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Farmers have newer and simpler rules for incorporating drones into their operations.

New federal drone rules will be a boon to farmers

Previous rules discouraged producers from using them to check crops and livestock

By Alex Binkley January 22, 2019

New federal rules for operating drones will make it a lot simpler for farmers to include them in their operations, says the president of a Winnipeg-based company that trains drone operators. Matthew Johnson, president and CEO of M3 Aerial Productions, said the move is a necessary one. “For a long time farmers have been testing

A new funding competition aims to jump-start high-technology agri-food projects.

News, Other

Feds open agriculture tech competition

The federal government is offering up to $50 million in funding for agri-food automation and digital technology projects

By Alex Binkley January 14, 2019

If you’ve got a bright idea for bringing artificial intelligence and advanced digital technology to the agri-food sector, you could find a lot of federal funding support. Jean-Claude Poissant, parliamentary secretary for agri-food, recently announced a funding competition for national-scale initiatives in automation and digital technology applications in the agri-food sector with between $10 million

Nikolas Badminton, futurist and strategic adviser, spoke at the 2018 Agricultural Excellence conference in Winnipeg on what he sees ahead in big tech for the agricultural industry.

Country Crossroads, Other

What does Agriculture 3.0 look like?

The rapid convergence of big tech in communications, transportation and renewable energy will fundamentally change the way we farm, futurist says

By Lorraine Stevenson December 18, 2018

It’s said the best way to predict the future is to create it — and farmers do both. Even futurists struggle to stay on top of the pace of change in agriculture, said Nikolas Badminton, keynote speaker at the Farm Management Canada’s Agricultural Excellence conference in Winnipeg in late November. This was the only speech

News, Other

Seeing is believing when it comes to adopting green energy

People are more likely to invest in renewable technology when they see it being used in the community

By Bev Betkowski October 17, 2018

Governments at all levels need to invest more heavily in promoting renewable energy if they want citizens to adopt these technologies, new research suggests. University of Alberta environmental sociologist John Parkins led a study to find out what motivates Canadians to use renewable energy, specifically solar panels, in their everyday lives. After surveying 2,065 people

Opinion, Other

Opinion: Technology over time

By Marie Veersteeg August 21, 2018

Using technology successfully on the farm is about attitude, not age. That’s the message the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario heard this summer from tech expert Peter Gredig. Gredig, a cash cropper and partner at AgNition Inc., was our guest speaker. Gredig, who describes himself as “mobile biased,” argues that every farmer can use new

Norbert Beaujot, founder of SeedHawk and inventor of many seeding equipment innovations,  observes the Seedmaster DOT at Ag in Motion 2018.

Machinery, News, Other

Farmers warming to autonomous farm equipment

Norbert Beaujot says more producers are overcoming their skepticism about driverless farm equipment such as DOT

By Barb Glen July 31, 2018

While men in tractors pulled seeding and tillage implements over the ground at the July 17-19 Ag in Motion show, the DOT autonomous seeder laboured quietly on its own. DOT debuted last year at Ag in Motion, but farmer interest in seeing it operate was still strong this year, judging by the number of observers.

A CRTC report in 2016 declared broadband internet access an essential service. Are we there yet?

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Bridging the digital divide is no easy task

Rural residents are still living life in the slow digital lane

By Laura Rance-Unger May 22, 2018

Anyone who dares suggest country life moves at a slower pace would be laughed out of the room in most rural communities, especially at this time of year as the spring-planting frenzy kicks into high gear. But there’s one sector of the rural economy and of rural living that few would deny moves at a

Manitoba Beef Producers got an inside look at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association record-keeping software, Herdly, during the AGM Feb. 8-9, 2018.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Trials are open on CCA record-keeping app

The CCA is pitching a new record-keeping app, and it’s letting producers try it for free until April 1

By Alexis Stockford February 20, 2018

*[UPDATED: Feb. 27, 2018] The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is dishing out a taste of its new cow-calf record-keeping tool before it hits the market. Producers can get a free trial of Herdly, software developed for both desktop and Apple mobile, from now until April 1, 2018, Mark Klassen, CCA director of technical services announced during

Agritruth’s Adam Gurr (l to r) and Stephen Vajdik hope to generate robust, field-scale data on everything from nutrient management to varieties and product testing.

Machinery, News

Little farm on the big database

Plenty of farmers would like to get their heads into the cloud. So what’s keeping them grounded?

By Alexis Stockford November 7, 2017

When it comes to big data on the farm, the final destination is sunny, but the road ahead is full of bumps. That’s according to NDSU’s David Saxowsky, a professor of agriculture who’s written on the topic of data and its coming impact on agriculture. Saxowsky imagines a time when farmers are so well informed

Delegates try out the recently released Weedscout app during the Global 4-H Summit in Ottawa July 11-14.

Crops, Local news

Bayer shows off new apps at 4-H summit

Facial recognition technology can capture and identify the faces of weeds as well as humans

By Alexis Stockford July 31, 2017

A new app will bring weed identification to the field with the click of a smartphone camera. That’s according to Bayer and its recently released Weedscout app, which compares a photo of a weed with a cumulative database and returns a list of potential matches. “As it’s used more and more, it’s designed to learn

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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