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How data is compiled, analyzed and managed serves to magnify its impacts, be they good or bad.

Editor’s Take: The dark side of data sharing

By Gord Gilmour November 14, 2023

Data is a big part of our lives. It is built into the cell phone plan we pay for every month, our credit score and every part of every supply chain that brings us the things we use and consume. It can be used to spot patterns, optimize operations, save money and create better end

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News

Training on tap to fill farm labour gaps between ag and tech

The ‘agri-programmer’ may be on its way

By Jeff Melchior September 13, 2023

Say there’s trouble with the automated GIS and mapping features on the tractor, but you can’t find a tech with enough knowledge to offer help. It’s a simple example of the kind of employment gaps that keep farmers up at night, and that prevent their adoption of new technology, said the manager of an “upskilling”

Yield data is commonplace but fully leveraging it isn’t happening yet on most farms — but that will change rapidly, say some experts.

Crops, Equipment

The era of uniform application is ending as data drives change

The technology behind precision application isn’t the finished article yet, but it’s getting close

By James Snell November 30, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – The days of applying fertilizer and other inputs in a blanket fashion across entire fields are coming to an end. With the advent of GPS integrated data loggers and yield maps, farmers no longer need to guess when it comes to applying expensive inputs, said precision agriculture expert Alex Melnitchouck. “Yield is

Markets

Telus’ farm and food sector acquisitions take new shape

Canadian telco giant launches new Telus Agriculture unit

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 16, 2020

Canadian telco and info tech giant Telus has consolidated its recent — and ongoing — acquisitions in farm tech, ag data management and supply chain management into a single new business unit. The Vancouver company, one of Canada’s “big five” telecommunications firms, on Thursday formally launched Telus Agriculture, billed as “a new business unit dedicated

(Left to right) Keenan Wiebe and Mitch Rezansoff ran through the process of “whiteboard- ing” — analyzing a farm’s operations for inefficiencies.

News, Other

Young farmers told to take a manufacturing mindset

Two speakers at the recent Manitoba Young Farmers conference demonstrated how to analyze data to find money-saving efficiencies

By Geralyn Wichers March 23, 2020

Young farmers were urged to take a manufacturer’s mindset at a recent conference. “Some people find that offensive. Don’t look at it that way,” Mitch Rezansoff said. “It’s just managing the farm the way any other business would. It’s knowing the cost of your production intimately.” Rezansoff, executive director of CAAR, demonstrated a “whiteboarding” exercise

Columns, Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: New opportunities

By Gord Gilmour July 20, 2017

Agriculture is often viewed, especially by outsiders, as a staid and conservative place where things are done by tradition. To be fair, it’s often true. After all, you’re practising a craft that’s 12,000 years old and the foundation of human civilization. Without farming we’d all be hunting and gathering our next meal with no time

Opinion

Accessing agriculture’s big data

By David Saxowsky April 5, 2017

For several years, farmers have been using technology that is accumulating massive amounts of data on production practices – also referred to as “big data.” But how might big data be managed? What information will be available to whom? Technology, for example, frequently fits the category of “private but available for a price.” The general

CONNECTED FARM: A mapping and scouting application that allows users to log details and map field boundaries.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Apps for effective mobile farming

By Jennifer Paige February 11, 2015

Peter Gredig, mobile technology specialist with AgNition recently discussed the use of mobile technology in agriculture with audiences at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, Man. Throughout the presentation, Gredig outlined a number of the latest applications that may be helpful tools in the areas of agronomy, product support and data management. Connected Farm This app

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Daily Network News

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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Editor’s Take: The dark side of data sharing

Training on tap to fill farm labour gaps between ag and tech

The era of uniform application is ending as data drives change

Telus’ farm and food sector acquisitions take new shape

Young farmers told to take a manufacturing mindset

Editorial: New opportunities

Accessing agriculture’s big data

Apps for effective mobile farming

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