This years Farm Progress Show in Regina had everything from mini donuts to prototype machinery spread out over a massive area both indoors and out. RealAgriculture even had a booth at the event this year. There was a lot to cover and a lot to see. The show attracts roughly 40,000 visitors annually and is... Read More
Category: Western Canada
One of the coolest things about trade shows is the "hot off the press" angle many manufacturers take in showcasing their products. This year at the Western Farm Progress Show in Regina, I saw a number of those products. Some of the products are so new, they don't have pricing yet. It makes for a... Read More
Some weeds are very easy to kill at lots of different stages of growth. Some weeds must be dealt with very early in the growing process. One of these weeds is the kochia weed. It is found in many parts of the US and Canada and it can become a major headache at harvest time... Read More
The Blackberry Playbook was delayed in coming to the market but the challenges have not ended there. What is interesting is that the Playbook seems to be garnering the either "love it" or "hate it" feelings. Some of the mainstream tech media has reported that it was released to quickly but from some of the... Read More
At the Western Canadian Farm Progress Show there was a lot to talk to farmers about but there was nothing on the minds of farmer more on Thursday than the Vancouver Canucks loss in game seven to the Boston Bruins. On day two of the show we walked the grounds and asked farmers what the... Read More
There have been a lot of numbers bounced around when it comes to total unseeded acres across the prairies. If you were to talk to five different people, you'd probably get five different numbers. The CWB estimates somewhere between 4 to 6 million acres have gone unseeded across the west. Those numbers tend to have... Read More
With all of the controversy surrounding the recent decision of the federal government to possible end the single desk in Western Canada the CWB is trying to present a case for a plebiscite. At the Farm Progress Show in Regina, I participated in the media scrum with Allen Oberg, CWB Chairperson to try and... Read More
At the Farm Progress Show in Regina this week we asked farmers several questions. On day one we asked farmers whether or not there should be a vote on the future of the CWB. As we have discussed before, one of the controversial issues surrounding Gerry Ritz announcing the end of the single desk has... Read More
By Rosie Templeton As a rancher, farmer, agvocate, Cattlemen’s Young Leader, and all-around agriculture enthusiast, I’m always looking for opportunities to share my passion. About a month ago, one of those great opportunities found me. A National Cattlemen’s Beef Association representative had been present at our Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Forum in April to speak about... Read More
In agriculture we tend to use landmarks to give directions. Have you ever head or given directions that sound like, "drive 2 miles and hang a left at the big red barn on the right and then drive to the top of the swale and then turn right at the end of the old Smith... Read More