Mar 1 to 15: The age of electric at GM

Will your next GM pickup be electric powered? At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, General Motors announced it has already begun to transition to an all-electric fleet of vehicle offerings. In this video, Scott Garvey reports on the online event and offers a look at the highlights of the brand's announcement.




Struvite seems like an excellent source of phosphorus for farmers, but there are some hurdles.

VIDEO: Struvite shows promise as organic fertilizer

Slow-release fertilizer sees increasing returns in Libau forage trial, gains in wheat

Manitoba trials show a fertilizer recycled from waste water has promise as an organic phosphorus amendment — if it’s approved for organic use, that is. “Phosphorus is a non-renewable source,” said researcher Joanne Thiessen Martens. “We need to be thinking about recycling as much as possible. Phosphorus deficiencies are common on organic farms because of



VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste

VIDEO: Feedlot finding success feeding food waste

Livestock can play a key role in ‘upcycling’ food waste but challenges remain, say researchers

A Winkler-area feedlot has found success cleaning up cull potatoes and will soon be adding ‘pea cream,’ a Roquette waste product, to its ration. “The economics of it just work out,” said Herman Peters, nutrition manager for Birkland Farms. “It’s been a good little trade for us.” Why it matters: Food waste can save producers




Feb 15 to 28: Prairie auction market feels the heat

The used farm machinery market is nothing like it was two years ago, just ask Jordan Clarke, sales director with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. A boom in commodity prices and the long shadow of COVID-19 both played a part in how well-positioned buyers and sellers were to move equipment on their farm operations, as Scott Garvey found out when the two recently spoke about how the auction business has adapted since 2019.