AGI rolls out MKX2 grain auger

AGI rolls out MKX2 grain auger

Grain augers endure a considerable amount of wear and tear during their use, and this is something AGI looked to improve upon with one of its latest offerings: the MKX2. At the recent Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, Man., Warren Shymko, a territory sales manager with AGI, took some time out of his day for […] Read more

Grain bin monitoring tech takes top prize

Grain bin monitoring tech takes top prize

Adaptive Agriculture is in the business of monitoring what your grain is doing inside your bins. Its bin-monitoring technology even earned first place for Ag Tech in the Innovation Showcase at Manitoba Ag Days last month. Here, Dustin Maki with Adaptive Agriculture talks about the tech company’s in-bin grain drying offerings and its new visual […] Read more



Hay handling made easy

Hay handling made easy

Why move one bale at a time when you can pick up two? This question likely crossed the mind of inventor Howard McKay as he looked for a way to help farmers be more efficient. The challenge for McKay was finding a way to not damage the bales while in transit and proper placement when […] Read more






Jan 15 to 30: Spring seed supply

Mike Shewchuk, farmer from Blaine Lake, Sask., and past president of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association, speaks with Michael Robin with The Western Producer during Crop Week in Saskatoon, Jan. 11., about seed quality and supply for the 2023 planting season.




Organic grazing and soil health

Organic grazing and soil health

Scott Beaton is an organic producer in Manitoba who grows a variety of cereal crops and forage species for grazing cattle. At a Manitoba Organic Alliance event in July 2022, Beaton shared his thoughts on some organic practices including how his organic crops have fared during several years of weather extremes and the one factor […] Read more