The first farmer to crack the 100 bushel barrier for canola will win the use of a complete fleet of John Deere equipment in a new contest sponsored by Agri-Trend, John Deere and Glacier Farm Media.  Photo: Laura Rance

Farmers offered a prize for 100-bushel canola

Producing bigger crops on the same amount of land is the challenge for ensuring world food security. North American canola growers who want to meet that challenge now have an extra incentive — a complete John Deere equipment package if they’re the first to grow 100 bushels per acre on 50 acres of canola. Canola […] Read more

The owners of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, shown here, are setting up a sister event for the western Canadian farm audience. (OutdoorFarmShow.com)

Outdoor Farm Show owner sets sights on Saskatchewan

The owners of the biggest outdoor farm show in Canada have announced plans to put the business model to work northwest of Saskatoon. Farm publishing house Glacier FarmMedia, owners of the Woodstock, Ont.-based Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and this website, on Wednesday announced its chosen site and date for the inaugural edition of what it’s dubbed Ag in […] Read more