Speed is not the only advantage of large sprayers. Sometimes it is to the systems' detriments. Application precision and quality is the job at hand.  |  Michael Raine photo

Iridium offers GPS spoofing defence

New Iridium chip could strengthen digital security for farm vehicles and equipment, which are increasingly tied into GPS navigation for precision farming and farm data gathering.

A tiny new chip will allow Iridium’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals to be received on smaller devices, create a security backstop against global positioning systems (GPS) spoofing.

Rodeo is a big part of Agribition, as it was in this image from 2024. Photo: John Greig

Agribition kicks off in Regina

Canadian Western Agribition opens 2025 doors with burning of the brand and a new family event

Canadian Western Agribition 2025 is full tilt in Regina with burning of the brand and new family event on the schedule


Carl Esau of Alterra Innovation shows a biogradable eartag for pigs. Photo: John Greig

Better pig data with biodegradable ear tags

Manitoba-made ear tag dissolves during hog processing, promises farmers easier path to data-driven, pig-specific farm management decisions

A Manitoba-made dissolving ear tag, called Clean Trace, could reduce processing challenges and enable more individual pig management on Canadian farms.



Zoomlions diesel-electric drive combine got a lot of interest at Agritechnica 2025. Photo: John Greig

VIDEO: Agritechnica 2025 Day 3

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show Agritechnica 2025.




OECD subsidy chart

OECD lauds Canada’s low farm subsidies, except supply management

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canada’s farm subsidies are among the lowest, but still criticized supply management industries like dairy, poultry and eggs

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canada’s farm subsidies are among the lowest, but still criticized supply management industries like dairy, poultry and eggs.



Kashfia Sailunaz, a member of Dalhousie’s Mooanalytica Research Group, records cow vocalizations at Sussex Dairy Farm using a field microphone and recorder setup to capture the animals’ emotional expressions.

Moo translator and methane measures: There’s an app for that

Canadian farmers can access two new app-based dairy farm tools from Dalhousie University: One analyzes cattle sounds, another promises farm-specific methane measurements

Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that analyze cattle sounds and measure methane.