Real Agriculture
By Shaun Haney Most of you will have attended different plot tours through the summer. No matter which ones you attended you are very likely to of heard the same jargon, lingo and company speak at every single one. Even though all manufacturers, service providers and breeding programs are committed to research, product development and [...]
At the Western Canadian Farm Progress Show there was a lot to talk to farmers about but there was nothing on the minds of farmer more on Thursday than the Vancouver Canucks loss in game seven to the Boston Bruins. On day two of the show we walked the grounds and asked farmers what the [...]
It seems that a cowboy is judged by a couple different metrics. He’s judged by the way he wears his cowboy hat, the brand of chew he carries, and the kind of boots he wears. I really have none of those since I don’t wear a hat, don’t chew and never wear boots. How would [...]
CropWeek in Saskatoon is always a very informative week long trip. There were some definite themes and highlights that everyone could pull from the event. With the farm show and all the grower meetings happening in one city in one week, there is plenty to discuss and talk about. Whether its the good the bad [...]
Being involved in agriculture can be very stressful. Sometimes you need to take a break and laugh. To help you do this going forward we will be supplying you with some humorous agriculture based videos. If you have some favourites that you would like us to share please us an email or comment below. In [...]
Winter time brings the end of harvest and the beginning of the crop input selling season. With this comes flyers, trade shows, and farmer events. This selling season has produced two very cool and creative commercials or videos for canola seed. One is produced by Bayer and the other is by Canterra Seeds. Both do [...]
This is my first time to Crop Week in Saskatoon and I plan to return in the future. One thing that is consistent amongst farm shows is the ever present beer gardens. Now don’t get me wrong there is serious business that is done over a cold one. There is discussion about Roughriders football, who [...]
I stumbled across this today while I was scanning my news feeds. This video is several years old because it was taken when Tom Vilsack was the Governor of Iowa. I really hope that the new Agricultural Secretary learns some truths about Canada before he meets with Mr. Ritz in the coming year. There is [...]
