At Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, Sean Goertzen of Keystone Agricultural Producers spoke about what may lie ahead for carbon pricing in Manitoba and the two-pronged approach its proposing to the provincial government that could ultimately help benefit local agriculture.
VIDEO: A carbon pricing approach for Manitoba farmers
VIDEO: Grain entrapment unit demonstrated at Ag Days
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association soon to have BEGRAINSAFE unit to call its own
Glen Blahey of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) talks about the BEGRAINSAFE unit that was on display and demonstrated to attendees at Ag Days. While the unit on this video is on loan from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety in Iowa, CASA is building its own grain entrapment demo unit that it
VIDEO: Ag Days Inventor’s Showcase winner
Arnold Innovations' AI100-Lexion hydraulic ratcheting wrench
Plugging your combine is one of those things you don’t want to see – but it happens – now there’s a hydraulic ratcheting wrench that can make the task of unplugging your Claas Lexion series combine much easier. Arnold Innovations’ returns to Manitoba Ag Days this year with a new wrench design, and for its efforts, it took home
VIDEO: Threshermen on the threshold of a Guinness World Record
From the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Harvesting Hope: A World Record to Help the Hungry
With the help of a wooden Nichols & Shepard thresher and a 1912 Rumely tractor, Helmut Neufeld, Garth Crooks and their team of threshermen get ready to lend their efforts to break the Guinness World Record for the “most threshing machines operating simultaneously.” In this video, get an up-close look at each machine as the
VIDEO: Harvesting hope and harnessing agricultural spirit
From the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, Harvesting Hope: A World Record to Help the Hungry
What does it take to put on the world’s largest pioneer harvest? According to Elliot Sims, one of the co-chairs and organizers of Harvesting Hope: A World Record to Help the Hungry, start with tens of thousands of man-hours, over 800 volunteers, nearly 150 machines and you’re on the right track. The range of antique
VIDEO: Three things farmers should know about grain grading
For nearly two decades, Judy Elias has worked for the Canadian Grain Commission specializing in grain inspection. At the recent CropConnect conference in Winnipeg, she spoke about how producers can get a proper grain sample ready for grading and what options they have if a dispute occurs at the elevator over grain quality.
VIDEO: Keeping track of your “in-field” basis
Manitoba Ag Days 2016 Inventors' Showcase
Ever wanted to know half way through a season what your cost per acre is? Field Values keep track of your in-field basis to help give you an idea of how much of an investment you should – or shouldn’t – be making for your crop inputs. By entering a variety of data, Field Values
VIDEO: Changing Times wants to change how you treat seed
Manitoba Ag Days 2016 Inventors' Showcase
Many farmers can purchase seed that’s pre-treated, but what if you wanted to go the DIY route and do it yourself? Changing Times is a manufacturer that makes both dry and liquid applicators so farmers can treat their seed on-site before heading out to go planting. How does it work? The dry applicator uses a sifting
VIDEO: Hydraulic wrench takes the strain off your back
Manitoba Ag Days 2016 Inventors' Showcase
If you’ve ever had a lump in the cylinder of your combine while harvesting, you know the difficulty involved in trying to clear it. Enter the reversing wrench from Arnold Innovations designed to make your life a whole lot easier. Built for New Holland CX series combines, the hydraulic piston in the reverser wrench does the heavy
VIDEO: Calf Cage captures attention at Ag Days
Manitoba Ag Days 2016 Inventors' Showcase
The job of processing calves in the field is often made more difficult by over-protective mother cows. To help reduce stress and keep producers safe, Cory Dalzell invented the Calf Cage. An Inventors’ Showcase exhibitor at the recent Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, Dalzell had his invention on display for visitors. Here he talks about
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