Dry product spreader demonstration

Drinking plenty of fluids was the order of the day at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show, which was held a few minutes outside the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in late July. Fortunately, there were plenty of vendors willing to sell bottles of water, soft drinks or even something a little stronger.

The show was blessed with some hot sunny weather for most of its first three days. The show’s owner Glacier FarmMedia, who also own Grainews,

More than a few implements competed in front of the crowd

modeled the event on their other outdoor extravaganza, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, which is held every fall in Woodstock, Ontario.

There was a lot of focus on practical demonstrations and test plots, something no other Western Canadian show has done. So it was nice to see a regional event do that. And I think it filled a gap that has existed here for a long time. Apparently others did too, because bus loads of farmers from as far away as Alberta showed up to take in the sights.

RBR Ent. sprayer/spreaders are new to Canada

If you haven’t seen them already, there are several e-QuipTV video segments posted on some of the things that caught our attention at the show. Click here to see them.

If you weren’t there, here are a few images to give you an idea of what kind of articles we dug out of that show to feature in the pages of upcoming editions of Grainews.

Scott