Ag in Motion 2025 is in the books, and as a first timer to the largest outdoor farm show in Western Canada, it certainly left a feeling of largess in my heart that went past just the concept of agriculture.
As I continue to make the transition from community journalism to more specialized writing, I have noticed the sense of community on multiple levels. It’s not just crops that are being grown but also relationships.
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I work remotely and see my Glacier FarmMedia colleagues only online, so it was nice to experience the sense of family as we descended on the show grounds near Langham, Sask.
We set up camp in the company tent and worked through the news flow and any curveball that may have arisen. Regardless of how well some people in the room knew each other, everyone was encouraged and genuine introductions were made, both on the job or in the hotel lobby and social activities.
You realize that while the agricultural world is large, it can be six degrees of separation with the people who help service it.
For example, while driving a golf cart through the site, I gave a ride to Vern Anderson of FJ Dynamics, and learned that despite all his worldly travels, he lived in Taber, Alta., when I worked for the community newspaper there. What was supposed to be a two-minute drive turned into a half-hour conversation.
The flight home from Saskatoon to Calgary found me sitting beside Micah Cockrill from Delta Water Products and Mike Roberts of Rivulis.
The time flew by as we talked about agriculture and our respective jobs.
Conversations that could have been awkward instead happened with ease. I’m not the most Chatty Kathy with the people beside me on flights, but I don’t think there was one stretch of awkward silence the entire time we were in the air.
It served as the exclamation point of the whole trip.
You often hear that the world of agriculture is misunderstood by the general populous, and perhaps if the layperson experienced what I just did, with writers, producers and salespeople in the business, their viewpoint might change.
Simply grab a chair and take a listen. You’ll see and feel a sense of ease and community from people with decades of experience.
It’s worth the time.
