Glacier FarmMedia – Gathering weight data is the first step for beef farmers who want to manage their herd more precisely. Purchasing a scale to gather that data is the first step, said Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture livestock and feed specialists at the Livestock Agtech Happy Hour at Ag In Motion. Scales can help gather […] Read more
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VIDEO: AIM day two wrap
Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey spent day two of the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show checking out some of the new equipment on display. Specifically, Scott was focused on the seeding equipment. From new openers to to air carts and drills, here’s a small taste of some of the […] Read more
Fuel hedging platform wins AIM innovation award
Glacier FarmMedia – Outside market forces can lead to large price swings for fuel, but one Saskatchewan company has a solution to lock in price and take away some of the risk for farmers. Rack Petroleum Ltd.’s HedgeHog app has won the company the 2024 Ag in Motion Innovation Award for business solutions. The digital […] Read more
Cultivator tech incubator joining AIM in 2025
Glacier FarmMedia – Day two of Ag in Motion was kicked off with the announcement of a partnership between tech incubator Cultivator, powered by Conexus, and AIM for 2025. Cultivator, which has been a regular at the Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, will be moving its demonstration day to Ag in Motion in 2025 said […] Read more
Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
Glacier FarmMedia – Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion‘s AgTech Breakfast. Trevor Scherman, co-founder of Combine Settings, was first up to talk about his website, designed to help farmers reduce harvest losses. “Losses at harvest are astronomical,” he said during the event hosted by Startup TNT. Canola farmers lose an average of 1.3 […] Read more
VIDEO: Prairie supply line intact for BASF’s glufosinate
Glacier FarmMedia – As we reported on our sites last week, ag chem firm BASF plans to shut down production of glufosinate ammonium at two plants in Germany by year-end, and shut down formulation of the product at its Frankfurt plant in 2025. Dave Bedard of Grainews visits the BASF site at Ag in Motion […] Read more
FBN planning expansion of product line
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers Business Network is expanding its footprint in Canada. The company that is primarily known for retailing agricultural chemicals direct to its farmer-members plans to branch out into providing various other crop inputs, such as farm lending products. “That’s something we do in the U.S. that we don’t do in Canada,” FBN’s […] Read more
From AIM: Expect a year of drone drama
Glacier FarmMedia – The latest drone technology in agriculture was on full display at Ag in Motion 2024 in Langham, Sask., drawing a crowd to a demonstration of the latest models. Smaller drones designed for surveying, and crop/livestock monitoring are already a tool in many farmers’ toolboxes, but the larger spray drones are also becoming […] Read more
Farmers spend money on hail coverage this year
Customers take out an average of $230 per acre and do it earlier than normal, a trend seen since ‘hectic’ 2021’ season
SASKATOON — Farmers have been active buyers of hail insurance the past three years, says an industry official. Interest in the product jumped after a “pretty hectic” 2021 hail season when there was plenty of crop damage, said Scott McQueen, chief operating officer of Palliser Insurance. Growers are also responding to the mounting costs of […] Read more
From AIM: How do we keep ahead of herbicide resistance?
Glacier FarmMedia – Be proactive, be creative and don’t be cheap. That was the takeaway from a panel discussion on managing herbicide resistance at this year’s Ag in Motion farm show. “I think the best management practice that someone could do for weed resistance is the one you’re not currently doing on your farm,” said […] Read more
