A Belgian researcher says precision technology can help farmers fine-tune animal feed consumption, which would increase profits, improve animal welfare and lower environmental effects.
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Precision livestock farming could fine-tune feed efficiency ‘equation’
Opinion: Improving our food system
Many perspectives will contribute to food production’s path forward
Agriculture’s impact on the planet is massive and relentless. Roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s suitable land surface is used for cropland and grazing. The number of domestic animals far outweighs remaining wild populations. How humanity feeds itself has created challenges ranging from its contribution to climate change to weaknesses that were exposed by
ACC program looks to bridge digital gap in agriculture
New ACC program to add tech savvy aggies to the workforce targets
A new program at Assiniboine Community College aims to fill high-tech labour gaps in the agricultural sector. The two-year advanced diploma program in digital agriculture technology will be launched this fall at the college’s Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment. “This program is about equipping students with practical skills that will be invaluable in the rapidly evolving field
The roadblocks to digital agriculture
What’s it going to take for agriculture’s ability to use data to catch up to its ability to gather it?
You’d be hard-pressed to find a farmer who has bought into digital agriculture more than Rick Rutherford has. The seed grower and owner of Rutherford Farms has spent over a decade collecting data on his operation northwest of Winnipeg near Grosse Isle. He’s partnered with digital ag accelerator EMILI (Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative)
Bayer’s crop marketing, crop production platforms in sync
FieldView, Combyne platforms now integrated
Combyne, the made-in-Canada grain marketing platform Bayer bought earlier this year, is now fully on speaking terms with the company’s Climate FieldView precision ag platform. Bayer on Oct. 30 announced integration of the two platforms, which it said will allow grain farmers in Canada and the U.S. to connect their marketing data in Combyne and
Trimble Ag, Agco’s JCA link up for new precision ag venture
Agco gets majority control of a new precision ag and autonomy firm; Agco's GSI brand and others now under separate review
Global positioning tech firm Trimble is set to sell its precision ag business into a new joint-venture company that will include farm machinery maker Agco’s made-in-Manitoba autonomy arm. From farmers’ perspective, the two companies say their combined technology offering is expected to offer “seamless integration and connectivity across geographies, equipment brands and the crop life
VIDEO: Making 4R nutrient management work
EMILI field day features farmer experiences, high tech systems and extension education
When Rick Rutherford starts to plan his crop, he begins at the end – the end of the last growing season, that is. The Grosse Isle-area seed grower and owner-operator of Rutherford Farms sits down, current year’s yield map in hand, with agronomist Dave Ives of Enns Brothers to plan for the following spring. “It’s
Ousted Farmers Edge founder launches new company
Demand for precision nutrient management services will only grow: Barnes
Wade Barnes and other former Farmers Edge brass are back in the business with an agronomy firm focusing on precision nutrient management. “I believe that you’re going to see a significant move towards this in agriculture in the next one to three years,” Barnes said. Why it matters: Wade Barnes has started another company after
At Ag in Motion: Find a purpose, then buy tech, Prairie grower says
No matter how cutting-edge, digital ag needs to be a fit on your farm
Investing in digital agriculture can be a daunting experience. A producer’s best bet, one northeastern Saskatchewan farmer says, is to do your homework and find a purpose for it on your farm. “You have got to have the root purpose of why you got that technology. Either that or you talk to others to help
Comment: Beware of flash instead of substance
Self-drilling e-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions
A drone drops a small projectile with three wooden tails, tightly twisted into a spiral, and a seed mounted on the tip. It lands on the bare ground and sits there, exposed to the elements, until it rains. Then, the moisture penetrates the wood fibres and the tails start twisting, slowly pushing the seed into
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