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Note: The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable will be taking another two week break and will return on Friday, August 16. In the meantime, enjoy today’s Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer.

Another week of heat and little rainfall is causing crop conditions to decline, but producers say they are still better compared to recent growing seasons. But if the heat persists, crops will continue to decline and yield potential will fall. The Provincial Crop Report, released Thursday morning, suggests most crops are in good to fair […]

The tenth edition of Ag in Motion is in the books, and numbers provided by organizers suggest it continues to grow. Exhibitors hit an all-time high of 607 at the three-day show near Langham and attendance was on par with previous years at 30,805. “Not only was there opportunities for farmers to talk with their […]

Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is eagerly awaiting the start of the first Open Farm Days next month. Open Farm Days got its start in Atlantic Canada and has since spread to Ontario, Alberta, and now Saskatchewan. Coodinator of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days Ashley Stone says 40 different farms from Val Marie to Carrot River […]

A week of warmer weather and reduced rainfall has accelerated crop advancement and enabled haying operations to progress throughout the province. With the forecasted heat over the next week many regions are hoping for moisture to help support crop development, reduce crop stress and sustain topsoil moisture conditions. Many areas across the province received reduced […]

An AgTech Breakfast was held Wednesday morning at Ag in Motion to profile a number of startup companies, and what they can provide for farmers. A start-up company called Pathoscan can test for crop disease in the field, providing immediate immediate answers. This is unlike labs where getting results takes days. In a similar vain, […]

The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) officially unveiled their mobile skills lab Tuesday at Ag in Motion. The mobile skills lab, which is designed to encourage people to consider a career in agriculture. Donna Boyd, the president of AMC, says it all began three years ago when they noticed the ag manufacturing industry was having […]

The bright orange equipment of Kubota Canada isn’t hard to miss at Ag in Motion. Kubota is one of a few companies offering an opportunity to try out their farm equipment, the M7 and M8 model tractors; the other companies offering similar opportunities are CLAAS, John Deere, and Versatile. Kyle Dabrowski, the Part Manager for […]

More than 30 thousand people and at least 570 exhibitors are expected at Ag in Motion this year. This year is also the 10th edition of the annual out-door farm show, located on the Discovery Farm site near Langham, Saskatchewan. It gets underway Tuesday and runs until Thursday. Show Director Rob O’Connor says to mark […]

Depending on the farmer, they’re either welcoming the hot weather or are a bit concerned. Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near Gray, south of Regina. He says he finished spraying fungicide on his lentils and canary seed and some spraying for fusarium head blight on his durum wheat. His crops […]