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VIDEO: Keeping cattle healthy on pasture

Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther gets a few tips from Dr. Miles Johnson

As beef producers move their herds onto pasture this summer, there are practical ways to keep calves and cows healthy. Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther caught up with Dr. Miles Johnson, a veterinarian based in Turtleford, Sask, for tips on everything from pasture pneumonia to pink eye. Johnson is an experienced vet and a sitting member […] Read more

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VIDEO: Women in Ag Conference: Pt. 2

Grainews field editor interviews venture capitalist Courtenay Wolfe

While we’ve all heard that networking is good for our careers, it can feel like an awkward chore. Venture capitalist Courtenay Wolfe shared her networking secrets at the Advancing Women West conference in Calgary. Reporter Lisa Guenther caught up with her to find out why effective networking looks more like socializing than selling, and why we shouldn’t let […] Read more


VIDEO: Women in Ag Conference: Pt. 1

Grainews field editor interviews Gwen Paddock of RBC

When it comes to investing and financial planning, it’s important for women to be proactive. That was the message from Gwen Paddock, RBC Royal Bank’s national manager of agriculture and agri-business. Reporter Lisa Guenther caught up with Gwen at the Advancing Women West conference in Calgary to learn more.

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VIDEO: Using an air stream to clean grain

Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther caught up with Howard Benson, a Saskatchewan farmer, to learn about a different take on grain cleaning. Benson represents Grain Cleaning Systems Inc, a company based in Minnesota. These grain cleaners don’t use screens to separate seed. Instead, a fan creates an air stream that sorts grain from chaff based on […] Read more


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VIDEO: The many definitions of bread

Bread is on one hand one of the world’s most common foods, but on the other hand one of the most varied. In this video, staff at the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) talk about the different types of bread around the world, and how they work with customers to determine the best type of […] Read more



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VIDEO: Should your next loader tractor be a telehandler?

During a field demonstration in Savannah, Georgia, JCB product specialists explain what advantages that brand’s different telehandler models offer over a standard loader tractor when handling materials, like large round bales, on the farm.