Glacier FarmMedia – A new solid stem spring wheat variety featuring both wheat stem sawfly and midge tolerance now has a name: AAC Oakman VB. The variety, which is in its first year of seed grower increase and marked for a 2026 release, is a surprise even to its future seed supplier. This is because […] Read more
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From AIM: New report drops numbers on plant breeding ROI
Glacier FarmMedia – Most people wish their retirement savings plans were getting the kind of return on investment that plant breeding does at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC). That’s according to a new economic footprint assessment of the centre’s breeding work, released July 16 at Ag in Motion. The report noted an […] Read more
Off the ‘slightly muddier’ beaten path at Discovery Farm
Glacier FarmMedia – Cool and wet spring conditions led to a late start for research projects at the Discovery Farm site near Langham, Sask., which was a marked change from the past few years of drought. The “Off the Beaten Path” demonstration tour presented by BMO at the Ag in Motion farm show July 16-18, […] Read more
Ag in Motion opens tenth show
Glacier FarmMedia – Under a clear sky, Rob O’Connor, Ag in Motion show director, welcomed exhibitors and attendees to the tenth annual installation of the show this morning near Langham, Sask. This year features 607 exhibitors, the highest number ever, and an expected attendance of 30,000 people — more than double the attendance of the […] Read more
Mobile skills lab launches at Ag in Motion
Glacier FarmMedia – Chad Havixbeck remembers the moment he realized the scope of labour challenges the agriculture industry faces. The technical sales representative with PAMI, based in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, was in one of his early university agriculture classes. One of his classmates asked a basic question. “She asked ‘what’s swathing?’ and I thought […] Read more
Energy-free winter livestock waterer showcased at Ag in Motion
Glacier FarmMedia – The mercury is climbing at Ag in Motion near Saskatoon, Sask., but winter is coming. And those bone-chilling temperatures bring all kinds of challenges around watering livestock. For those tired of sick of cutting ice and looking for a lower-cost alternative, Lee Smith has a solution. The Water Box is a livestock […] Read more
New pulse varieties incoming
Glacier FarmMedia – LANGHAM, Sask. — Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ new breeding partner is poised to release its first varieties. Limagrain has some small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show. They will offer “significant yield improvement” […] Read more
Bayer offers up new herbicide combo to dog resistant weeds early
Glacier FarmMedia – Bayer’s Crop Science division’s Ag in Motion site offers Prairie wheat growers a first look at a new-to-Western Canada pre-burn herbicide combo. The company on Tuesday announced the release of Huskie PRE, a combination of pyrasulfotole (Group 27) and bromoxynil (Group 6), registered for pre-emergent application on barley, triticale and spring, winter […] Read more
VIDEO: Ag in Motion Innovation Awards handed out
Just like Ag in Motion, agricultural innovation has blossomed, boomed and spread in many directions. That was obvious at the Ag in Motion Innovation Awards Monday night, in which a rich crop of innovative agricultural products were judged by a crowd of creators and manufacturers. “The pace of change has accelerated,” said Richelle Andreas of […] Read more
VIDEO: Ag in Motion preview
In less than 12 hours the gates will open for the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show northwest of Saskatoon. Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey was on site tonight, and takes us for a little preview of what we can expect at this year’s edition of western Canada’s largest outdoor […] Read more
