Insights and Stories on Ag In Motion

At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected

Jul. 20, 2023 at 1:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion […]

Weather Brief: In Prairie crops, results may vary

Jul. 20, 2023 at 10:15 am CDT

At Ag in Motion: Seeding equipment gets its closeup

Jul. 19, 2023 at 5:36 pm CDT

By Scott Garvey

At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients

Jul. 19, 2023 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Becky Zimmer

At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Alex McCuaig

At Ag in Motion: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion

Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:24 pm CDT

While canola is king of the Canadian oilseed market, the same can be said of soybeans in the United States. However, the big pulse crop south of the border has made inroads in the western provinces. Manitoba has seen the biggest growth in soybean acres with well over a million […]

By Alex McCuaig

At Ag in Motion: New ‘Soil Champions’ team to promote soil health

Jul. 19, 2023 at 3:48 pm CDT

A new group of “Soil Champions” has been formed to promote the benefits of soil health. This new committee — announced Wednesday at the Ag in Motion farm show at Langham, Sask. — will work to ensure the care and protection of Canada’s agricultural soil through education, knowledge transfer, forums […]

By GFM Staff

At Ag in Motion: Farmers review their data-driven decisions

Jul. 18, 2023 at 7:50 pm CDT

A producer panel on Tuesday at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show at Langham, Sask., finds the concept of data-driven farming coming into its own. In this video Glacier FarmMedia senior editor Gord Gilmour speaks with Eston, Sask. farmer Dave Hewlitt, about his path to early adoption of the […]

At Ag in Motion: More to see per acre in 2023

Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:15 pm CDT

The biggest outdoor farm show in Western Canada is getting bigger as Ag in Motion opens its eighth year will the largest number of exhibitors in its history with 572 making their way to the showcase just outside of Saskatoon. “It is the highest amount of exhibitors we’ve ever had,” […]

By Alex McCuaig

At Ag in Motion: Find a purpose, then buy tech, Prairie grower says

Jul. 18, 2023 at 5:55 pm CDT

Investing in digital agriculture can be a daunting experience. A producer’s best bet, one northeastern Saskatchewan farmer says, is to do your homework and find a purpose for it on your farm. “You have got to have the root purpose of why you got that technology. Either that or you […]

By Jeff Melchior