I’m hoping the Fast family of Rosthern, Sask. will be back in the concession area.

Ball cap is icing on the Ag In Motion cake

The Ag In Motion farm show is a chance to see crops growing, machinery moving, and Lee Hart in person

If you are anything like me, who can sleep these days it being so close to the start of the 2017 Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon? You’ll probably just be getting this Grainews issue as the show is about to start on July 18, but if you see this and make it to […] Read more

Live WeatherFarm demo to be on display at AIM

Live WeatherFarm demo to be on display at AIM

WeatherFarm will be on full display at the 2017 Ag in Motion Farm Expo. Two permanently installed weather stations will be showcased around the site, along with a demo station and the WeatherFarm.com online platform available in the booth for visitors to see up close. One weather station has been operating at the Ag in […] Read more



Now in its third year, Ag in Motion is Western Canada’s only major outdoor farm show, where you can see, hear and feel the latest in ag technology. It will be held July 18-20 at Langham,
just 15 minutes northwest of Saskatoon. For more information or the full program, visit www.aginmotion.ca.

Ag in Motion: Seeing results where they count

At Ag in Motion, seed, crop protection and fertilizer companies, as well as grower associations and industry members will showcase field crop products as they should be seen — in the ground. Ag in Motion, running July 18-20 at Langham, Sask., northwest of Saskatoon, is home to over 100 acres of crop plots from over […] Read more


New Early Riser 2160 planter offers 32- and 36- row working widths.

Case IH grows its Early Riser planter line

In early March Case IH added to its line of Early Riser planters with the introduction of the 2160. Available with either 32 or 36 rows, this big planter can be ordered in four different configurations with the steerable Rowtrac Carrier System or as a standard wheeled model. The 2160 gets Case IH’s latest planting […] Read more

Farm dads and emotions of quitting farming

Farm dads and emotions of quitting farming

It’s my 22nd Father’s Day column and I will do my best to not make “Charlie from Saskatchewan” feel like I am beating up farm dads! A reader asked me to write about the emotions of quitting farming. Let’s take the approach of the farm culture attributes farm founders appreciate. What might it feel like […] Read more



Measuring soil’s benefits from CTF

Measuring soil’s benefits from CTF

A new test offers a way to measure improvements from controlled traffic farming

It can be called “fractal hierarchical aggregation” or just “fractal aggregation.” Whatever the moniker, the new method of soil health testing promises to offer producers an important metric for assessing soil quality and land stewardship, says Guillermo Hernandez, an assistant professor at the University of Alberta. This spring he published a research paper demonstrating that […] Read more


Bennie Dunhin was named Outstanding Young Agrologist by 
the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists this year.

Putting new ag products to the test

For Bennie Dunhin, agronomy manager at Cavalier Agrow in northwestern Saskatchewan, the question isn’t whether or not a product works. “There’s no new product on the market that doesn’t work somewhere in the world. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a product,” says Dunhin, named Outstanding Young Agrologist by the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists this year. “It […] Read more

New Ride ’n’ Drive feature: self-propelled sprayers

New Ride ’n’ Drive feature: self-propelled sprayers

Sprayers will be lined up and driven one at a time by interested buyers

Choosing the right machine the first time saves growers time and money – in the purchase and in the application. Investing in a sprayer is a large financial commitment, so it’s important to know what’s on the market to truly meet your farm’s needs and to understand how the different models compare in performance. That’s […] Read more