Reading Time: 2 minutes Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist of grains and oilseeds for Rabobank, said the U.S. hard red winter crop is big and getting larger as the weeks tick by. On the surface that sounds like it would be bad news for Canada's spring wheat growers, but he said big yields often correlate to low protein levels for U.S. HRWW.
Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops
WATCH: Kelln solar makes waves in beef industry
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.
AIM attracts international visitors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Germany, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia, Bangladesh and the U.S. were represented in the Ag in Motion attendance demographics this year.
Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM
Reading Time: 2 minutes SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year, with four of them being new to address different problems that producers face.
Beef experts share lessons learned from three years of drought
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years.
Company promises instant plant tissue sample results
Reading Time: 2 minutes ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.
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.
Seed growers offer proof that new varieties will work, says SeCan manager
Reading Time: 2 minutes Todd Hyra can't speak for the entire grain industry, but as far as SeCan is concerned, its western business manager says there's no such thing as a
'Version 2.0" of any of the varieties it distributes.
WATCH: Enthusiasm beats the heat at AIM 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes The full attendance tally is still to come, but O’Connor estimated that this year’s event drew 30,000-32,000, with many people needing more than one day to make their way through the grounds to take in the new machinery, innovations, crop research and all things ag-related in-between.
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.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
