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Canola, Crops

Agrium uses ESN to get to 100 bushels

Ag In Motion Plots: Agrium used its Canola 100 plot at AIM to showcase controlled release fertilizer

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Agrium used its Ag In Motion canola plots to show visitors how ESN controlled release fertilizer can help farmers get to 100 bushels per acre. The plan included a lot of fertilizer. “My intention was to look at growing 100 bushel canola based on crop removal rates, having high rates of phosphate, high rates of […] Read more
Dan Owen used a drone to take this photo. ATP’s untreated plot is on the right; the treated plot is on the left.
Canola, Crops

ATP packs on the nutrients at AIM plots

Ag In Motion Plots: ATP played a high-end game, with 215 pounds of N and a buffet of micros

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ATP gave nutrients a chance to show what they could do at its Canola 100 plot at the Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon last July. First, there were the nutrients ATP put down with the drill. In the seed row: 20 pounds of phosphorus per acre, two pounds of zinc, a half pound of copper, a […] Read more
Ag In Motion: Live Blog (wrap up)
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Ag In Motion: Live Blog (wrap up)

See and read about the newest agricultural technology in the field

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Ag In Motion, Western Canada’s first outdoor farm expo, features live demonstrations of field equipment, crop plots and interactive agribusiness exhibits showcasing the products and services relevant to your business. Staff from Grainews, Alberta Farmer Express, the Manitoba Co-operator and the Western Producer will be on-site from July 19-21 covering the event via live blog. Visit the live blog […] Read more
Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT Ranc
Machinery

Grainews UTV Challenge

We’re putting 10 UTVs to the test during the Ag in Motion farm show next month

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The number of side-by-side UTV models on the market has grown pretty significantly in the last couple of years. And no wonder. These machines can be pretty handy around the farm. But has the wide variety of choices left you wondering what each model is capable of, how they compare and which one best fills […] Read more
The T-Rex rotary ditcher uses an eight-foot rotary cutter to quickly create drainage runs.
Machinery

Ditch digging with a T-Rex

On-farm machine development creates another option for dealing with drainage

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Anyone visiting machinery shows over the past year in Saskatchewan or Manitoba has probably noticed the T-Rex rotary ditcher on display. Niverville, Manitoba, farmer Grant Dyck created the T-Rex Ditcher to solve his own on-farm drainage and ditching needs, and last summer he began commercially producing them. “T-Rex stands for the terra excavator,” he said, […] Read more
RBR Enterprises’ two models, the 305 horsepower Vector and 350 horsepower Venturi, are capable of handling spreader or sprayer work.
Machinery

High-speed sprayers come to Canada

Two models offer mechanical four-wheel drive and lightning-fast road speeds

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The model names of RBR Enterprise’s two sprayer/spreader models, Vector and Venturi, are both associated with speed, at least indirectly. That inference seems pretty appropriate for the 305 and 350 horsepower machines that can hit 52 m.p.h. (roughly 83 km/h) on the road. That kind of speed would seriously cut down travel times between fields. […] Read more
Euan Evans, plant pathologist points out the value of providing a crop the whole nutrient package to optimize yields.
Crops

Soil testing more relevant than ever

If you don’t know what nutrients are in the soil it’s hard to meet your crop’s needs

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To optimize crop yields, Ieuan Evans, a well-known western Canadian plant pathologist, urges farmers to get back to the basics — do a soil test and follow the recommendations. Evans, speaking to farmers at the Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon in July says farmers have been advised since the beginning of modern agriculture […] Read more
There is always something new out there…The Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon this week was the “Pot of Gold” in terms of discovering what is new or is coming down the pipeline with new farm machinery, production technology and advances in crop development. Above, Leeann Minogue, editor of Grainews interviews, centre, talks with Kent Gulash, district sales manager with Dow AgroSciences about new DAS canola varieties that are entering the market this year, as well as other leading hybrid varieties still in development. Looking on is Loralee Orr, DAS communications leader. 
Crops, Livestock, News

PHOTOS: Ag in Motion: Photo gallery wrap-up

A few more final sights from Western Canada's Outdoor Farm Expo

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There is always something new out there…The Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon this week was the “Pot of Gold” in terms of discovering what is new or is coming down the pipeline with new farm machinery, production technology and advances in crop development. Above, Leeann Minogue, editor of Grainews interviews, centre, talks with […] Read more
PHOTOS: Ag in Motion is underway!
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PHOTOS: Ag in Motion is underway!

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Farmers and agribusinesses in Western Canada are seeing the latest agricultural technology in action at Ag In Motion, Western Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Set up on 320 acres 15 minutes northwest of Saskatoon, Sask., Ag in Motion features live demonstrations of field equipment, crops and services. Ag in Motion runs from July 21 to July […] Read more

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