Aug 16 – 31 Penn West Exploration’s Commitment to Rural Safety
EP14.1 – Rob Eirich talking with David Sprague of Ag for Life and Greg Moffatt of Penn West Exploration about farm and rural safety and how they are collaborating with the community to ensure the sustainability of agriculture and safety.
Inside the SeedMaster R&D shop
Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey takes a look at the testing and development work behind the new technologies SeedMaster has introduced for its 2017 model year drills.
SeedMaster introduces several innovations for 2017
Grainews visited SeedMaster’s head office to take a closer look at the new technologies the company has introduced for its 2017 line of air drills.
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update for Aug. 3, 2016
Reading Time: < 1 minute D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. The Western Producer is a member of the Glacier FarmMedia network.
A look at the CombCut from Sweden
During Canada’s Farm Progress Show in June, Grainews editors spoke with Bengt Merkel about the development and abilities of the CombCut, which can selectively cut weeds out of a standing crop. This unique concept could appeal to both organic and conventional growers.
Grainews UTV Challenge
Our team of judges evaluated nine machines during the Grainews UTV Challenge and found a lot of differences among them.
Aug 1 – 15 Young Producer Series – Recap
EP5.5 – Rob Eirich, Jonathan Small of MNP and Neil Themig recap the valuable lessons Neil has learnt on his journey as an entrepreneur young famer, having not come from a family in farming.
August 1 – 15 Count your flowers before deciding to spray canola for sclerotinia
Anastasia Kubinec of MAFRD talks about the risk factors for the fungal disease and offers tips for canola producers on the best time to spray for optimum results.
VIDEO: Big Roy, the finale
Reading Time: < 1 minute After months of restoration work, Versatile finally let Big Roy out from behind closed doors at a special event in early July. The company held a reception for buyers of the Legendary Limited Edition tractors at its Manitoba R&D facility, and gave those customers, some special guests and the media a first official look at the restored Big Roy. Drone […] Read more
Ford’s Pro Trailer Backup Assist
For 2016, Ford introduced a new feature on its F150 trucks to help back up trailers. Grainews road tested a new F150 and took a look at how to set up and operate that new trailer backup system.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
