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Traceability in food products is moving beyond the spheres of food quality and safety and into sustainability.
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Improving agriculture traceability through blockchain firm’s aim

Manitoba company taps into blockchain to solve stubborn supply chain issues

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A Manitoba software company uses blockchain technology to connect the dots between producer and consumer in the agriculture sector. TheoryMesh is the brainchild of Manitoba software developer Chris Bunio. He spent 18 years in business development at Microsoft before returning to Winnipeg during the pandemic to launch TheoryMesh. He spoke at the recent Fields on Wheels conference at the University
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Crops

China must raise self-reliance in ag tech, Xi says

Seed industry seen as weak link in food chain

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Beijing | Reuters — President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. The central leadership had said in 2020 that the country’s seed industry was a weak link in the food chain and needed to
A FuelPositive containerized production system. The system combines hydrogen produced from water through electrolysis and nitrogen extracted from the air to produce anhydrous ammonia that can be stored on-farm.
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Green ammonia gets funding boost

The pilot plant will be the first of its kind in Canada

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A project to bring green ammonia to a Manitoba farm is slated for $300,000 in government funds. Ontario-based FuelPositive Corporation announced approval for the funding Dec. 14. Why it matters: The project has been delayed several times due to supply chain issues but has garnered interest from the regenerative movement and from farmers worried about input costs.
A FuelPositive containerized production system. The system combines hydrogen produced from water through electrolysis and nitrogen extracted from the air to produce anhydrous ammonia that can be stored on-farm.
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Countdown to green anhydrous ammonia

On-farm, low-emissions anhydrous ammonia production touted as fertilizer disruptor

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Green ammonia production is about to be put through its paces on one southern Manitoba farm. Green energy company FuelPositive, based in Waterloo, Ont., says its inaugural farm-scale demonstration system will be deployed in January near Sperling. The system is set to be installed on R&L Acres, operated by Tracy and Curtis Hiebert. Why it matters: Green
The Cultured Meat Revolution: By the end of the decade these products could be as cheap as traditional meat.
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The high-tech future of meat is just around the corner

A key regulatory milestone has been cleared and economic parity with conventional production could be just seven years away

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Meat producers are paying attention now that a cultured meat company has passed a key regulatory hurdle. Upside Foods became the first company to receive a “no questions” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite some headlines, it has not received approval for any products but the FDA said it has no qualms
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

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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
A common phrase for tech leaders and companies is “data-driven agriculture.” But which interests does farm data serve?
Equipment, Farmit Manitoba

The way we talk about digital agriculture obscures interests behind it, says author

Facebook users pay for use with data. Farmers pay with data and for using it

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Treating farm data like it’s a natural resource or comes ‘from on high’ makes it harder to see the forces that shape and profit from it, contends a new book. “In agriculture, just like in other contexts… there are really powerful interests behind the collection of data and the use and misuse of data,” said author Kelly Bronson
EMILI staff meet with Rick Rutherford on an EMILI staff visit to Innovation Farms site this summer.
Livestock, News

‘Innovation Farms’ to allow agricultural technology testing on commercial operation

Ability to vet tech for potential ROI may benefit his farm and his customers says Rutherford Farms owner

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Space for ag technology start-ups to test tech on a working commercial farm has officially launched, announced EMILI (Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative). “We intend to use this space to develop real world digital ag solutions that will give Canadian producers the edge in a quickly changing industry,” said EMILI board chair and Enns
Topigs Norsvin Canada general manager Cam McGavin stands outside the incoming Innova Canada site in western Manitoba.
Hogs, Livestock, News

Topigs Norsvin to open new nucleus barn

Nucleus site marks deeper Manitoba roots for global pig genetics company

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The gene pool for purebred hogs in Manitoba is about to get a little deeper. Construction is entering its final phase at Innova Canada, the latest Manitoba site for global hog genetics company Topigs Norsvin. The facility north of Plumas will be a new breeding and gestation nucleus site for the company. Cam McGavin, general
Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest Editorial: Big food investments growing in agriculture

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Earlier this year McCain Foods Ltd. quietly purchased a little-known firm called Resson. Ten years ago, the news that a food company such as McCain purchased a predictive crop technology company would have raised a few eyebrows. Many may have wondered what a company known for its frozen French fries would want with a company

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