Glacier FarmMedia – There’s no debating the beauty of a canola field in bloom, but it’s possible to have a more scientific debate about canola flowers. Such as, how many yellow flowers are there, in a canola field that’s one section in size? On the morning of July 14, the fields of northeastern Saskatchewan looked […] Read more
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From AIM: Livestock goes high tech
Glacier FarmMedia – A Saskatchewan ag tech startup company helps assure livestock farmers that their animals are receiving adequate water. One of Katlin Lang’s friends wanted to get away to the lake without having to worry that his cattle were out of water. He asked Lang, who studied electronic systems engineering at the University of […] Read more
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
Glacier FarmMedia – First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into […] Read more
Bird flu unlikely spread by air: study
Avian flu remains a worldwide concern heading into the heat of the Northern Hemisphere summer, although a recent study shows the strain hitting dairy herds in the United States is not easily transmitted through the air. The experiment led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed ferrets infected with a sample of the H5N1 […] Read more
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
Glacier FarmMedia – A new research project from Saskatchewan government is focusing on technology with ag tech company FarmSimple. At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration […] Read more
Indigenous producers discuss farming challenges in AIM Panel
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers on the Ag in Motion Indigenous Producers Panel say there isn’t enough Indigenous agriculture today and there’s too much reliance on others for lifestyle. Indigenous people have been farming for thousands of years—a fact that is often forgotten or dismissed. It’s ebbed and flowed over the centuries, with it growing during […] Read more
Researcher smokes out weeds
WINNIPEG — Anyone who eats hot dogs or bacon has probably consumed liquid smoke. The flavour additive is also used in barbecue sauces, marinades and sometimes smoked cheese. Shaun Sharpe, an Agriculture Canada scientist in Saskatoon, may have discovered another use for liquid smoke, which has nothing to do with sauces or smoked meat. He […] Read more
Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home
Glacier FarmMedia – Consolidation and bigger yields have increased Prairie farm size, but this growth is up against the usual hurdles of limited skilled labour and uncertain harvest weather. For Paul Brisebois, getting the crop safely off the field and into the bin boils down to two words: capacity and efficiency. “What we’ve seen through […] Read more
VIDEO: Western Canadian crops rebound in 2024
Glacier FarmMedia – Glacier FarmMedia’s Bruce Burnett took advantage of the drive to Ag In Motion to cast his experienced eye on the Prairie’s crop prospects this growing season. He found that crop conditions are vastly improved over last year, especially in the southwest Prairies. However, the heat forecast for the end of this week […] Read more
VIDEO: AIM day one wrap
Day one of the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask., was a busy day for attendees and reporters alike. Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey takes a quick look at some of the highlights. From numerous new equipment launches to a head-to-head skid-steer skills challenge with Western Producer […] Read more
