The anticipated big crowd for the second day of Ag in Motion came through in a hefty way with a new one-day record being set. Show manager Rob O’Connor said 13,084 attendees came to the Langham, Sask., event on Day 2, breaking the record set in 2019 and coming on top of 9,800 people filing […] Read more
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At Ag in Motion: New ‘Soil Champions’ team to promote soil health
A new group of “Soil Champions” has been formed to promote the benefits of soil health. This new committee, announced Wednesday, will work to ensure the care and protection of Canada’s agricultural soil through education, knowledge transfer, forums for collaboration and other activities. “There’s evidence of a link between soil health and healthy people,” Soil […] Read more
AIM: Significant yield drop expected
MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion show in Langham, Sask. “There […] Read more
3D printer on display at AIM takes aim at food ingredients
With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators. For masters student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week showcasing an ongoing 3D printing project spear headed by Michael Nickerson (Food and […] Read more
VIDEO: Seeding demos at Ag in Motion
Ag in Motion 2023 continued to make equipment demonstrations a central part of its presentation to farmers. Not only can they kick the tires on a machine of interest, they can actually see how it performs compared to other competitors. That definitely helps inspire confidence when making a buying decision. This year the show again […] Read more
AIM: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion
Justine Cornelsen, agronomic and regulatory service manager with Brett Young Seeds, said soybeans are still considered a relatively new crop to the western Canadian market that is currently centred in southern Manitoba.
VIDEO: Find a purpose, then buy tech, says Sask. grower
Investing in digital agriculture can be a daunting experience. A producer’s best bet, says a northeastern Saskatchewan farmer, is to do your homework and find a purpose for it on your farm. “You have got to have the root purpose of why you got that technology. Either that or you talk to others to help […] Read more
AIM underway with record number of exhibitors
The biggest outdoor farm show in Western Canada is getting bigger as Ag in Motion opens its eighth year will the largest number of exhibitors in its history as 572 make their way to the showcase just outside of Saskatoon. “It is the highest amount of exhibitors we’ve ever had,” said show director Rob O’Connor […] Read more
VIDEO: New Claas tractor loaded with power
Claas officially launched its new line of high horsepower four-wheel drive tractors at Ag In Motion. “We have never launched a Claas product, a big, huge important Claas product, outside of Europe, ever, and we picked Canada because this product has been designed for you and that’s why you deserve to see it first,” said […] Read more
AIM23: Come see the science that’s continuing to transform farming
Today’s cutting edge crop science could seem an intimidating matter, involving chemistry, biology and physics well beyond the elementary stuff most of us struggled with in high school. But it’s very, very easy to see and feel the excitement and enthusiasm of the folks who dedicate their careers and lives to developing new solutions and […] Read more
