It’s time for The Western Producer’s annual harvest photo contest! This year the first prize is a WeatherFarm weather station and a two year service contract, which retails for $2,750.00. Please send your pictures of farm life and work during harvest to readerphotos@producer.com (subject: ‘Harvest17’), tweet them to @westernproducer, or post them on the WP […] Read more
Robin Booker
Stories by Robin Booker
Farm show sets new attendance record
LANGHAM, Sask. — The Ag in Motion farm show near set a new attendance record of 25,787, up 53 percent from last year. There was also a drastic increase in exhibitor participation. “In the first year of the show we had 200 exhibitors, the second year we had 302 and this year we had 409,” […] Read more
From zero to 5,400 acres in five years
Darryl Klassen’s fortunes have changed dramatically since he arrived in Kindersley, Sask., in 2012 to drive a semi-truck for an oilfield trucking company. Klassen had been farming with his brother in Austin, Man., but he was uncertain about his future at the farm. “The brother I was farming with, he had two young boys that […] Read more
Blackleg race test will aid management
By knowing the type of blackleg and matching it with the resistant labels in seed, growers can better manage the pathogen
A rapid blackleg test from Agriculture Canada is now available. “We have developed a set of molecular markers that can tell us exactly what races are in the field,” research scientist Hossein Borhan said at CanolaPalooza in Sask-atoon. “The markers have been tested over several years in the lab. They are very robust, and we […] Read more
Dedicated water pump would ensure safe tank clean-out
Agriculture application researcher Tom Wolf says manufacturers should do a better job building machines that are easier to clean out. “Why can’t you sell us a sprayer worth $500,000 or more, make clean-out easy and effective and give the customer some sort of assurance that when they’re done the clean-out that the canola is safe,” […] Read more
Man. rustlers leave cattleto die of thirst
Kalvin Kreshewski noticed an awful smell July 4 when he delivered mineral to his cattle near Rossburn, Man. “We drove in through the gate by the corral, and we could smell something dead. We looked down the hill and we could see two cows lying side by side,” Kreshewski said. The cows had died from […] Read more
Preparations for #AIM17 underway
The Ag In Motion gates won’t open to the public for two weeks, but The Western Producer snuck in for a sneak peak! Here are a few pics from the #aim17 site today! pic.twitter.com/vm4g8YxfII — Robin Booker (@CDNag) July 7, 2017 Mike Raine talks to DEKALB’s Connor Sierens about the company’s crop plots: This is […] Read more
CanolaPALOOZA Saskatoon, 2017
CanolaPALOOZA near Saskatoon brought together the canola scientific community and industry partners to showcase some of the latest research and technology in the field. Below are a few videos of some of the demonstrations at the event. Murray Hartman discusses new recommendations for canola density: Keith Downey reminisces on the origins of the canola industry: A […] Read more
Man. rustlers leave cattle to die of thirst
Kalvin Kreshewski noticed an awful smell yesterday when he delivered mineral to his cattle near Rossburn, Man. “We drove in through the gate by the corral, and we could smell something dead. We looked down the hill and we could see two cows lying side by side,” Kreshewski said. The cows had died from dehydration […] Read more
Feed barley down, malt demand up
REGINA — Canadian barley production has dropped 35 percent over the past 10 years as livestock operators switched to feed wheat, distillers dried grain and corn. Canada’s barley exports have suffered from robust international competition. For instance, Japan used to import 300,000 tonnes of Canadian feed barley a year, but now is willing to buy […] Read more
