Unfiltered

Many within the farming community are processing the passing of former Provincial Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart at the age of 73, after a battle with cancer. Current Ag Minister David Marit, former 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Jim Smalley, and CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan took the time Wednesday morning to share their […]

Ag in Motion is not only an event to check out the latest innovations, it’s also a place to have a good time. Robin Booker, Editor of the Western Producer, and his team of reporters were there to cover Ag in Motion. In addition to the work, he says they played just as hard:

Show Director Rob O’Connor was pleased with how this year’s Ag in Motion went. He goes through the positives of the show, including its growth and international attention its getting, and what can be improved on for next year.

Ventum Financial’s Adam Pukalo gave his thoughts about the Bank of Canada’s decision to reduce its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent, and what conversations he would be having with clients as a result.

Coordinator of Open Farm Days Ashley Stone gives a preview of the inaugural event next month. She says there are about 40 farms participating across the province to give event-goers an opportunity to see every aspect of a farm.

Mahdi Salehi, a member of the research team from McGill University involved in a project looking into using copper to recycle carbon dioxide into methane as an energy source, talks about how the project started, its findings, and how it could be used one day in an agricultural setting.

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. […]