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Go ahead, ask the ‘Pro’ a question

AgvisorPro is a platform for the transfer of information for individual farmers and “communities”

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If you have questions related to anything agriculture, or even something related to personal well-being, an expert on AgvisorPro can likely provide an answer. In this era of the internet that might sound like no big deal, but the agriculture information service launched in 2019, accessed through your smartphone, has evolved into such an extensive […] Read more
Rob Saik is founder and CEO of a new service called AGvisorPro, which was launched in 2019 and connects farmers with agriculture experts through an app. He is also the founder of the crop consulting service Agri-Trend.
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AGvisorPro connects producers to virtual consultants

Technology has increased relevance during pandemic

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No one plans or welcomes a pandemic, but Rob Saik says in this unexpected time of isolation and social distancing, a new service he launched in 2019 can help farmers connect with a diverse network of agricultural expertise either online or by phone, at a time when face-to-face personal contact is being discouraged. Saik, well […] Read more
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Sponsor needed for mental health connection

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As Rob Saik and Patrick Walther have developed the AGvisorPro service to connect farmers with a wide range of experts, one important service gap needing industry support is mental health consulting. Saik, co-founder and CEO of AGvisorPro, says mental health services is one area of advice and counselling he’d like to make available to farmers […] Read more
The U-shaped Dot A-U1 “loads” a SeedMaster row-crop planter on to its platform during the demonstration at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. (Ralph Pearce photo)
Crops, Machinery

Pearce: Autonomous platform makes Eastern Canada debut

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It’s been dubbed “the future of agriculture” and for the first time, farmers in Eastern Canada had the opportunity to see the Dot A-U1 Power Platform with in-field demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. The precision ag system, designed by Dot Technology Corp., attracted considerable attention going through its paces during the annual ag showcase, […] Read more
The Canola 100 Challenge was launched at the Ag In Motion farm show in July 2015. From left to right, these are president and CEO of Glacier Media, Jon Kennedy; Rob Saik, former president of Agri-Trend Agrology and creator of the Canola 100 Challenge — Agri-Prize; and Yancy Wright, senior agronomist with John Deere.
Canola, Features

Canola Challenge: learning to feed the world

The idea is to encourage farmers to push the limits and think outside the box

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The world needs food and everyone needs a challenge. Put those two things together and you come up with something like the Canola 100 Challenge, that over the past three years piqued the interest of more than 100 Canadian canola growers who put their agronomic and management skills to the challenge of producing a 100 […] Read more
Blooming rapeseed field at sunset
Canola, Crops, Features

Canola 100 “game on” for 2018

The big green prize is still out there waiting to be claimed at the end of the coming growing season

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Merle Klassen is definitely “in” for competition for the big green prize in 2018. Klassen, who farms with family members near Linden, about an hour north of Calgary is yield leader so far in a Canada wide contest among canola growers to produce a 100 bushel canola crop. Klassen produced 85.88 bushels per acre on […] Read more
Rob Saik says he is pleased with farmer participation in the Canola 100 challenge, and impressed with decent yields despite adverse growing conditions.
Canola, Crops, Features

Drumroll for the 2017 Canola 100 challenge results

Results of the second year of the contest to find a 100-bushel canola yield to be announced this week

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Is the “green” going home this year? That’s the question that will be answered this first week of December as the results of the 2017 Canola 100 challenge are revealed at the Agri-Trend Agrology Farm Forum conference in Calgary. This is the second year of the three-year Canola 100 contest challenging canola growers from across […] Read more
"I’m going to continue to be an ambassador for agriculture," says Rob Saik.
Crops, News

Agri-Trend CEO says nothing changed to company’s data policy

Current clients may wonder who has access to their farm data in pending deal with Trimble

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With Trimble set to buy Agri-Trend, farmers who count themselves among Agri-Trend’s clients may be wondering what’s in it for them. The pending deal between Trimble, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and Agri-Trend, was announced November 10th. Agri-Trend, based in Red Deer, Alta, operates the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America. That network […] Read more

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