Innovation Continues at Canada’s Farm Show

Jun 22, 2023

Highlights from day two of the farm show in Regina.

By Haley Bilokraly
Farms.com Intern

Day two of Canada’s Farm Show was all about innovation, and it did not disappoint!

Whether it was industry experts, or investors, or producers, every perspective joined in on the conversation about ag technology during Canada’s Farm Show. Each of these groups had a panel discussion during the day to discuss the implementation, development, and potential of ag tech.

Attendees had no shortage of great advice while tuning into the featured panels throughout the day. For example, Jocelyn Velestuk, who participated in the producer panel, encouraged farmers to leverage their farmer friends when implementing ag tech to gather their insights and mitigate risk.

On top of the panels, day two was home to multiple product launches including a soil monitoring system by ChrysaLabs and Crop Intelligence’s new real-time insights feature.

Day two ended with as much excitement as when began as 16 companies filled the stage for the Ag Tech Accelerator. Each ag-tech company pitched their innovative idea to investors in the audience and for the chance to win a $1,000 prize.

This year’s people’s choice winner as voted by the audience was T-Bin, the world's first mobile grain bin (Watch video below).

Thursday, June 22, is the last day of the show, don't miss your chance to attend this agriculture event. For more information or to buy tickets visit the website at https://www.realdistrict.ca/events/canadas-farm-show/.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.