Saskatchewan’s largest outdoor farm expo is back in full swing, bringing the latest innovations in agriculture technology front and center just a short drive northwest of Saskatoon.
Ag in Motion kicked off for another year on Tuesday, transforming over 100 acres of space LanghamSask., in a mini village. Over 600 exhibitors are on site, showcasing everything from the latest models of farm equipment to new crop varieties.
One such innovation is PTx’s OutRun, a device that connects to tractors, enabling them to operate autonomously.
The device helps farmers pull grain carts and turbines across fields, improving efficiency during their short work windows, said Dinen Subramaniam, senior project manager at PTx.
“What we see operators do is let OutRun take care of some of their simpler tasks, like tilling, cultivating or running grain carts, and then put their existing people on the more complex tasks,” Subramaniam said.
The kit, which goes on sale for the first time this year in Canada, requires installation by the company and can be transferred from one machine to another, Subramaniam said, adding that it also comes with cameras, allowing farmers to monitor the work being done.
OutRun is among dozens of other innovations on display, offering solutions to today’s challenges plaguing farmers, from rising costs and shrinking margins to managing changing weather patterns.
Saskatchewan-born Crop Intelligence uses monitoring equipment and weather stations to provide farmers with insights and metrics on their soil and growing conditions.
“Whether it’s strong wind, heavy rainfall, how hot it is coming, solar radiation, we can track that for customers all in their field for them,” said Alana Serhan, field business ergonomist with Crop Intelligence.
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Serhan says the company envisions a future where its hardware can empower autonomous trackers to work in the background for farmers and make decisions about what’s best for their land, adding that artificial intelligence is currently used to help gather information and predict outcomes for farmers.
“So helping them understand current conditions, rainfall and fertility to give them an idea of what the yield potential would be,” Serhan said.
Meanwhile, drones are on full display once again this year as they continue to dominate the ag tech landscape.
“Now drones are in a place where they can do a good surface, so they’re getting bigger, they’re getting better, they’re getting safer,” said Darcy Day, chief pilot of AG Drones Inc.
“It’s taken them a while to catch on, but they’re really taking off.”
Day says drones are being used by farmers for everything from monitoring to planting, speeding up operations exponentially.
Regulations for drone pesticide use are also advancing, with Health Canada allowing drone technology to apply pesticides already approved for conventional aerial application on June 30.
Farmers require a drone pilot certificate from Transport Canada and must comply with all federal and provincial laws to do so. Still, farmers are showing enthusiasm for the development, Day said.
“I’m opening up this opportunity to all farmers now. So everyone’s pretty excited.”
International buyers eye new technology
Amidst the sea of exhibitor tents and farm equipment lining the fairways at the annual Langham Agricultural Show, international buyers are at the fore this year.
Delegates from around the world attended the first day of Ag in Motion to see everything from machinery to food and technology products on display, said Chris Lane, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership (STEP).
“We have people from Mexico, we have people from Pakistan, we have people from India, we have people from the United States, we have people from other countries in Europe. Probably, in total, we have 15 or 16 different countries represented here,” Lane said.
Ag in Motion’s show director says he expects over 30,000 visitors to attend the mini-village over the three days of the festival this week to see innovations from Saskatchewan that are often overlooked by Canadians yet inspire the industry around the world.
“We’re making it better, and now other countries are seeing this, and they’re taking it to help their farmers as well,” he said.
“I think the message to the globe is if you really want to see what’s best for dryland agriculture, come here to Saskatchewan to find it.”
Ag in Motion continues through Thursday.
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