LANGHAM, Sask. — Jeff Schoenau is one of those people who can naturally draw a crowd. At last month’s Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Schoenau walked down a set of temporary steps into a soil pit and began speaking about the basics of soil science. As he began his presentation, visitors at the […] Read more
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Manage saline soil and weeds with tile drainage
It can take years for tile drainage to improve soils, and the practice doesn’t make economic sense for every field
Glacier FarmMedia – Tile drainage may be the best tool in the toolbox to manage saline soil in fields, a southwestern Manitoba farmer told an audience at Ag Days in Brandon, Mb. Aaron Hargreaves, who co-owns Harwest Farms south of Brandon, said he and his four partners have struggled with soil salinity on their farm […] Read more
Saskatoon farm show shadow of its former self
For those seeking top agriculture-related speakers each January, Saskatoon used to be the leading prairie location. Gradually, that distinction has been lost to events in the neighbouring provinces. For years, Saskatoon hosted Crop Production Week with big and small crop commissions holding annual meetings along with speaker programs. The meetings coincided with the Western Canadian […] Read more
Ag Days postponed
Manitoba Ag Days has been postponed. The annual farm show, held every January at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, will not take place on January 18-20 because of new public health orders in Manitoba. On December 27 the Manitoba government announced a 250-person limit on all public gatherings, including hockey games, concerts and other events […] Read more
