Reading Time: 3 minutes The 15th annual ag innovations award is expected to be a highlight of this year’s Agri-Trade Equipment Expo in Red Deer. There are five finalists in the competition, which offers a $25,000 grand prize. The innovations are born from years of dedication and ingenuity, says Craig Shaw, ag innovations committee chair. “Innovation is the cornerstone […] Read more
Innovation a focus at Agri-Trade
The 15th annual Ag Innovations award offers a $25,000 grand prize to the winner
Alberta company grabs top prize at Agri-Trade’s innovation contest
The Cowgo Loading System beat four other competitors to take the $20,000 grand prize
Reading Time: < 1 minute An Alberta company loaded up the big prize at Agri-Trade Equipment Expo’s Ag Innovations competition earlier this month. Opend Range Ltd. of Daysland was awarded the $20,000 grand prize for its Cowgo Loading System, which turns any cattle liner into a ground load trailer. [RELATED] Long-haul transport rules not supported by science, says cattle sector […] Read more
Global equipment makers take notice of Agri-Trade
This year’s event will feature a special German Pavilion and attract buyers from around the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes German engineering and homegrown country music are two things marking the return of a full-scale Agri-Trade this November in Red Deer. Organizers of the ag equipment expo have been working with counterparts at German ag trade show company IFWexpo to bring manufacturers from that country to Alberta. IFWexpo organizes German Pavilions on behalf of Germany’s […] Read more
No shortage of innovative ag products at Agri-Trade
Equipment expo has a ‘tough job’ in picking just five finalists for its AgInnovations showdown
Reading Time: 4 minutes Technology continues to change one of the oldest professions – farming. Showcasing some of the latest agricultural technology is at the heart of the AgInnovation contest at Agri-Trade, the annual ag equipment expo in Red Deer. This is the 14th year for the competition, which culminates with five finalists making five-minute pitches before a live […] Read more
Agri-Trade makes welcome return
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agri-Trade Equipment Expo organizers say the return of the Red Deer event was a success with exhibitors and attendees. The exhibit space was sold out and featured “more than 475 booths of the industry’s latest and most comprehensive display of equipment, services and technology,” Agri-Trade said in a release, adding attendees came from across the […] Read more
Agri-Trade receives record number of Ag Innovations entries
Five finalists will make their pitches before a live audience at the farm show
Reading Time: 4 minutes The pandemic put a lot of things on hold for the past 18 months, but advances in agriculture technology is not one of them. “There are a lot of new innovations; technology has not slowed with the pandemic,” said David Fiddler, Agri-Trade show manager. This year, the show’s Ag Innovations Award program saw more applicants […] Read more
Agri-Trade is ready to get on with business
Proof of vaccination or a recent test is ‘what we have to do to be able to go forward,’ says show manager
Reading Time: 3 minutes Planning a large-scale farm show during the pandemic is not for the faint of heart, but the organizers of Agri-Trade are getting geared up to return this November. “You never know from one day to the next what we were facing for a while, but the (Alberta) government has laid it out pretty clear what […] Read more
Vaccination or test needed for Agri-Trade and Farmfair
Reading Time: 2 minutes Both Agri-Trade and Farmfair International are going ahead, but you will need proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test result to get in the doors. “We’re doing everything we can, and the government has outlined a very clear program about what we must do to keep people safe,” said Agri-Trade show manager David […] Read more
FarmTech cancelled, Agri-Trade still a go
Reading Time: < 1 minute The foundation that puts on FarmTech is cancelling the popular event, which was slated to run in January. “The FarmTech Foundation looks forward to when we can safely reconvene for… Canada’s premier crop production and farm management conference,” said a statement from the foundation, which is comprised of the provincial wheat, barley, canola and pulse […] Read more
Farm leaders say they understand the need for spending restraint
Province’s Ag Ministry will see deep cuts but Devin Dreeshen says the money can be found by finding efficiencies
Reading Time: 5 minutes It is the biggest cut in government spending since the days of Ralph Klein — but Alberta’s agriculture minister calls it ‘trimming’ and farm groups are not raising a hue and cry. “We’ve trimmed our spending this year by nine per cent by going through every program that we’ve had within the ministry to find […] Read more
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