Ag in Motion held in Langham, Sask., is one of the year’s highlights for many farmers. The outdoor farm show, which was held July 18-20, had record-setting attendance this year, with 31,166 guests over three days! There was also a record 580 exhibitors.
Canadian and international guests enjoyed ride and drives, crop plots with the newest seed varieties and crop protection products, equipment demonstrations featuring the latest technologies, and much more. International guests came from Australia, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States to participate in the event.
Attending Ag in Motion this year was a first for our Grainews reporter, Jim Timlick. When I talked to Jim earlier this week, I was thrilled to hear about the effect attending the largest outdoor farm show in Western Canada had on him, the welcome he received from farmers and the connections he made there.
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Here’s what Jim had to say about AIM 2023.
“As this year’s Ag in Motion was my first time attending the show, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I knew it was big … really big. And I don’t just mean geographically or the machines that were on display. The highlight of the show for me was connecting with farmers from across Western Canada. They were welcoming, engaging and happy to respond to my questions, no matter how tedious or tiresome those questions may have been. I felt as though I was reconnecting with people I already knew rather than meeting them for the first time. Those conversations helped me feel that not only was I welcome, but that I belonged.”
I find Jim’s description so inspiring and typical of what I hear about the welcoming, enthusiastic attitudes of farmers and stakeholders in this industry.
One of the connections Jim made was with Grant Morgan, a grain farmer from Prince Albert, Sask. Grant was one of six farmers from across the Prairies Jim spoke with at AIM about the considerations they make when choosing new canola varieties. Grant and the others also offered some tips for farmers when it comes to choosing the best canola varieties for their farms.
This information will be featured as part of our new Grainews integrated crop guides. The first guide to make its debut will be the Canola Guide in the September issue of Grainews, in print, online and via audio players. The Canola Guide will focus on how to choose canola seed varieties for your farm, testing for canola diseases, seed genetics, new varieties and what’s in the pipeline.
We will also be offering three more integrated guides, which will focus on seed choices for corn, soybean and cereals, accessible online, in the magazine and via audio players, this fall and winter. Our team will be writing features on how to make the best seed choices for your farms, what’s new and what’s in the pipeline for seed varieties, traits and seed treatments. We are so excited to be developing some new resources for you.
Now, how many of you skimmed this editorial to get to the FREE CAP information?
Here it is: the first five people to email me a photo of them at Ag in Motion 2023 will win a Grainews cap! You must send me: 1) a caption for the photo (for example, what are you doing in the photo and what was your favourite thing to do at AIM?) 2) your mailing address and 3) permission to publish your photo.
After the caps are gone, other photos, with permission, will be published in Grainews.
I hope you have a safe and productive harvest season.
Kari
P.S. As we head into fall, email me for some safety stickers for your machinery as a reminder for your loved ones to put safety first.
