Jan 15 to 30: Spring seed supply

Mike Shewchuk, farmer from Blaine Lake, Sask., and past president of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association, speaks with Michael Robin with The Western Producer during Crop Week in Saskatoon, Jan. 11., about seed quality and supply for the 2023 planting season.




Organic grazing and soil health

Organic grazing and soil health

Scott Beaton is an organic producer in Manitoba who grows a variety of cereal crops and forage species for grazing cattle. At a Manitoba Organic Alliance event in July 2022, Beaton shared his thoughts on some organic practices including how his organic crops have fared during several years of weather extremes and the one factor […] Read more



Jan 1 to 15: Canola genes go head-to-head against blackleg resistance

Dane Froese with Manitoba Agriculture offers a quick explainer on why 'matching the puzzle piece' is essential to keeping blackleg in canola in check and reveals how growers can unearth the genes that will offer the best blackleg resistance in their fields.





How to keep invasive weeds from making a home on your pasture

How to keep invasive weeds from making a home on your pasture

While your cattle’s tastes and preferences are likely to keep them from eating invasive weeds if they crop up on your pasture, over time they will reduce its carrying capacity if they become too abundant. So what can you do to avoid invasive weeds from getting a foothold on your land? At Ag in Motion […] Read more


Seed treatment meets portability

Seed treatment meets portability

If you were at Ag in Motion this past summer, an on-farm seed treatment applicator may have caught your eye on the show grounds. This portable seed treatment unit from USC can handle up to 3,500 lbs/minute and has two pump stands which allows producers to apply two chemicals at the same time. In this […] Read more