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Wanting to pursue a career in agriculture? AMC mobile skills lab allows you to try it out

Wanting to pursue a career in agriculture? AMC mobile skills lab allows you to try it out

Jul 18, 2024

The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) officially unveiled their mobile skills lab Tuesday at Ag in Motion. The mobile skills lab, which is designed to encourage people to consider a career in agriculture. Donna Boyd, the president of AMC, says…

Getting behind the wheel of Kubota tractors at Ag in Motion

Getting behind the wheel of Kubota tractors at Ag in Motion

Jul 17, 2024

The bright orange equipment of Kubota Canada isn’t hard to miss at Ag in Motion. Kubota is one of a few companies offering an opportunity to try out their farm equipment, the M7 and M8 model tractors; the other companies…

Crop Yields Expected to Rebound as Moisture Returns to the Prairies

Crop Yields Expected to Rebound as Moisture Returns to the Prairies

Jul 17, 2024

MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett is reporting consistently excellent yield potential across the Prairies this year after he logged 3,500 km on a crop tour on his way to Ag in Motion.  He says general crop conditions are much better than…

Brown Wheat Under Blue Sky

Latest Manitoba Crop Report Released

Jul 17, 2024

Warmer conditions over the past week advanced crop growth. Fall rye and winter wheat are at the soft to hard dough stage with the most advanced fields ripening. Spring wheat ranges from flag to soft dough stages, with some lodging…

Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, July 17

Opening Grain Prices Wednesday, July 17

Jul 17, 2024

Durum                         324.87  Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                         575.22 (up 6.60) Chickpeas   …