Findoor, a European door producer, has had great success for more than 30 years in Europe with its unique and simple design. Findoor makes large opening doors that seal on all four sides, have no pinch points and open and close without springs, cables or drums. The doors are custom built for the opening, up […] Read more
Stories by Braedyn Wozniak
Firms celebrate milestones
Two Saskatchewan-based agriculture industry pioneers held small events at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina late last month to celebrate the milestones. Degelman Industries and Agtron started from humble Saskatchewan beginnings, with the first Degelman product being built by Wilf Degelman in his barn in Raymore in 1962, while the Agtron ag-tech company began in a […] Read more
Service helps feedlots determine when to ship
Company says it combines genomic information, market conditions and feeding data to calculate optimum margins
Quantum Genetix debuted its new feedlot/cattle genomics technology at the recent Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, with technology that could change how feedlots feed and ship their animals. “We have combined the genomic information of a feedlot animal, the market, market conditions, and also their feeding data, to allow producers to maximize their feeding margin […] Read more
Agriculture can play role in reconciliation: chief
A First Nation in Saskatchewan is working toward farming its own land, but its chief says the obstacles can be daunting
Last week’s event in Regina previously known as Canada’s Farm Progress Show began by discussing progress in Indigenous agriculture. Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme spoke at what’s now Canada’s Farm Show about reconciliation through the advancement of agriculture and how Indigenous communities haven’t been given fair opportunity in the past for economic inclusion. “I […] Read more
ATV Safety Week covers all the terrain
The number of head injuries related to all-terrain vehicles is dropping but other injuries are increasing
The Saskatchewan All-Terrain Vehicle Association has started a campaign to raise awareness of ATV safety. “We just set up a little bit of an obstacle or slalom course, whatever you want to call it,” said SATVA general manager John Meed. “We’re going to let the media folks have a little bit of a ride to […] Read more
A farm woman’s life: survey on experiences of that world
The role of women on the farm is rapidly evolving and Farm Management Canada wants to understand the status of farm women and their experiences. “Over the past few years, we have conducted a number of studies looking at various topics, including mental health, the adoption of business practices, the drivers and barriers to adoption […] Read more
A $400 tree and five-cent hole? Be wise when planting
A tree expert suggests checking local area to see which trees thrive before making choice for the yard
The prime time for caliper tree planting is here, and Toso Bozic is eager to share his tree expertise with those looking to spruce up their yards this summer. As a tree expert and chief executive officer of ATTS group, his consultant group based out of Alberta, Bozic knows where, when, how and what trees […] Read more
Early season hailstorm affects Saskatchewan
Coating the ground like heavy snow, many of the unseasonable hail’s effects that struck near Regina unknown so far
An early spring storm hit Regina-area communities June 10, with hail hammering spots around the Trans-Canada Highway west of Regina. A narrow strip of intense rain and hail struck quickly, blanketing fields and ditches with so much hail it looked like a mid-June snowstorm. “It was shock, basically,” said Geoff Vallance, a farmer in the […] Read more
It’s a boy! Seeder used for big reveal
It was a unique gender reveal method — an air seeder that emitted a cloud of blue. Erik Kohlenberg and partner Ashley Neubeker live near Gravelbourg with Ashley’s four-year-old daughter Tessa. Erik farms with his father, Martin, and unlike the eastern half of the province, their land was dry so they finished seeding before the […] Read more
CFIN announces funding for food sector projects
The Canadian Food Innovation Network has chosen the funding recipients of its Food Innovation Challenge and Innovation Booster programs. On May 31, CFIN announced that Gastronomous Technologies Inc. will receive $1,919,655 for its project called Smart Kitchens, the largest sum of funding between five recipients in the programs. Laboratoire Innodal Inc. will receive $943,592 for […] Read more
