Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. The Western Producer is a member of the Glacier FarmMedia network.
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for Aug. 3, 2016
A look at the CombCut from Sweden
Reading Time: < 1 minute During Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June, Grainews editors spoke with Bengt Merkel about the development and abilities of the CombCut, which can selectively cut weeds out of a standing crop. This unique concept could appeal to both organic and conventional growers.
Grainews UTV Challenge
Reading Time: < 1 minute Our team of judges evaluated nine machines during the Grainews UTV Challenge and found a lot of differences among them.
Aug 1 – 15 Young Producer Series – Recap
EP5.5 – Rob Eirich, Jonathan Small of MNP and Neil Themig recap the valuable lessons Neil has learnt on his journey as an entrepreneur young famer, having not come from a family in farming.
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August 1 – 15 Count your flowers before deciding to spray canola for sclerotinia
Anastasia Kubinec of MAFRD talks about the risk factors for the fungal disease and offers tips for canola producers on the best time to spray for optimum results.
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VIDEO: Big Roy, the finale
Reading Time: < 1 minute After months of restoration work, Versatile finally let Big Roy out from behind closed doors at a special event in early July. The company held a reception for buyers of the Legendary Limited Edition tractors at its Manitoba R&D facility, and gave those customers, some special guests and the media a first official look at the restored Big Roy. Drone […] Read more
Ford’s Pro Trailer Backup Assist
Reading Time: < 1 minute For 2016, Ford introduced a new feature on its F150 trucks to help back up trailers. Grainews road tested a new F150 and took a look at how to set up and operate that new trailer backup system.
Big Roy, the finale
Reading Time: < 1 minute After months of restoration work, Versatile finally let Big Roy out from behind closed doors at a special event in early July. The company held a reception for buyers of the Legendary Limited Edition tractors at its Manitoba R&D facility, and gave those customers, some special guests and the media a first official look at the restored Big Roy. Drone […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for July 20
Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, markets editor for The Western Producer, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. His latest video update on the crops market came from the recent 2016 Ag in Motion.
July 16 – 31 The DJI Inspire 1 Drone Crashes and Burns
Will Urbina shows what happens when you crash your DJI Inspire 1 Drone. Don't do it.
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A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
