Robin Booker
Stories by Robin Booker
Video: Claas plans new network
Western Canadian presence | Manufacturer strikes out in new direction after Kramer leaves business
Claas had to adjust quickly after Kramer Ltd.’s decision last spring to get out of the agriculture business. Kramer had sold and supported Claas’s Lexion combine for 15 years, and there are customers who still need sales and service support across the Prairies. A new retail location, Tingley’s Harvest Centre in North Battleford, Sask., was […] Read more
Producer expands its online reach
Most of us have heard that the media is undergoing a game changing transformation. It comes to us as a no-brainer because this message was delivered to most of us digitally, on devices that have a level of computing power that would have taken entire rooms to house only a few decades ago. I was […] Read more
Clubroot is in field near you, so start scouting: agronomist
Assume clubroot is in Saskatchewan, ‘we just don’t know about it,’ says expert
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The best way to fight clubroot is to prevent the spores from building up in the first place, says Clinton Jurke from the Canola Council of Canada. “Don’t assume this is an Alberta problem,” Jurke told the Disease and Weed Spray Clinic in Prince Albert June 26. “Make the assumption that […] Read moreSaturated soil ideal for sclerotinia spores
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Moisture patterns are more important than history when predicting sclerotinia outbreaks. This is a lesson learned from last year’s disease distribution, Clinton Jurke told the Disease and Weed Spray Clinic that the Saskatchewan agriculture ministry organized in Prince Albert, June 26. The 2012 Saskatchewan canola crop had suffered up to 10 […] Read more
Unique seeder featured at farm show
60-foot unit | New drill model features central fill system with individual six product metering
REGINA — Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies hopes to recapture some of last year’s buzz around its smaller scale CX-6 seeder prototype. It has introduced a 60 foot unit with a central air feed from a high capacity product cart. Colin Rosengren, vice-president of agronomics, said this allows for individual points to shut off at each […] Read more
Video: Intra Grain wins gold at #CFPS14
Watch Kyle Folk, President of Intra Grain Technologies, describe their product Bin Sense with fan control, which won the company a gold award for agricultural innovation at the 2014 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina Saskatchewan.
Video: New Holland Guardian Front Boom Sprayer
New Holland displayed their Guardian Front Boom Sprayer in Regina at Canada’s Farm Progress show, 2014. Watch Jason Hardy, company representative, describe some of the features of the machine.
Video: Hursh grain marketing hints, #CFPS14
If you were unable to catch Kevin Hursh’s presentation at the 2014 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, don’t worry we’ve got you covered. The Western Producer caught up with Hursh after his presentation and asked him what messages he delivered to producers.
Video: Power Pin wins gold at #CFPS14
Watch Brian Olson, President of Power Pin Inc., show off one of the two gold-winning products at the 2014 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress show.
