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Trevor Scherman and Megan Madden hold the sign displayed in front of their ScherGain booth at Ag in Motion on July 20, 2023. Photo: Braedyn Wozniak
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At Ag in Motion: Combine settings app makes the world your neighbour

'Oh, have you tried this concave?'

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Trevor Scherman and partner Megan Madden are making it easy for farmers to connect during harvest time to get the best settings for their combines. It’s an idea that Scherman says arose from the same philosophy as the ScherGain Solutions System he previously co-founded with his father. That system involves the use of a drop
(Climate FieldView photo)
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At Ag in Motion: Farmers gung-ho about digital integration system

'Having a single data point... was number one for us'

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For a committed user of the Climate FieldView digital integration system, Mike Ferguson had an unusual observation about himself. “I’m not a big technology guy,” said Ferguson, who with his wife Regan farms 3,000 acres at Melfort, Sask. But for him, using the various data-based management tools available in farming today isn’t just helpful, but
Single-day attendance at Ag in Motion set a show record on July 19, 2023. (Western Producer photo by Alex McCuaig)
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At Ag in Motion: Wednesday sets single-day attendance record

'I think the feeling here is optimistic'

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The anticipated big crowd for the second day of Ag in Motion came through in a hefty way with a new one-day record being set. Show manager Rob O’Connor said 13,084 attendees came to the Langham, Sask. event on Day 2, breaking the record set in 2019 and coming on top of 9,800 people filing
University of Saskatchewan student and longtime 4-Her Kadence Johnson has discovered the Next Step Club, a 4-H club for post-secondary students wishing to learn adult skills. (Alberta Farmer photos by Jeff Melchior)

At Ag in Motion: 4-H’ers get bigger-picture view of ag industry

Saskatchewan teens have fun at leading ag show

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Whether they were there to learn about leadership, careers in agriculture or just hang out with friends, some happy young people from Saskatchewan 4-H came out in force to Ag in Motion on Wednesday. Shelby Longworth, the provincial programs manager for 4-H Saskatchewan, said the group of older teens wanted to attend for a diverse
A rainy day on July 18, 2023 at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show at Langham, Sask., west of Saskatoon. (Ag in Motion via Twitter)
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Prairie Forecast: Summer heat to build back in

Issued July 19, covering July 19 to 26

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It looks like the overall weather pattern is going to undergo another shift. After nearly two weeks of unseasonably cool and unsettled weather over the eastern half of the Prairies, with near-average conditions over the west, it looks like more typically summer weather will move back in. The massive area of low pressure that spun
Kashika Sethi (l) and Rhea Thomas Thommana (r) were at Ag in Motion to represent food scientists Drs. Martin Reaney and Michael Nickerson and their 3D printer projects, including their work on printable protein-based materials, such as the pea-based “chicken leg” seen in the machine. (Becky Zimmer photo)
Crops

At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients

Making foods both plant-based and printable the goal

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With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators has arrived. For master’s student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week with a 3D printer designed to incorporate plant-based ingredients into food,
Attendees weren’t complaining about the road conditions at Ag in Motion. (Western Producer photo by Alex McCuaig)
Crops, Weather

At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day

Wednesday typically AiM's most popular day

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The sun is shining, exhibitors are ready and the grounds are prepared for a traditionally-busy second day of the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Opening day saw the clouds roll in and the skies open up, but few were complaining about the much-needed moisture that rolled through much of Western Canada on Tuesday.
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At Ag in Motion: More to see per acre in 2023

Pandemic recovery continues for major farm show

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The biggest outdoor farm show in Western Canada is getting bigger as Ag in Motion opens its eighth year will the largest number of exhibitors in its history with 572 making their way to the showcase just outside of Saskatoon. “It is the highest amount of exhibitors we’ve ever had,” show director Rob O’Connor said
Regan Ferguson tells of her experience using data on the farm near Melfort at Ag In Motion. (Jeff Melchior photo)
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At Ag in Motion: Find a purpose, then buy tech, Prairie grower says

No matter how cutting-edge, digital ag needs to be a fit on your farm

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Investing in digital agriculture can be a daunting experience. A producer’s best bet, one northeastern Saskatchewan farmer says, is to do your homework and find a purpose for it on your farm. “You have got to have the root purpose of why you got that technology. Either that or you talk to others to help

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