Unfiltered

Donna Boyd, president of the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada, spoke to reporters Tuesday after the unveiling of the mobile skills unit at Ag in Motion. She explains how it started, its purpose, and plans for it in the future.

Kubota Canada’s Product Manager of the M-Series of tractors, Kyle Dabrowski, talked about the M7 and M8 Models on display at Ag in Motion, and what feedback has been given about the tractors.

Drones are an up-and-coming part of the agriculture industry.  That’s according to Adrian Salahub with Sky Drones Inc, based out of Lethbridge and Taber, Alberta. He talked about the general use of drones in Canada as well as their brand new T-50 drone, which was on display during Canada’s Farm Show.

Another 24-hour AgTech Start-up contest came and went at Canada’s Farm Show. 5 teams, comprised of people from various backgrounds, had literally 24 hours to come up with a start-up ag company from scratch, with help from provided mentors. The team that won first place and 4 thousand dollars made an app called Feed Flow. […]

CEO of Canadian Western Agribition Shaun Kindopp explains two Memorandum of Understanding agreements signed with Beef Australia and Congreso de las Estrellas, based in Guadalajara, Mexico, how it will work, and its intention to grow the CWA brand internationally.

John Bailey, CEO of the Regina Food Bank, had a conversation with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young about the partnership formed with Farm Credit Canada that resulted in the acquisition of a modular produce growing container, how significant it is, and the potential this singular unit, and possibly more in the future, has for […]

Producers rely heavily on their GPS guidance systems for seeding and spraying equipment this time of year.  However, a couple of unique GPS problems have materialized this spring.  Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com talked with Matt Yanick the president and owner of My Precision Ag based in Rocanville:

Seeding kick-started the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer. The guys discussed the Provincial crop report and how much rain was in the southwest, south, and Parkland Regions of the province. Other topics covered include canola and wheat prices, the […]

Sustainability was the main theme of a panel discussion with the CEO of Lovingly Made Flour Mills Inc, Heidi Dutton, and farmer & agriculture advocate Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel at the FFF Global Summit. Dutton talked about sustainability with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young prior to going on stage, as well as the origin story of […]

Food security is one of the top priorities for many nations around the world, and Saskatchewan can have a huge impact in that area.  That’s the topic President and CEO of AGT Food & Ingredients Murad Al-Katib addressed at the Food, Fuel, and Fertilizer Summit in Regina Tuesday. On Monday, Al-Katib was a moderator for […]