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Season’s Greetings from AFSC: A message from CEO Darryl Kay

As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to slow down and reflect on the incredible journeys we’ve shared, to consider the challenges we've overcome, and appreciate the moments of togetherness and hard work that have brought us to this point.

At AFSC, we’re proud to work together to help grow and sustain the agriculture industry in Alberta and we continue to be inspired by the resilience and resolve our producers exhibit when faced with challenges. Your adaptability and unwavering strength assure us that there is a future in farming and it’s in capable hands.

We wish you a safe and joyful holiday season and look forward to continued collaboration in the new year.

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Stand counts are one of the most important early-season checks you can do in a corn field. In this video we walk you through exactly how to do them, what to look for, and when to worry. We cover the two-tool method, the two-leaf-stage rule, replanting decisions, herbicide residual considerations, and velvet leaf identification. Planted April 11th in cold conditions, stand counts came back solid at around 30,000 across the field.