Husband, father, agronomist, & Certified Crop Adviser. Malthusian denier happy to call out those dabbling in modern day Lysenkoism. Views: my own.
Morton, IL
Joined September 2017
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Illini Fan Contest- Name as many Famous Jim’s as you can? I owe this guy a beverage
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Carson Smith, a recent I-Health graduate and admitted MS-HT student, fell in love with health technology on his way to a career as a physician’s assistant.
Smith's involvement at AHS helped him “realize there's a very large need for health technology.” ▶️ bit.ly/3ccZr4P
Direct flight from Chicago to Maine: 2 hrs. @AmericanAir: 42 hrs. But only because they took us to DC where we could take a 12 hr drive up the coast to get there ourselves. Let’s just say their customer service is… I’m not sure they’ve heard that term before.
Surfacing some old growth cypress reclaimed from (what’s left of) my old dairy barn. It’s hard to believe they used such nice wood to line the stalls.
Grad weekend part 1: Ilyse walked up on the stage today and delivered an amazing graduation address with incredible poise. So amazingly proud of all she has accomplished in high school and excited for what the future holds for her at Belmont University and beyond!
Pt 2: Leksi finished her BS in Ag Econ (Env. Policy) with a minor in Spanish in 3 years! She earned a spot on the coveted Bronze Tablet at UIUC (top 3% of the graduating class) and was recognized as a member of the campus wide Senior 100 Honorary. 3rd generation @ACESIllinois!
Check. Check. Annnnd… Check!
(to be fair, this was one of dozens of vehicles along our route this weekend).
This amazing young lady is headed to the state tennis tournament for the second year in a row! 11 months ago she had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff -she rebuilt her game from scratch 5 months ago when she could finally swing a racket again. Talk about grit!
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This was the near-universal arrangement for most of human history and my personal vote would not be to return to it.
Seeing a lot of northern corn rootworm adults in first year corn (non-gmo, soil-applied insecticide at planting) in central IL. Root damage is moderate and no westerns to be found. @nick_seiter @ILPestSurvey
From the world of esoteric collections, here is my new (reprint) photo of James Reid (or so I was told). Eventually to be framed with the postcard of Reid Yellow Dent ears and an original plat map with his name on the ground where the variety was developed.
