UPDATED: September 16, 2016 – 1415 CST – The 2016 version of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show got underway Tuesday near Woodstock, Ontario. The show includes 750 exhibitors and 100 acres of displays and demonstrations highlighting the latest agricultural equipment and technologies. Western Producer managing editor Michael Raine is in attendance and will be reporting from […] Read more
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Video: Sowing seeds of crop destruction
MORDEN, Man. — Bob Conner sounds like a proud papa when he shows off a patch of withered, wilting, dying bean plants. “This is our white mould nursery,” he explained to a group of bean growers, agronomists, advisers and agriculture researchers. “We will be irrigating if we have to…. We want to create the ideal […] Read more
Video: Self-loading feed mixer saves time, fuel costs
LANGHAM, Sask. —Supreme International has come up with a way to reduce the amount of equipment needed to deliver feed in large cattle feeding and dairy operations. The company’s SPSL30T, a self-propelled, self-loading, vertical mixer manufactured in Wetaskiwin, Alta., was on display this summer at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham. “So now […] Read more
Video: Low dollar prompts silage manure trailer
LANGHAM, Sask. — Canadian retailers importing equipment from the United States have been challenged by unfavorable exchange rates over the past few years. This prompted Park Lake Welding and Manufacturing, from Lethbridge, Alta., to manufacture its own silage-manure combination trailer. “We basically built this trailer because the U.S. currency ex-change was too high… and because […] Read more
VIDEO: Course aims to bridge GMO communication gap
University course designed to inform consumers about the technology, the politics involved and consumer distrust
For two decades, scientists have told the public, thousands of times, that genetically modified crops are safe. That message has never stuck because polls show that more than half of North Americans still think that GM foods are harmful. Ag economists and plant science experts at New York’s Cornell University have realized that new communication […] Read more
VIDEO: The secret to big melons; plastic
RAYMOND, Alta. — What delights the hearts of boys more than a cold slice of watermelon on a hot summer day? About 20 boys converged on Ron McMullin’s melon patch near this southern Alberta town Sept. 6 to pick and eat some of the fruit they helped plant earlier in the year as part of […] Read more
VIDEO: The Australians are coming: the next big thing in farm footwear
account_id=”2206156280001″ player_id=”HJ11Iy7v”] Could Blundstones, below, spell the end to sneakers, cowboy boots and sandals? | Ed White photos[/caption] The boots are common in cities across Canada, generally worn by hip urbanites, but they are still rare out in farm country. That’s odd, because they were originally designed to be farm and work boots for Australian […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – September 14, 2016
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. Crops:
VIDEO: Field robots: their time is near
BOONE, Iowa — Look ma, no hands! Or cab. While the ability to run farm equipment operator-free has been around for years, Case IH and New Holland are making a move to make it a reality on the farm. Jim Walker runs Case IH in North America and said his company wanted to get farmer […] Read more
VIDEO: 2016 crop still a big question mark
What should you move, price and hedge – and when? That’s what some farmers think about every early harvest season, especially if they have big bills due soon and haven’t forward-priced and arranged delivery for enough to cover them. Often at this time of year the state of a farmer’s crop is pretty well understood, […] Read more
