At least 29 farmers will receive less than 15 cents on the dollar for crops they delivered to Naber Specialty Grains Ltd., the Melfort, Saskatchewan-based specialty crop buyer that went into receivership in June 2015. The commissioner for the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), Murdoch MacKay, suggests proposed changes to the CGC's producer payment security program... Read More
Category: Tradeshows & Events
Manitoba's inaugural Canolapalooza was held earlier this week in Portage, a combination of a canola field day and a summer festival, complete with mini-golf, a movie theatre and mud wrestling. Or mud arm wrestling, to be specific. Manitoba Mud Wrestling Federation-sanctioned referee John Heard joined Kelvin Heppner to discuss their soil-themed contribution to the field... Read More
It's hard to imagine a plough that does more than...well, plough. But Kverneland, a Norway-based agricultural machinery company, decided it was time to put some 'intelligence' in the system. The company showcased its 2500 i-Plough at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, where RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney stopped by the booth to find out more. "It can handle... Read More
Canada's Farm Progress Show had an international sprayer in its line-up of ag equipment this year. For many farmers, it was their first chance to see Agrifac's Condor, manufactured in the Netherlands. Agrifac's Rob Blijdorp was on the grounds to field questions, explaining some of the high clearance sprayer's unique features. In the interview below,... Read More
Those last two letters on the end of @ChrisLaneCBC's twitter handle might soon be changing. Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) today announced that Lane has been appointed as the new chief executive officer for the show. "On behalf of the board, we are pleased to welcome Chris to the CWA team," CWA president, Stewart Stone, said... Read More
Langbank, Saskatchewan-based equipment manufacturer Seed Hawk debuted a new metering system for its air carts at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina last week. The company hopes to put the plugging problems associated with its iCon seeding system to rest with the release of the Fenix III, a metering unit designed by Seed Hawk's Swedish... Read More
Are carcass weights too high? Are we not putting enough emphasis on quality feet and legs? These are questions Temple Grandin, well-known cattle handling expert, had ranchers and reporters asking themselves as they filed out of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association's 103rd annual general meeting and convention. As part of her presentation, Grandin described a... Read More
A Swedish company is bringing its mechanical and selective weed cutter to North America with a promise of giving farmers another method for fighting weeds. The CombCut is designed to comb through the leaves of a cereal crop, bending over flexible crop stems, cutting stiffer broadleaf weeds with its static knife. "You comb through your... Read More
The lumberjack show has become a tradition at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina. West Coast Lumberjack Shows has returned to the show this year, hosting three shows daily just outside Hall 12. Our hard ag news-only journalist duo of Kelvin Heppner and videographer Jason Stroeve caught up with Darren and Lauren for a Facebook... Read More
Moisture is finally scattering across the prairies, and yield potential is looking good, but what is behind the agricultural commodity complex rising? Can this rally sustain itself over the rest of 2016? Or is it just an imposter rally sucking in the unsophisticated longs? At Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina Saskatchewan, Shaun Haney caught... Read More