Merlo has added a few new cab improvements to the Multifarmer series of telehandlers. Troy Johnson, a Saskatoon Merlo dealer, explains those and other features of the Multifarmer line at the Ag in Motion farm show in July.
Farm shows
VIDEO: Merlo Multifarmer offers broad range of on-farm uses
VIDEO: Bourgault openers designed to fit your operation
This is the first video in a series that looks at the types of seed opener designs on display at this summer’s Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan. This series will also look at the other new introductions those seeding equipment manufacturers were introducing at their booths. In this video, machinery editor Scott […] Read more
VIDEO: Rock picking meets modern day
Elho Scorpio rock picker makes light work of a heavy job
In my early days, rock picking was one of those jobs often delegated to the young who had fresh muscles and plenty of energy. Getting the rocks onto our home-made stone boat was hard work – particularly on a hot summer day – but it probably allowed the adults to avoid hefty chiropractor bills. Like […] Read more
Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops
Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist of grains and oilseeds for Rabobank, said the U.S. hard red winter crop is big and getting larger as the weeks tick by. On the surface that sounds like it would be bad news for Canada's spring wheat growers, but he said big yields often correlate to low protein levels for U.S. HRWW.
AIM attracts international visitors
Germany, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia, Bangladesh and the U.S. were represented in the Ag in Motion attendance demographics this year.
Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM
SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year, with four of them being new to address different problems that producers face.
Beef experts share lessons learned from three years of drought
Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years.
Company promises instant plant tissue sample results
ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is underway on the ranch of John and Deanne Chuiko in northern Saskatchewan. The Chuiko’s run CJ Ranching near St. Walburg, Sask.
Seed growers offer proof that new varieties will work, says SeCan manager
Todd Hyra can't speak for the entire grain industry, but as far as SeCan is concerned, its western business manager says there's no such thing as a
'Version 2.0" of any of the varieties it distributes.