D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
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VIDEO: Thinking outside the blocks
Stephen Dann lives in fear of having his luggage break open at airport security. If it did, about 30 kilograms of Lego would spill out. Dann, a senior fellow with the Australian National University College of Business and Economics, teaches Lego Serious Play, a method of fostering creative thinking and problem solving through the use […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – October 4, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Foodgrains bank growing project makes use of AIM site
LANGHAM, Sask. — Soybeans were ceremoniously harvested at the Ag In Motion show site Oct. 3 when the Canadian Foodgrains Bank held a harvest event. “This growing project is unique because it is really a three way project between the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Crop Production Services and Ag In Motion,” said Rick Block, regional representative […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – September 27, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Guidance system takes on tall corn
FARGO, N.D. — The latest generation of GPS steering devices eliminates the need for all other guidance systems, right? Maybe not. Dribbling between-row nitrogen or running a combine in tall corn can present issues that GPS has difficulty handling, according to Carol Paquin of Reichhardt Electronic Innovations in Sabin, Minnesota. “As good as GPS guidance […] Read more
VIDEO: Video cattle auction seen as win-win
Buyers get to see a variety of cattle and sellers get exposure to Canadian and American markets, says auctioneer
More than 35,000 cattle were sold Sept. 15 at a Lethbridge hotel. It wasn’t messy at all. It was a sale via video, a process that has become common in Canada in recent years after be-coming commonplace in the United States. Sale averages were not available at press time, but Allan Lively of the Southern […] Read more
VIDEO: Machine made for rip’n rocks and roots
LANGHAM, Sask. — People are drawn to rock crushing demonstrations like a tongue is irresistibly drawn to the sharp edge of a cracked tooth. You can’t help being fascinated watching 20-inch rocks smashed into pebbles. The Seppi M rock crushing demonstration was one of the strongest attractions at this year’s Ag in Motion show near […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – September 13, 2017
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered.
Steady harvest depletes fuel supply
Harvest has been going so steadily that some bulk fuel stations have had trouble keeping up with demand. Federated Co-operatives Ltd. said the Broadview bulk fuel site in eastern Saskatchewan was affected. Others across the Prairies have also seen shortages. “The extremely high demand across the Prairies over the last couple of weeks has stressed […] Read more
