“When there is a genuine vision (as opposed to the all-too-familiar ‘vision statement’), people excel and learn, not because they are told to but, because they want to.”

VIDEO: Systems learning

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

In the early ’90s, leadership expert Peter Senge wrote a book called the The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. At the time, the ideas were a helpful guide to navigating the pace of change we were encountering. Now, over 30 years later, I think it is still relevant as it […] Read more



The world according to fertilizer

The world according to fertilizer

Farmers began to feel the sting of high fertilizer prices and crop inputs in the spring and summer of 2022, but it was events that transpired nearly two years earlier that began to shape that costly and unfortunate situation. During his presentation at Manitoba Ag Days last month, Josh Linville, vice-president of fertilizer for StoneX […] Read more



Growing past wheat genes for the future

Dallas Kessler of Gene Resources of Canada describes to Western Producer’s Robin Booker some of the wheat varieties grown at the organization’s gene bank.




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