Reading Time: 2 minutes Kelln Solar is a remote watering system company based out of Lumsden, Sask. While the company was originally created for the agricultural industry, they have expanded into work for cabins, lighting and small power solutions.
WATCH: Kelln solar makes waves in beef industry
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is underway on the ranch of John and Deanne Chuiko in northern Saskatchewan. The Chuiko’s run CJ Ranching near St. Walburg, Sask.
Testigrip cuts off circulation at Ag in Motion
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jodi Suchoplas has big plans to market her invention around the world. She was an Innovation Award winner at Ag in Motion.
Total mixed ration mixers go head to head at AIM
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ag in Motion attendees got an apples-to-apples comparsion across four total mixed ration mixers from different manufacturers.
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technology), looking at how FarmSimple can be used to monitor sulfate levels over the summer.
Meat from cloned animals sparks debate
Is a cloned cow any different from a conventionally conceived cow when it comes to meat? Canadian officials suggest not
Reading Time: 3 minutes Health Canada says meat from healthy cloned animals is no different than that from sexually reproduced animals and there are no health concerns with consuming meat from a cloned animal. It also says a main aspect of cloning animals is to “enhance the propagation of unique, high-value animals.”
LFCE Field Day covers everything from pneumonia to drought
Reading Time: < 1 minute Attendees took in presentations outdoors on genetics and genomics, managing forage, water and drought, plus feedlot health and management. A hot topic of conversation was the drought — or lack thereof. Much of the current research at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on drought.
Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers
Reading Time: < 1 minute At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect sometime this week. “It’s something […] Read more
U.K. author explores regenerative practices on farm
James Rebanks’s first novel celebrated traditional practices, but since publication, he’s been looking for better ways to farm
Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – James Rebanks is proud of his farming heritage — in fact, he wrote a best-selling novel featuring traditional farming practices in the U.K. But he wants to do better. Rebanks is from the Lake District of the U.K., an area popular with tourists because of the rolling mountains inset with sapphire-blue lakes. […] Read more
2030 Canadian Beef Goals highlight carbon emissions
Unpacking the carbon emission goals, the ongoing research and what it all means for Canada’s beef producers
Reading Time: 6 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – On a stage with the lights dimmed, Brenna Grant sits with several other industry professionals, looking out on a room full of people. From all over the country, they’ve met in Penticton, B.C., to discuss the future of their industry at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. One of those possible futures is […] Read more
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