Report says there are four areas where Canada can help boost agriculture technology advancement and adoption.
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Scaling agriculture technology takes co-ordination
Ag tech report pitches routes to quick adoption, funding and success
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.
The real talk on weed seed destructors
Survey asks farmers about use and challenges after installing impact mills on their combines
Survey asks farmers about use and challenges after installing weed seed destructors to their combines and putting the technology to the test in real field conditions.
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
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.
Commodity groups back diversification centres
The Manitoba Crop Alliance and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers have announced funds for Manitoba's four diversification centres
The Manitoba Crop Alliance and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers have announced funds for Manitoba’s four diversification centres.
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.
Ag in Motion Innovation Awards handed out
The competition was made up of five categories, each including three contestants. Their innovations ranged from a giant manure bio-gas tank-trailer to a simple plastic calf castration card, from analytical management systems to hand-held leaf-scanning apps.
Meet the farmers turned venture capitalists
Co-op members trade on-farm data into equity stake in ag tech startups
When Hallie Shoffner runs a trial on her Arkansas farm, she gets an equity stake in the startup whose product she’s testing. She’s a member of AgLaunch, a non-profit focused on boosting agricultural technology development. The equity is part of her reward for participating in their farmer network. “It has always bothered me that ag
Oat starch for less food waste
One researcher hopes a protective coating made of oat starch can be used to extend fruit and veggie shelf life
Glacier FarmMedia — Fruit and vegetables make up a lot of the food that Canadians throw away. Of all household food items that end up in the trash, vegetables represent 30 per cent of total food waste by weight, while fruits come in at 15 per cent, according to anti-food waste website LoveFoodHateWaste.ca. The site,
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