Jay Whetter
@jaygw.bsky.social
Conversations about agriculture. Also food and other stuff. Manitoban of Cornish descent. Agriculture journalist. Editor of Canola Digest magazine. Co-host of The Extensionists podcast.
CanoLAB 2025 is over for Alberta but agronomists in Manitoba and Saskatchewan still have time to register for theirs.
April 3 in Brandon
April 9 in Saskatoon
Info and registration: www.canolacouncil.org/events/
@CanolaGrowers @SaskOilseeds @PrairieCCA #westcdnag
April 3 in Brandon
April 9 in Saskatoon
Info and registration: www.canolacouncil.org/events/
@CanolaGrowers @SaskOilseeds @PrairieCCA #westcdnag
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CanoLAB 2025 is over for Alberta but agronomists in Manitoba and Saskatchewan still have time to register for theirs.
April 3 in Brandon
April 9 in Saskatoon
Info and registration: www.canolacouncil.org/events/
@CanolaGrowers @SaskOilseeds @PrairieCCA #westcdnag
April 3 in Brandon
April 9 in Saskatoon
Info and registration: www.canolacouncil.org/events/
@CanolaGrowers @SaskOilseeds @PrairieCCA #westcdnag
My Canola Council of Canada colleagues will host CanoLABs 2025 at three locations:
-March 19 in Edmonton
-April 3 in Brandon
-April 9 in Saskatoon
CEUs are available.
Registration and info: canolacouncil.org/events/
#farming #agriculture #agronomy
-March 19 in Edmonton
-April 3 in Brandon
-April 9 in Saskatoon
CEUs are available.
Registration and info: canolacouncil.org/events/
#farming #agriculture #agronomy
March 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My Canola Council of Canada colleagues will host CanoLABs 2025 at three locations:
-March 19 in Edmonton
-April 3 in Brandon
-April 9 in Saskatoon
CEUs are available.
Registration and info: canolacouncil.org/events/
#farming #agriculture #agronomy
-March 19 in Edmonton
-April 3 in Brandon
-April 9 in Saskatoon
CEUs are available.
Registration and info: canolacouncil.org/events/
#farming #agriculture #agronomy
At #cdncrops25, economist Todd Hirsch talked about the importance of building connections with others.
“At the heart of the economy is human connection,” Hirsch says.
No connections, no #economy.
Ergo, more connections, bigger economy?
toddhirsch.com
“At the heart of the economy is human connection,” Hirsch says.
No connections, no #economy.
Ergo, more connections, bigger economy?
toddhirsch.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
At #cdncrops25, economist Todd Hirsch talked about the importance of building connections with others.
“At the heart of the economy is human connection,” Hirsch says.
No connections, no #economy.
Ergo, more connections, bigger economy?
toddhirsch.com
“At the heart of the economy is human connection,” Hirsch says.
No connections, no #economy.
Ergo, more connections, bigger economy?
toddhirsch.com
"We are all people."
Justice Acoose of the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food is our guest this week on @theextensionists.bsky.social podcast. Find it anywhere.
I also swim beyond my depth in a conversation about gaming as a communication tool. #scicomm #farming #canada
Justice Acoose of the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food is our guest this week on @theextensionists.bsky.social podcast. Find it anywhere.
I also swim beyond my depth in a conversation about gaming as a communication tool. #scicomm #farming #canada
February 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"We are all people."
Justice Acoose of the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food is our guest this week on @theextensionists.bsky.social podcast. Find it anywhere.
I also swim beyond my depth in a conversation about gaming as a communication tool. #scicomm #farming #canada
Justice Acoose of the National Circle for Indigenous Agriculture and Food is our guest this week on @theextensionists.bsky.social podcast. Find it anywhere.
I also swim beyond my depth in a conversation about gaming as a communication tool. #scicomm #farming #canada
Turns out crowd-sourcing is a very old concept.
I’m reading Simon Winchester’s superb book “The Professor and the Madman” about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was the idea, floated in the 1850s, with project launch in the 1870s…
I’m reading Simon Winchester’s superb book “The Professor and the Madman” about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was the idea, floated in the 1850s, with project launch in the 1870s…
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Turns out crowd-sourcing is a very old concept.
I’m reading Simon Winchester’s superb book “The Professor and the Madman” about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was the idea, floated in the 1850s, with project launch in the 1870s…
I’m reading Simon Winchester’s superb book “The Professor and the Madman” about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. This was the idea, floated in the 1850s, with project launch in the 1870s…
I write and talk about agriculture. This is the opening for my January Canola Digest column… (see photo)
It covers an interesting LinkedIn conversation. I love when social media is truly social.
Read it all: canoladigest.ca/january-2025...
@fielddirt.bsky.social @merlemassie.bsky.social
It covers an interesting LinkedIn conversation. I love when social media is truly social.
Read it all: canoladigest.ca/january-2025...
@fielddirt.bsky.social @merlemassie.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I write and talk about agriculture. This is the opening for my January Canola Digest column… (see photo)
It covers an interesting LinkedIn conversation. I love when social media is truly social.
Read it all: canoladigest.ca/january-2025...
@fielddirt.bsky.social @merlemassie.bsky.social
It covers an interesting LinkedIn conversation. I love when social media is truly social.
Read it all: canoladigest.ca/january-2025...
@fielddirt.bsky.social @merlemassie.bsky.social
I love this...
"I would say the greatest skill in effective extension is empathy."
Extension = sharing ideas with farmers
Tracy Herbert with the Beef Cattle Research Council says this in the latest episode of The Extensionists.
Find the podcast anywhere.
#communications #agriculture #farming
"I would say the greatest skill in effective extension is empathy."
Extension = sharing ideas with farmers
Tracy Herbert with the Beef Cattle Research Council says this in the latest episode of The Extensionists.
Find the podcast anywhere.
#communications #agriculture #farming
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I love this...
"I would say the greatest skill in effective extension is empathy."
Extension = sharing ideas with farmers
Tracy Herbert with the Beef Cattle Research Council says this in the latest episode of The Extensionists.
Find the podcast anywhere.
#communications #agriculture #farming
"I would say the greatest skill in effective extension is empathy."
Extension = sharing ideas with farmers
Tracy Herbert with the Beef Cattle Research Council says this in the latest episode of The Extensionists.
Find the podcast anywhere.
#communications #agriculture #farming
Find joy in simple things, and in the village where you live.
A blue sky photo from Winnipeg, Manitoba…
A blue sky photo from Winnipeg, Manitoba…
December 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Find joy in simple things, and in the village where you live.
A blue sky photo from Winnipeg, Manitoba…
A blue sky photo from Winnipeg, Manitoba…
Keep an open mind. Look for opportunities. Recognize that change is slow, especially with me.
A blue sky photo near Gorran Haven, Cornwall…
A blue sky photo near Gorran Haven, Cornwall…
December 15, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Keep an open mind. Look for opportunities. Recognize that change is slow, especially with me.
A blue sky photo near Gorran Haven, Cornwall…
A blue sky photo near Gorran Haven, Cornwall…
Appreciate people as they are. Ask how they got there.
A blue sky photo taken near Hartney, Manitoba…
A blue sky photo taken near Hartney, Manitoba…
December 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Appreciate people as they are. Ask how they got there.
A blue sky photo taken near Hartney, Manitoba…
A blue sky photo taken near Hartney, Manitoba…