado protects access to reproductive healthcare and recreational cannabis, while Texas has been going in the opposite direction.
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This is how people with ADHD open packages.
Sage Actual
@SageDynamicsAug 6
Uh…
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It’s cringe, but here are my last 4 rows of plots for 2025.
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It’s almost November but some beautiful corn plots coming out in Sherman County KS
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Speed Goats
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The Broncos are like the kid in college that waited till the last minute to start every assignment or study but somehow aced everything.
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I can’t tell if Texas road planning is genius created by a madman or slapdash planning that just works.
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How it started vs how it’s going. Blessed to work with amazing farmers and coworkers. Good rains and avoiding southern rust makes for some amazing yields.
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Autonomous Aircraft Demo happening TOMORROW! What: Pyka Pelican 2 Demo Presented by: Kelly Hills USA & Godsey Ag When: Oct. 1 @ 2pm-4pm Where: Godsey Ag Office See more @ flypyka.com Contact a Godsey Ag member to secure your spot!
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Trash pandas strike again. I’m glad these plots are replicated.
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