REGINA — Learning proper grooming techniques and animal care for a big event like Canadian Western Agribition is a life-long tutorial for nine-year-old Kriselly Webber. The cattle business is a big part of her world at Midale, Sask., where she lives with her parents, Kelly and Kristy, and 13-year-old sister Ashtyn. Webber was involved with […] Read more
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VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – December 9, 2015
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: The […] Read more
VIDEO: Tuesday highlights from Ag Summit
CHICAGO, Ill. — Speakers at DTN’s Ag Summit 2015 tackled a wide variety of subjects ranging from climate change to how to manage margins in periods of low prices. What follows is a brief summary of some of their presentations. Read right through to the end to find out what DTN market analyst Darin Newsom […] Read more
VIDEO: Layers of herbicides help avoid resistance
Layering may be used to reduce multiple resistance in one weed or address several weeds that are prone to resistance
REGINA — Prairie grain producers have been relatively lucky when it comes to herbicide resistant weeds, especially when comparing their experience to some European and American farmers. However, producers should quickly adopt strategies that reduce the probability of resistance developing in weeds if they want to avoid the staggering costs associated with herbicide resistance, said […] Read more
VIDEO: Getting into the swing
Grainmaxx is offering a feature for its swing augers that will make it easier to unload grain trailers. The company’s telescopic swing enables users to not only swing the auger hopper under trailers but also to move the hopper closer to the auger. Sales manager Jim Kambeitz said the telescopic swing makes it much easier […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – December 2, 2015
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: Oilseeds […] Read more
VIDEO: People skills key to economic success
Part 5: This series looks at how farmers, agriculture consultants and service providers are professionalizing agriculture by integrating the many skills required by today’s complex and challenging industry. You can follow the entire series here. NIVERVILLE, Man. — Farmers still need the hard-nosed skills that they have always had, but softer people skills are also […] Read more
VIDEO: Built on Agriculture
PBS recently completed a four-part video series entitled, “Built on Agriculture,” that tracks the history farming on the Canadian prairies. The project was four years in the making, and adheres to the high standards of production that have become a trademark of PBS documentaries. You can find each of these four videos linked below. Built […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – November 25, 2015
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: Canola […] Read more
VIDEO: Federal agriculture minister MacAulay attends Agribition
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Lyle Stewart burned the brand to officially kick off the 45th Canadian Western Agribition in Regina Nov. 23. Standing beside him was federal minister Lawrence MacAulay, recently appointed to the post and on his first official duty. The two met for the first time earlier in the day to discuss some issues […] Read more
