This year’s Crop Production Show has events starting Jan. 10, 2025, and the last one finishing up Jan. 16, 2025. It’s a busy week for Saskatchewan’s crop industry. There are annual general meetings from different commodity groups and networking and learning opportunities via speakers and panels. There’s also the Western Canadian Crop Production Show, which […] Read more
Janelle Rudolph
Stories by Janelle Rudolph
The winter freeze-up slows but doesn’t stop nitrogen losses
New research shows there are nitrogen transformations ongoing through the winter even with late applications
Glacier FarmMedia – There’s a common assumption that when winter grips the Prairies, there’s no activity in the soil. As a result, urea or ammonium-based fertilizers applied in late fall aren’t thought to emit nitrogen during winter. Reynald Lemke, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, flipped this idea on its head this year, […] Read more
Communications study focuses on ag
MIT researchers visit Agribition as part of their study into how data can best be communicated with the public
When “research” and “agriculture” are in the same sentence, it’s typically about new crop science or livestock innovations. However, a group of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is changing it up. “Essentially, what we’re interested in, here at Agribition, is looking at data communication in agriculture – very broadly speaking,” said Amy Fox, a […] Read more
Ag-tech program opens up application process
Cultivator powered by Conexus is looking for the next round of participants for its AgTech Accelerator program
The AgTech Accelerator program by Cultivator powered by Conexus, which is designed to support inventive people in agriculture, is looking for 15 people to fill Cohort 4. “When we say ag tech, we’re talking about the use of technology in agriculture or horticulture, with the aim of improving yield, efficiency and or profitability,” said Laura […] Read more
Agribition 2024: Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship grows ag industry
The program offers opportunities and resources to those looking to build their ag careers
For those who are great at giving advice or are looking to nurture their career, the Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship program is a good place to start. The 18-month program was started by Canadian Western Agribition in 2019 with a goal of creating community and strengthening industry connections. It has created eight mentee-mentor pairs each […] Read more
Pork industry encouraged to share concerns
Glacier FarmMedia – When the National Farm Animal Care Council Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs was released in 2014, it annoyed many pork producers. Now the code is being updated and concerns about changes and possible ripple effects from practices in other countries are at the front of Canadian pork […] Read more
Unique Manitoba partnership offsets carbon emissions
Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is partnering with Manitoba Habitat Conservancy to offset some of the Crown agency’s carbon emissions. The arrangement will see the agency contribute $72,300 to the non-profit Grassland Stewardship Agreements project, and used to cover the infrastructure costs of fencing for Ritchie Bison and their neighbour, Brian Powell, near […] Read more
Organics continue battle with gene editing
Glacier FarmMedia – The organic sector has a bone to pick with Canadian regulators on their treatment of gene-edited crops. From the perspective of Lucy Sharratt, a speaker at the Organic Connections Conference in Saskatoon in early November, the government is dancing to the biotechnology industry’s tune as it makes policy. “It’s obvious that companies […] Read more
Agribition 2024: Sheep Shearing Demo helps raise awareness of sheep welfare
With the demo and the Q&As, the public are able to learn why shearing sheep is important for the animal's health
Children, parents and grandparents packed into the bleachers — and stood around the edges — during at sheep shearing demonstration at Canadian Western Agribition. Jason Struck, one of the few professional sheep shearers in Saskatchewan, performed the demonstration, showing the crowd the proper way to handle the sheep, positions for shearing and how to hold […] Read more
Agribition 2024: Saskatchewan Shorthorn Association raises $10,950 from heifer donation
Felicia Keleman of Pic-A-Spot Shorthorns near Spruce Home, Sask., won the heifer donated by Saskvalley Shorthorns in the Canadian Western Agribition Shorthorn sale. The donation and bids were a fundraiser for the Saskatchewan Shorthorn Association. The association’s first fundraising auction since 2018 raised $10,950. “I never expect to win — ever,” said Keleman, who won […] Read more
