Drones are one of the more intriguing new technologies tickling producers’ fancies these days, right up there with driverless farm equipment. There are many potential on-farm applications, such as mapping fields and checking on cattle herds. However, the potential for spraying pesticides is drawing the most attention, and drone demonstrations at the recent Ag in […] Read more
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VIDEO: WP100 Webinar Series – new crop varieties
What farmers want, need and look for in new crop varieties
At Ag in Motion, Western Producer editor Robin Booker introduced the latest swath of survey results in the year-long 100 Farmers, 100 Questions, 100 Years project, focusing on what farmers want, need and look for in new crop varieties. In the fourth session of this webinar series, which was broadcast live from the Ag in […] Read more
VIDEO: ‘Outside markets’ weigh on ag prices
Interest rates, crude oil prices, investment flows and global trade disruptions can influence crop and livestock markets
When broker David Derwin heard Donald Trump twice invoke “drill baby, drill” in his acceptance speech at the Republican national convention, he worried about what that might mean for western Canadian farmers. “Given the growing influence of oil on renewable fuels and therefore oilseeds, ‘drill, baby, drill’ is not supportive of canola,” said Derwin, a […] Read more
When topsoil moves uphill
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
Claas debuts Lexion 8900 combine
Ag in Motion hosts second major product launch for Claas in two years as the company makes headway into the Canadian market
LANGHAM, Sask. — For the second time in two years, Claas has used the Ag in Motion Farm show near Langham to hold a major product launch. Last year it pulled the wraps off the new 12 Series Xerion tractors, making their first public appearance anywhere. This year, an all-new flagship combine, the Lexion 8900 […] Read more
VIDEO: System uses grain quality to create field zones
CropScan can analyze moisture, protein, fibre, starch and oil for multiple crops on the fly while the combine is operating
LANGHAM, Sask. — Dean Scrivens thinks CropScan Ag’s on-combine grain analyzer is an innovative tool. Recently, this was confirmed at the Ag in Motion farm show. CropScan was rewarded for its work with an Ag in Motion Innovation Award in the agronomics category for its CropScan 4000 VT. “Winning that award was great. We’ve never […] Read moreSeed growers prove new varieties
By the time a new variety becomes available to farmers, it’s been through up to 10 years of trials and the registration system for three years
LANGHAM, Sask. — It’s become commonplace to buy things that aren’t complete right out of the box. There’s probably no better example of this than the software industry, where products are often released to customers and released again when the “bugs” have been removed. Todd Hyra can’t speak for the entire grain industry, but as […] Read more
Beef sector learned feed lessons during drought
Sask. livestock specialist says it’s critical for producers to know what they have when feed supplies and quality are lower
LANGHAM, Sask. — Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years. They struggled through three intensive years of drought — in many cases after experiencing several dry years. Rain arrived this year. “Early spring rains created […] Read more
VIDEO: Radio reporters hustle to get agriculture news on the air
Always cheery, endlessly moving, oddly young-seeming — that’s the average farm broadcaster at farm and agriculture events. If you’ve been to many farm shows, you’ve probably seen a few. They’re often found holding a microphone in the face of farmers stopped along the rows and booths of a show or some bigwig thrown into a […] Read more
Keeping ahead of herbicide resistant weeds on the Prairies
Glacier FarmMedia – LANGHAM, Sask. — 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 […] Read more
