VIDEO: Rock picking meets modern day

Elho Scorpio rock picker makes light work of a heavy job

Published: July 23, 2024

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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 many things in agriculture, modern equipment has taken a burdensome task and designed a machine around it to handle the heavy lifting. In this case, it’s the Scorpio 550 rock picker from Elho. At Ag in Motion last week, I took in the rock picking demonstration and spoke with Marv Gingrich with Elho Canada about what this machine is capable of.

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Greg Berg

Greg Berg

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Greg Berg was born and raised in the potash capital of the world of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Greg helped out on the family homestead farm near Stockholm, Sask., for a number of years in his youth. Greg graduated from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 2011 and joined Glacier FarmMedia in 2014. He specializes in video production and is a songwriter in his spare time.

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