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Peter Gredig spoke to an audience on the 
use of mobile technology in ag at the 
Manitoba Ag Days held in Brandon, Man., 
last month.
Country Crossroads

Put mobile technology to use on your farm

Spend more time in the field and less time at a desk with the use of 
mobile technology, Cloud computing and agriculture-geared apps

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The next time your combine is making an unfamiliar tickety tickety noise, don’t call your machinery repairman – send them a video message so they can see and hear the problem, farmers attending Ag Days in Brandon were told last month. Today’s mobile technology is a perfect fit for farmers. The ability to access business
Ginni Rometty IBM
News

IBM rolls out ‘Watson’ in Africa

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IBM began rolling out its Watson supercomputer system across Africa on Feb. 5, saying it would help make agriculture smarter and address continental development obstacles as diverse as medical diagnoses, economic data collection and e-commerce research. The world’s biggest technology service provider said “Project Lucy” would take 10 years and cost $100 million. The undertaking
News & Opinion

New charitable foundation launched by SeedMaster

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Saskatchewan manufacturer, SeedMaster, is establishing a philanthropic foundation to mark its 10th anniversary. The foundation, Social Entrepreneurship by Design, invites community fundraising groups in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta and the U.S. Midwest to apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. “Instead of just applying SED money to a fundraiser’s bottom line, the funds will
Livestock, News

New livestock technical review process unveiled

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Confrontational conditional use hearings may start to become a thing of the past. Public hearings remain part of the process for reviewing any proposed large livestock operations, but by the time they’re held the public will already know what’s being proposed and will have voiced any concerns much earlier on. Details of the new technical
Country Crossroads, News

Tech-savvy farmers are going mobile

It appears the days of escaping to the tractor cab for a few air-conditioned hours away from the telephone are over on the farm. A recent Farm Credit Canada survey found 81 per cent of farmers are now packing cellphones and they are rapidly investing in smartphones and tablets. The FCC survey found 29 per
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Crops, Other livestock

What’s Up – for May. 19, 2011

——— Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. May 20-21:Canadian Meat Goat Association annual general meeting and conference, Peace Memorial Multiplex, 605 Second Ave., Wainwright, Alta. For more info call 306-598-4322 or visit www.canadianmeatgoat.com. May 29:Day of The Honey Bee, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Forks Market, Winnipeg. For more information call
News, Other livestock

What’s Up – for May. 12, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. May 20-21:Canadian Meat Goat Association annual general meeting and conference, Peace Memorial Multiplex, 605 Second Ave., Wainwright, Alta. For more info call 306-598-4322 or visit www.canadianmeatgoat.com. May 29:Day of The Honey Bee, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Forks Market, Winnipeg. For more information call Jim
News, Other livestock

What’s Up – for Apr. 14, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. April 15-16:Hudson Bay Route Association annual convention, Royal Canadian Legion, 540- 8th Ave. S., Virden. For more info call Arnold Grambo at 204- 729-1727 or email [email protected]. April 20-21:Capturing Opportunities: A Business and Community Forum, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info phone 800-933-9863 or visit
Crops

Gates Agriculture Grants Focus On Seeds, Climate

Gates Foundation, which has donated $1.5 billion to agriculture in developing countries, is focusing more investments on seeds and technology to help small farmers adapt to climate change, the foundation’s chief executive said Oct. 16. “Most of our grants support conventional breeding. But in certain instances we include biotechnology approaches because we believe they can

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