May 17, 2012

Saiks Agri-Treks – Welcome To Fertizona

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Agriculture isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Arizona, in fact it may not even be the tenth thing. The climate can be harsh and unforgiving when you’re lacking those essential elements. But when those missing pieces of the puzzle are provided, all that sun can be turned into growing [...]

Saiks AgriTreks Episode 7 – Loading Soybeans On The Parana River In Argentina

Parana Loading Facility

This weeks episode of Saiks AgriTreks continues with Rob’s tour of the agriculture industry in Argentina. This time around, Rob gives us a quick look at the Louis Dreyfus loading facility on the Parana River. The soybean processing facility itself is massive and produces biodiesel, oil, raw soybean and soybean meal for export with most of [...]

Saiks AgriTreks : Corn Harvest in Cruz Alta, Argentina

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The corn crop in Argentina holds major influence over corn prices worldwide. Argentina is the fourth largest corn growing country worldwide. According to the USDA foreign agriculture service the projected crop for 2012-13 is projected to be 23.6 million metric tonnes. The 2011-12 crop was badly affected by drought conditions spread across a large corn [...]

Saiks AgriTreks – A Closer Look at Argentina Soybean Production

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All winter we hear about the condition of the South American soybean crop.  For many of us, countries like Argentina feel very far away yet the impact on our farms has become incredibly large.  Soybean prices have launched higher in 2012 which has created major opportunities for Canadian and American soybean producers.  Demand has been [...]

Saiks Agri-Treks Episode 4 – Trip to Argentina ExpoAgro – Part 2

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In the last episode of Saiks Agri-Treks we followed Rob as he toured the various live machinery demonstrations at Expoagro in Junin, Argentina. This time around, we get a look at the agronomic side of the show as we visit some of the booths on the ground featuring some of the larger companies in Argentina. [...]

Saiks AgriTreks Ep 3 – Expoagro – Argentina

Expoagro

In this episode of Agri-Treks we travel to Junin in Argentina for a look at Expoagro. Expoagro is one of the biggest and most dynamic outdoor ag shows in the world. It runs over the course of 4 days over an area of roughly 500 hectares. There are live machinery demonstrations as well as a [...]

Ep 2 Saiks AgriTreks: Growing Grapes for Wine Production in the Napa Valley

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When we consider agriculture, we tend to think of the rougher, more industrial type. We think of large scale harvest machinery involved in the corn, cereal, pulse and oilseed production.  We also think of dairies, poultry barns and the beautiful ranches adjacent to the rocky mountains.  In many areas of the world agriculture takes a different [...]

Episode 1 of Rob Saik’s Agri-Treks – St.Louis, Missouri

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This week, RealAgriculture.com brings you the first episode in a new segment we call Agri Treks. Agri Treks is a quarterly segment that chronicles the worldwide travels of Agri-Trend Group Founder Rob Saik. Each episode Rob visits a new and interesting agricultural or ag- related location. In this episode of Agri Treks Rob visits sites [...]