
Andrew Hector
@a_hecs
Agronomy Extension Specialist - Cereal Crops with the Manitoba Crop Alliance. Tweets are my own.
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19-12-2023 01:19:12
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Be informed of the market risks associated with certain crop protection products for the 2025 growing season. Don't miss the Keep it Clean 2025 Product Advisory webinar happening on April 24. Register now π bit.ly/3FunsD0 #cdnag #MbAg #SustainableCdnAg


As we head into another growing season, remember that our agronomy extension specialists Andrew Hector, @MorganCott1 & Ashley Ammeter are here to help answer your crop production questions! Have an agronomic issue and need support? Just #AskOurAgronomists! #cdnag #westcdnag #MbAg


NEWS RELEASE: Manitoba Crop Alliance makes historic investment in Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba to grow future ag leaders Read more: ow.ly/fqs750VHNSE #MbAg #westcdnag #cdnag




Join us and AAFC Canada this summer to celebrate MCA's fifth anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Manitoba's dominion rust research lab. Learn more: ow.ly/Uoij50VHSF0 #cdnag #westcdnag #MbAg


For insights on new varieties being tested, agronomy updates and on-farm trial results, join us and CMBTC&MaltAcademy for a malt barley field day! Complimentary for MCA farmer members. Learn more: ow.ly/23P850W0qGc #cdnag #westcdnag #MbAg


Spring plant counts in wheat and barley helps assess seed germination, emergence, mortality, and if you are hitting your target plant population! Use this article for a step-by-step guide to conducting plant counts #MbAg Manitoba Crop Alliance mbcropalliance.ca/directory/prodβ¦

Checking out one of MCAβs Winter Wheat Research On the Farm seeding rate sites. Awns are visible on most plants and also seeing the first spikelets on a few. Β Looking forward to seeing the results from all trial sites across Manitoba!#MbAg Manitoba Crop Alliance


Do you grow malting barley or interested in malting barley? Join us in Carberry on July 10th! Β We will learn about: - New malting barley varieties - Growing malting barley - Malt quality and processing - Barley breeding Register using the link below! CMBTC&MaltAcademy

MCA is turning five! π Join us and AAFC Canada in August to celebrate this important milestone and mark 100 years since the establishment of the dominion rust research lab. Learn more: ow.ly/tKbA50VYVeZ #cdnag #westcdnag #MbAg


Manitoba Crop Alliance Canola Growers MPSG Manitoba Agriculture Always good to brush up on identifying weeds in the Amaranth Family! A good identifying feature: if it has hairs on the stem, itβs redroot pigweed, if it has a smooth stem, itβs another species. In Manitoba, unfortunately that usually means waterhemp.


MB farmers, do you want to participate in ag research? Sign up to be notified when we receive info from researchers who want to be connected with farmer participants. If we share a project youβre interested in, weβll connect you with the researcher! Β docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIβ¦

We had a great time discussing malting barley varieties and production with CMBTC&MaltAcademy . Thanks to the speakers, guests and Haider Abbas for making it a fantastic event! Reach out if you have any malting barley production and harvest questions. Manitoba Crop Alliance


Battling pest, disease or weed issues in your fields? Keep calm and #AskOurAgronomists! If you have crop production questions, Andrew Hector, Morgan Cott & Ashley Ammeter are here to help. #cdnag #westcdnag #MbAg



Here are some shots of our spring wheat YEN (yield enhancement network) sites from throughout the year. If you are interested to learn more about the YEN program come out to our field day next Thursday! Manitoba Crop Alliance Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network mbcropalliance.ca/event-listing/β¦
