Western Producer editor Robin Booker introduced the latest swath of survey results in the year-long project, focusing on what farmers want, need and look for in new crop varieties.

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

Western Producer editor Robin Booker presents the results of the paper’s 100 farmers, 100 Questions, 100 Years project at last week’s Ag in Motion farm show.  |  Ed White photo

VIDEO: Producers look for results from new crop varieties

LANGHAM, Sask. — After a century of existence, the Western Producer knows a lot about what farmers want to know and need to know. However, in a rapidly evolving agriculture industry, both farmers and the newspaper have been leaping forward with new questions and needs they want addressed. That’s been highlighted by the 100 Farmers, […] Read more

Sarah Leguee, left, Stephanie Leguee, Jake Leguee, Erik Nikolejsin and Amber Nikolejsin from Leguee Farms at Weyburn were named Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2023. At right is Shannon Weatherall, Farm Credit Canada’s senior vice-president of prairie operations, who announced the winners at Canada’s Farm Show.  |  Karen Briere photo

Sask. family named Outstanding Young Farmers

Sister, brother and brother-in-law will now participate in the national competition to be held in Montreal in November

A sister, a brother and a brother-in-law are Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2023. Sarah Leguee, her brother Jake, and their sister Amber’s husband, Erik Nikolejsin, received the honour at Canada’s Farm Show last week. They will compete against other regional honorees in Montreal in November for national recognition. The family farms about 15,000 acres […] Read more