Glacier FarmMedia – Intercropping can have significant benefits for extended grazing cattle on shoulder seasons, says Emma McGeough, associate professor in the department of animal sciences at the University of Manitoba. She and her research team of graduate students have been working for the last number of years on the intercropping of corn for fall […] Read more
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Crop Production Show 2025: Ag research sector has productivity problem say panellists
The Canadian agriculture research sector has a productivity problem. “There are two areas where we’re falling down,” Saskatchewan deputy agriculture minister Bill Greuel said during an agriculture research panel discussion held Tuesday in Saskatoon as part of the 2025 Crop Production Show. “One is front-end basic research and science, and the other is downstream commercialization […] Read more
Certification’s winding road
Champions of regenerative agriculture have well-established talking points on cost-management and ecological goods and services when they pitch the management philosophy. They might note reduced input costs, healthier and therefore more productive soil, less erosion or more beef raised per acre without strain on the land. They might mention gains in biodiversity, soil microbiology and […] Read more
Crop Production Show 2025: Producers at SaskWheat AGM question proposed building
Those attending the 2025 Crop Production Show and the SaskWheat annual meeting asked why Cereals Canada needs the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange
Saskatoon — Producers are concerned about the need for, and cost of, a new building for Cereals Canada’s technology and research centre. However, the organization’s chief executive officer, Dean Dias, defended the Global Agricultural Technology Exchange, proposed for downtown Winnipeg. He said if Canada wants to continue to be a top exporter and preferred choice […] Read more
Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees at Crop Production Show
Six new inductees to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame were announced at the 2025 Crop Production Show in Saskatoon today. Among this year’s inductees is Bob Bors, former head of the Fruit Program in the Plant Sciences Department at the University of Saskatchewan. To say that Bors was thrilled to learn he was being […] Read more
VIDEO: Thoughts on potential tariffs from Crop Production Show 2025
UPDATED: January 16, 2024 – 1030 CST – WP Editor Robin Booker has been on the show floor talking with producers at the 2025 Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. One subject he’s been gathering some thoughts on is the potential tariffs incoming U.S. president Donald Trump says he’s thinking of imposing on Canadian goods. What […] Read more
2025 Western Canadian Crop Production Show underway in Saskatoon – photo essay
The annual Western Canadian Crop Production Show is underway at Saskatoon’s World Trade Centre at Prairieland Park. The show runs through Thursday and features more than 300 exhibitors highlighting the latest crop science technology and innovation in agriculture. Here’s quick look at some of the action, so far. Check out all our 2025 western Canadian […] Read more
Bayer introduces FieldView Drive 2.0 at Crop Production Show 2025
Bayer used the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon this week to introduce Prairie farmers to its new FieldView Drive 2.0 digital system. The system allows growers to monitor and record activities from different farm equipment types and brands. The updated version offers what the company says is “enhanced processing power, increased data storage […] Read more
Unifor’s Canadian Pacific Kansas City members vote to authorize strike
REUTERS — Unifor said today its members at Canadian Pacific Kansas City had voted in favour of a strike action if the parties fail to reach an agreement by Jan. 29. The union, which represents about 1,200 workers at CPKC, said 99 per cent of its members voted to authorize a strike. CPKC did not […] Read more
New Richardson CEO steps in
Glacier FarmMedia – Succession takes effect today in the corner office at Richardson International, one of Canada’s biggest grain handlers and processors. Darwin Sobkow was announced Jan. 6 as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 10 with the formal retirement of Curt Vossen, the company’s CEO since 1995. Sobkow served as chief operations […] Read more
