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@fredweisg

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husband and father Feeding the world one year after another

south alberta/sask
Joined December 2009
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
Neighbors had a ulgy fire take down over 500ac of nice wheat.. blow combines off and regular maintenance a must in This heat
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@fredweisg
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6 years
Pretty proud of my new to me 1570 (1976)42 year old tractor, with low hrs hid in back of @retirees quanset.. every thing works as new, even had a airseat and op Manuel, pulls the 16”-125’ auger even at full load... starts off the key, 204hp on dyno
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@fredweisg
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5 years
2596bu Brent.. low profile
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@fredweisg
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5 years
Nice to see the 13 year old daughter helping out.. proud dad moment, second year of doing it for he, now to teach the other to run this machine and my days will be numbered
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
1 year
So dry that we can’t grow a crop, but moose and grass hoppers prevail.. but this is pretty unusual in our area
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@fredweisg
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3 months
First hopper of 2024 yellow peas little tough but good for the Terminal happy with yield
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@fredweisg
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2 years
16 year old girls at the stern’s.. nice to watch it getting done .. durum 22
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Couple three days harvesting with the FD-250 and can’t put anything down on it, cleaner cutting, contouring, feeding, split reel closer to knife, less vibration and quieter.. all better than the FD145.. and no rocks so far in rock trap, less stress in my most challenging land
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
4 years
For my auzzy friends that use the metric numbers, not sure what it means but fills the hopper pretty quick.. red lentils
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
3 years
Seed 22 officially started, decent sub moisture for a change.. start with peas
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
5 years
My new to me 1976 1570case JI using all 190hp pushing grain to the top of the bin on the 16x125’ Westfield.. 38percent open on auto shoot slides.. about 10 percent from auger max capacity
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@fredweisg
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4 years
I guess if China dont like my peas, I know these guys sure do
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@fredweisg
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1 year
No rains going to help this pasta anymore, pushing heads and cell phone tall.. drought23 sucks
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@fredweisg
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2 months
The fat lady’s a singing.. down to 1000 ac for bro.. 800 plus ac days on big fields gets shit done quick
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@fredweisg
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2 years
22 Early frost this year…
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@fredweisg
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3 years
Nice when you receive a video from the neighbours
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@fredweisg
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2 years
@TheFrankDomenic Waste of watch time.
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@fredweisg
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3 months
Putting pasta in storage for better prices
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@fredweisg
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7 months
Plant 24 under way.. similar sub to 23, but Hoping for better final results
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Planting 23 under way, decent moisture with abundance of sky’s
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Austensem Barley 23 yielding twice the seeding rate..
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@fredweisg
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4 months
Peas not far from harvest.. 37c today.. my guess ten days at this temp
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@fredweisg
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3 months
2024 pasta coming to a retail giant near you..
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@fredweisg
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3 months
Hard into 24 rye crop, seeded thanksgiving weekend in October very happy with yields
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@fredweisg
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2 months
Onto canola, invigor seeded early and flowered three plus weeks, but seams mostly all plant and not much seed production.. pods with only a few seeds in, par for the course.. only one making money is Bayer again
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@fredweisg
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2 months
Last pass of 24.. year of so much potential followed by big heat from mid of July on robbing a lot of grain
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@fredweisg
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3 months
Never would have guessed I still see compaction issues from over a decade back, conditions must of been perfect to see this distinction.. we removed a few rock piles in 2002 and trucks all used the same trail .. if I never seen it with own eyes, would never believe it
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@fredweisg
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4 months
Canola full bloom
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@fredweisg
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1 year
18l about to break some ground, seed hawk better make 2000bu carts soon
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@fredweisg
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5 years
13 year oldDaughters know how to fill a load with the cart, no spillage either, maybe to good
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Nice night to harvest spring wheat
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@fredweisg
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4 years
Well 20/20 lentils are ready, nice to be getting a fair price and yeild for a change
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
4 years
21 under way, First day putting peas in and pretty dusty behind drill.. hope for drought to be over..
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Nice evening for harvesting 22
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@fredweisg
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4 years
After four years of fighting droughts we might have something to make the combine work a bit.. lentils looking decent before the Kochia grows threw.. so far the focus has held them back well
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@fredweisg
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8 months
Like going to a candy store at eagle valley truck parts in Calgary.. any part you are after.. they have
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@fredweisg
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2 months
Bros durum 24 with three extra inches of rain shows up quickly in the hopper.. and standing well
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@fredweisg
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6 years
@CBCAlerts Those dogs just can’t be trusted
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
Best seat in the house
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@fredweisg
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4 years
Well that’s a wrap on 21.. now good lord let it rain please.. we don’t want to make this a 5th consecutive drought
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@fredweisg
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2 months
Not an oilseed type of year, not covering the inputs proven 680
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Tough to put kids threw universities on this years lentils
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@fredweisg
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5 years
My brother just sent me this. Said the dude on the 300’ cell tower just told him he missed a rock behind him to the right.. dam near shit to see that!! Lol
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
Yellow peas out and starting to stretch.. seeded April 25th
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
Well getting a little late for this season, but sled cube truck ready for next.. 14’ cube on 7.3l diesel crew cab on stretched frame.. added graphics, and set cube up, will hold three sleds with false floor, heat, tool box, and couch, front winch and race fuel tank
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@fredweisg
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2 months
Nephew took some drone vids last day.. turned out ok
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
4 years
Little social distancing writhing good Friend’s in pandemical times... Area 51 ⁦ @BustDustin
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
1 year
Literally yields of 0 on outside rds.. just plant sticks.. hoppers took it all, sprayed three times since may for them.. our sprays are not the answer
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
3 years
When you can tell where snow banks laid back from November snow storm in durum 9 months latter not a good sign
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Spring wheat looking like a decent start for 22.. #Seedhawkprecision
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@fredweisg
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1 year
How importantly sub moisture plays in a drought year.. starting with a full profile is like money in the bank..
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@fredweisg
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7 years
I guess it's demo day.. lexion 780 45'head
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Seedhawk sectional control working precisely..
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@fredweisg
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2 months
What 3 more inches can do, nice red lentil crop for bro
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@fredweisg
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1 month
Throwing some fall 24 rye in, great moisture and temps
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@fredweisg
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4 months
Peas in full flower.. just can’t buy a dam rain thou.. sad
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
6 years
Made executive decision this year with limited moisture and long range not good, poor Ag prices and terrifs, bans ect..to cut back on chem, fert, and all other crop inputs, never have done this before, but why feed the world if they don’t want to pay for protein,savecashandrisk
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
3 years
And that’s a wrap for 21.. fat lady a singing.. happy to see this one behind us
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
5 years
Set up internet to a few different yards lately using nano stations, allows you to share the main yard internet up to 15 miles line of sight, works great for remote weather stns, cameras, bin montering, also allows you to set up internet access points for 1/8mile around farm
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
5 years
Using the 12 inch auger on grain pile has worked out well, thank god for remote shut off on auger, it fills quickly... other than a few buckets at end to shovel, job was done quick
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
22 crops looking decent, first flowers showing up on peas, cereals loving cool wet weather, hope it continues
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
1975 case JI -1570 still a very useful farm asset, mostly a auger tractor, but running the 16-125’ Westfield without issue #lentilstostorage
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@fredweisg
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3 years
Early seeded yellow peas looking good and enjoying the heat
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Good times in revy south.. attempts were made but not all completed
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@fredweisg
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8 months
Deep in Revy
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@fredweisg
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4 years
@FMCAgCanada ⁩ Gotta like focus herbicide in red lentils, no need to desiccate a even clean feild, happy with it for kochia, Russian thistle and buckwheat control
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
1 year
First hopper of durum23 .. sample not bad, might make grade, but yielding 1/2 of spring wheat.. very happy feilds we’re rolled, worst durum crop ever produced
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@fredweisg
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6 years
@CBCAlerts Let them be gone and save those spots for Cdn kids
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Winter boy-toy arrived finally.. now to find steep and deep. #winterfunbegins
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Found some untracked snow in revy, but buddy hit a rock second day and needed air assistance snow pack at 120-145cm.. base is there, now needs some good dumps, g5 worked well after a few changes to skid
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Spring wheat price south of the boarder just shy of 16/bu Cdn.. North of the boarder just over 14$$ .. more profit taking again by Cdn terminals.. time to haul south again
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Harvest 23 where yields can go from 0-200 and then back to zero all in 60 Seconds.. your slu’s bring in more grain then entire feild does
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Spring wheat seeded may 1st pushing heads June 12 and cell phone high.. #drought23
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Drove from Medicine Hat to Calgary last night.. this drought is much much bigger than just our area north of the hat.. meet some north and south of Calgary, said full wrecks in making.. hold your grain, prices going up
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@fredweisg
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4 years
Deep In Revy today.. Area 51
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Able to distinguish pipelines that I never new crossed our land from early 70s… things you see on driest record year
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@fredweisg
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4 months
Peas less than two weeks with the heat coming
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@fredweisg
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3 years
Having a blast on another cold trip in fernie with great snow and great friends
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
5 years
Another train of sask potash going to China.. why are we selling them that and they leave us stranded at the alter with canola/peas.. hell with that should be the response most would say..
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
2 years
Finally some spring wheat.. very nice stand Ellie
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
10 months
First truck of three finished.. used the 2by4 at 10 and 3 positions… talking with others they have went down to a 3/4 inch of plywood.. so far happy with fit and finish, no drilling on frame so far.. 370$/ fender with all hardware. Colony from Manitoba
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Got to see the 4450 up close and personal this last week, all good but the price tags
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@fredweisg
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6 years
Well I think I seen the best seeding drill yet for canola in our dry area, been a real bad spring with evvery drill having issues, this bar none is kicking butt at 3.5 lbs, plant count is ton thick, could of been done lbs less.. and every opener the same.. well done seedmaster
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@fredweisg
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5 years
@CLewandowski_ @realDonaldTrump Looks like a seniors home
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@fredweisg
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2 years
When your turn right and should of went left.. you don’t forget the second time
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@fredweisg
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6 months
Canola out and running..
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Asked the kids to grab a sample, all I heard was a big holler, had to check myself.. lentils 23
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3 years
Happy New Years all, cold in revy but some pretty views at Josh
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Anyone buying fertilizer at these stupid historical prices for this time of year.. quoted 950 a ton of urea and 1300 ton phos.. they are producing urea under 200/ton and using every excuse in mankind from Putin to natural gas price to screw a guy over.. price gouging at bestfourm
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
4 years
@FMCAgCanada ⁩ used focus herbicide in spring wheat this year on kochia infested land.. very happy with the results
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@fredweisg
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1 year
@AtlasH391 @LauraLoomer This is what the cult feeds off of, he is there protein’s
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@fredweisg
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2 years
I like the girls extra activities when waiting for next dump.. #bonuspay
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@fredweisg
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1 year
I see where the overhead fees go now!!
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Just blows me away the levels of physics and math we force our kids to learn, most of it will never be used after school is done.. how hard they work daily and after school.. think there could be more practical learning that is used daily .. somewhat 😞
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Great snow in revy finnally with the g5 .. making it work
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@fredweisg
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1 year
Been staying at sandman last few nights near the Roger’s Center in Edmonton.. homeless numbers are staggering.. had to walk around sleeping bodies trying to enter building.. not sure we need more immigrants. Drugs running wild here, pretty sad, trudopes hard drug forgive not good
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@fredweisg
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5 years
Been a cardio workout this last week.. deep as f...in revy, track speed and 174 are king
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@fredweisg
Weisgerber farms
4 years
Axial flow red lentil sample in the heat of the day, could be put strait into the drill if needed.. variable fan speed is a nice feature in the hills
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@fredweisg
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2 years
Ac wheatland spring wheat first seeded and last combined.. standing great with no sawfly damage, yielding well
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