Andrew McGuire
@agronomistag.bsky.social
Views of an agronomist on soil, farming, and science. Evidence-based agriculture. Washington State University Extension. https://t.co/RZ11P3ozYm
Same @ on X.
Same @ on X.
I'm pretty sure it's the beans. They are very susceptible to microwaves.
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm pretty sure it's the beans. They are very susceptible to microwaves.
And the western states?
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And the western states?
Farmers here prefer the sands for potatoes and carrots. Easier to dig and the soil comes off the potatoes/carrots at harvest. Of course, it's only possible here with irrigation.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Farmers here prefer the sands for potatoes and carrots. Easier to dig and the soil comes off the potatoes/carrots at harvest. Of course, it's only possible here with irrigation.
Ag producers and non-University agronomists are missing here.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ag producers and non-University agronomists are missing here.
It's sustainable ag with a different vibe.
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's sustainable ag with a different vibe.
I would say that most of my followers on X are ag folks. Most non-ag folks don't care or don't understand my posts.
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I would say that most of my followers on X are ag folks. Most non-ag folks don't care or don't understand my posts.
So fertile soil is a matter of water holding capacity, which means texture, so really has nothing to do with prairie? Prairie can grow on sand I assume, maybe a different prairie than on heavier soils.
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So fertile soil is a matter of water holding capacity, which means texture, so really has nothing to do with prairie? Prairie can grow on sand I assume, maybe a different prairie than on heavier soils.
That photo...looks like a giant vacuum harvested the crop. 🤔
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That photo...looks like a giant vacuum harvested the crop. 🤔
It's hard to leave the ag people on X behind. Departing from X the platform is easy.
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's hard to leave the ag people on X behind. Departing from X the platform is easy.
One your second point, I don't use social media for local extension programs except to advertise events. However, for science communication and debunking, it is very useful and gives a much larger audience than I would have otherwise. So different tools for different goals.
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
One your second point, I don't use social media for local extension programs except to advertise events. However, for science communication and debunking, it is very useful and gives a much larger audience than I would have otherwise. So different tools for different goals.
I'm saying they could both be managed to produce similar yields.
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm saying they could both be managed to produce similar yields.
No, my contention is that after 10-20 years, or maybe less of the constant online barrage, with our attention becoming THE market such as we have never been subject to before, that we are now becoming inured.
And yes, some evidence would be nice.
And yes, some evidence would be nice.
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
No, my contention is that after 10-20 years, or maybe less of the constant online barrage, with our attention becoming THE market such as we have never been subject to before, that we are now becoming inured.
And yes, some evidence would be nice.
And yes, some evidence would be nice.
Yes, drawing down nutrients that were built up in another system is great when you can do it, but the soil is really not fertile, the past system was, I guess, although if it was harvested like we do crops, nutrients would not build up.
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes, drawing down nutrients that were built up in another system is great when you can do it, but the soil is really not fertile, the past system was, I guess, although if it was harvested like we do crops, nutrients would not build up.
But isn't it interesting that irrigation, which has nothing to do with the soil, can make a soil fertile.
October 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
But isn't it interesting that irrigation, which has nothing to do with the soil, can make a soil fertile.
So in this case, fertile means deep and capable of holding more water than an non-fertile soil? That makes sense. So sandy soils can only be fertile in high rainfall regions or with irrigation.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So in this case, fertile means deep and capable of holding more water than an non-fertile soil? That makes sense. So sandy soils can only be fertile in high rainfall regions or with irrigation.
When it is overused, people become inured to what would normally elicit a response.
October 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
When it is overused, people become inured to what would normally elicit a response.
Because the technique, in fact the actual words, are used so often, I think people see it, and think "hype" and move on without reading...at least I do. Even more so when it is from a scientific source.
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Because the technique, in fact the actual words, are used so often, I think people see it, and think "hype" and move on without reading...at least I do. Even more so when it is from a scientific source.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I had to look that one up...Will have to watch the movie movie.
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I had to look that one up...Will have to watch the movie movie.