Insights and Stories on Farmit Manitoba

Fighting falsehoods with facts in livestock production

Feb. 27, 2020 at 9:32 am CST

In the age of the internet and social media, it’s not uncommon that livestock producers come under intense scrutiny from virtual strangers. During her presentation at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon in January, Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal – a.k.a. ‘Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet’ of Discovery Channel fame – took to […]

Salinity and soil health with Marla Riekman

Feb. 26, 2020 at 2:17 pm CST

Bindapt, a quick and easy-to-use grain drying solution

Feb. 20, 2020 at 9:04 am CST

Seine River Shepherds

Jan. 27, 2020 at 12:39 pm CST

4-H members’ take on ‘Future Farmers’

Jan. 22, 2020 at 1:24 pm CST

Prepping the next generation of agriculture professionals

Jan. 20, 2020 at 8:41 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia reporter Spencer Myers attended the University of Manitoba for its annual career fair to see what ag jobs are on the market, and what skills agricultural companies are seeking from potential summer students and new graduates. Video by Spencer Myers.

Reading your soil in real time

Nov. 25, 2019 at 11:41 am CST

Erik Eising, founder and inventor of SoilReader, explains how his coulter technology analyzes soil nutrients in real time and how the invention was received at Agritechnica, and Terry Aberhart of Aberhart Farms in Saskatchewan talks about his interest in adopting the technology upon his return to Canada. (Recorded at Agritechnica […]

Xarvio aims to shoot weeds by camera, then a targeted herbicide application

Jul. 31, 2019 at 4:10 pm CDT

Brent Nicol of Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions describes how its scouting app uses photo-recognition to identify early-stage weeds, diseases and measure leaf damage using images taken with your smartphone. Xarvio is currently working with technology-maker Bosch to develop ‘Smart Sprayer’ technology that will allow operators to spray individual weeds on-the-go […]

Stock dogs. Man’s best friend for moving livestock

Jul. 25, 2019 at 4:14 pm CDT

At Ag in Motion in July, stock dog handler and trainer Jared Epp offered a demonstration and shared his experiences of how man’s best friend can be a valuable tool to help move livestock in the field. In this video, Epp discusses the three “ins” he looks for in dogs […]

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