By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Friday, February 10, 2023

Feb 10, 2023 | 10:01 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – A central Alberta farmer is the winner of SeedMaster’s 160 Acres of Gold Giveaway.

Ken Krywko of Sturgeon County farms with two of his sons, Dan and Brad, on their fourth-generation family farm, growing 3,300 acres of crops including oilseeds, cereals, wheat, and barley.

For the 2023 crop year, Krywko will receive canola seed and custom application of crop protection products and fertilizer, as well as agronomic services, seasonal use of a weather station, use of a SeedMaster drill, and assistance with harvest for a quarter section of land.

This will be Krywko’s first experience with SeedMaster equipment.

SeedMaster received over 1,000 entries from the western prairie provinces throughout the contest period.

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Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency has released a preliminary spring runoff outlook.

The report shows a large portion of southern Saskatchewan will have below-normal potential for snowmelt runoff.

Central areas of the province have above-normal snowpack and are expected to get normal or above-normal amounts.

One area in southwestern Saskatchewan, including Maple Creek, is forecast to receive well below-normal amounts of runoff after warm temperatures eliminated almost all the snowpack.

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CLAAS of America is updating its 2023 XERION tractor line.

The next-generation tractor will include a new transmission and increased hydraulic power.

Since the North American launch, the XERION line of high-horsepower tractors has been known for its ride, transport speeds, fuel economy, and quiet cab. The high-horsepower tractor offers technology with a higher level of capability.

The changes are in the new model year XERION 5000 and 4500 models in TRAC or TRAC VC configurations.

In celebration of its twenty-fifth year in production, all model year 2023 XERION tractors will come with a limited-edition anniversary sticker at the time of delivery.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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