Guided traffic systems in Canadian dairy barns have cows learning to be milked without the incentive of feed pellets in the robot.
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Dairy farms taking feed pellet bribe out of milking system
Guided traffic systems in Canadian dairy barns have cows learning to be milked without the incentive of feed pellets
Quebec hatcheries automate chick sexing
WingScan device uses artificial intelligence to recognize chick wings and seperate sexes
Artificial intelligence is helping sex broiler chicks at hatcheries in Quebec. The hatcheries have been implementing WingScan, which recognizes chick wings, automating the process.
Scaling agriculture technology takes co-ordination
Ag tech report pitches routes to quick adoption, funding and success
Report says there are four areas where Canada can help boost agriculture technology advancement and adoption.
Top new technology coming to Manitoba Ag Days 2025
The Innovation Showcase will once again highlight the best in new technology, agricultural advancements and farm solutions at Manitoba Ag Days 2025.
Agriculture silo a barrier to investment
Lack of knowledge, few connections between farmers and investors means not enough dollars to support agricultural innovation, speakers say
Lack of knowledge, few connections between farmers and investors means not enough dollars flow to support agricultural innovation, say speakers at Ottawa industry event
New AI-based technologies offer weed control solutions
Canadian and Swiss companies using AI vision tools to target weeds with electricity and minimal chemical use
A Canadian ag tech company is putting a new spark into an old weed control method by using electricity, while a Swiss company is using high tech visioning equipment to target spray to weeds alone.
Ucrop.it gives farmers control on sustainability, farm trial data
Farmers have to approve any use of their data through a digital signature
Farmers using the Ucrop.it platform have control over who uses, sees and pays for their data.
Automation, artificial intelligence shift focus of farm labour gap
A third of agricultural jobs could be automated in the next decade, think tank says
Technology is set to take over some agricultural labour, but it doesn't solve Canada's lack of farm and food processing and food manufacturing workers.
FCC, EMILI renew partnership
Five-year commitment will provide foundation for research for ag tech advancement
Five-year committment renewal between FCC and EMILI will provide foundation for research to put more technological tools in the hands of farmers.
Solar dry, soldier fly, AI: Africans fight hunger with innovation
Alongside container farms in South Africa cultivating soldier flies for animal feed, solar-powered fish and crop dryers in Tanzania and machine-learning pest detectors in Kenya, Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to overcome the effects of climate change on food production.
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