WP reporter Ed White takes a tour of the new Lexion 8900 combine at the Ag in Motion farm show happening this week near Langham, Sask. | Ed White photo

VIDEO: Ed meets combine

LANGHAM, Sask. ‑ I don’t know anything about combines. I’m not a machinery guy. But I thought that might be a good way to have a bit of fun with the launch of a brand new combine – the Claas Lexion 8900 – which is on display at Ag in Motion. In this video Rick […] Read more

Glacier FarmMedia's senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey shares some highlights of day one at the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show, including this new Kubota M7-4 tractor. | Screencap via Scott Garvey

VIDEO: AIM day one wrap

Day one of the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask., was a busy day for attendees and reporters alike. Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey takes a quick look at some of the highlights. From numerous new equipment launches to a head-to-head skid-steer skills challenge with Western Producer […] Read more

The Ag in Motion Innovation Awards were handed out Monday night, just prior to the first day of the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show. | Ed White photo

VIDEO: Ag in Motion Innovation Awards handed out

Just like Ag in Motion, agricultural innovation has blossomed, boomed and spread in many directions. That was obvious at the Ag in Motion Innovation Awards Monday night, in which a rich crop of innovative agricultural products were judged by a crowd of creators and manufacturers. “The pace of change has accelerated,” said Richelle Andreas of […] Read more


The new John Deere 830, and its "little" brother, the 770, are among the many interesting things to see at this year's Ag in Motion farm show. | Screencap via Scott Garvey

VIDEO: Ag in Motion preview

In less than 12 hours the gates will open for the 10th annual Ag in Motion farm show northwest of Saskatoon. Glacier FarmMedia’s senior machinery and equipment editor Scott Garvey was on site tonight, and takes us for a little preview of what we can expect at this year’s edition of western Canada’s largest outdoor […] Read more

A new documentary produced by an international agricultural company tackles the criticism that animal agriculture faces.  |  File photo

VIDEO: Alltech documentary takes on anti-cow memes

Attacks on dairy industry in a Super bowl ad prompt agricultural company to take steps to help set the record straight

This is part one of a series of stories that reporter Ed White will file this summer about the different approaches that can be taken when advocating for agriculture. DES MOINES, Iowa — Three years ago, Mark Lyons was watching the Super Bowl when he saw a TV advertisement that trashed dairy milk. He was […] Read more


Darcy Friesen of Langham, Sask., is happy with his first crop of winter camelina from Smart Earth Camelina Corp. This image was taken June 12.  |  Paul Yanko photo

VIDEO: Winter camelina a new oilseed option?

The crop is very competitive and gets ahead of the weeds in the spring, even on land where canola crops struggle

SASKATOON — It’s hard to miss Darcy Friesen’s farm when you’re approaching it from the south. On a mid-June day, his brilliant green, knee-high camelina crop is about to bloom and dwarfs everything else nearby, and so it should. Friesen planted the crop last fall. “I grew some spring camelina a couple years ago, I […] Read more

Farmer Ernie Sirski, left, whose farm hosted the recent meeting of Soy Canada and the Manitoba Soybean and Pulse Growers Association, stands with Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn during the event.  |  Ed White photo

VIDEO: Prairie soybean sector celebrates milestones

The industry has made tremendous strides, going from 20,000 acres of the crop in 2000 to 1.5 million acres today

DAUPHIN, Man. — With a Ukrainian welcome of bread, salt and a sheaf of wheat, Soy Canada and the Manitoba Soybean and Pulse Growers Association began their anniversary celebrations by going back deep in into Canada’s farming past. Canada’s pulse and soybean industries are new in Canadian farming history but have arisen from the pioneering […] Read more

Paul Holloway, a University of Winnipeg microbiologist, is studying a unique microbe called  myxobacteria. Sometimes called wolfpack bacteria, they attack other bacteria and fungi in a swarm.  |  Robert Arnason photo

VIDEO: ‘Wolfpack’ bacteria could help control blackleg

WINNIPEG — Paul Holloway’s small lab at the University of Winnipeg isn’t cluttered, but it is busy. On one counter there are microscopes, square plastic containers with blue lids and about eight flasks that contain a yellow-orange liquid. On the opposite counter, petri dishes are stacked about 15 dishes high. Each dish is approximately 10 […] Read more