Manitoba cover crop trials test drone seeding against a traditional drill; the drone-seeded areas stood up on biomass production.
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VIDEO: Drone seeding aids cover crop planting
Manitoba cover crop trials this summer tested drone seeding against a traditional drill; with promising biomass results
Older farm technology may risk hacker attack
Out-of-date internet-connected systems can be a cybersecurity vulnerability on many Prairie farms, allowing hackers in
A farm’s older internet-connected control systems — in one recent case, grain dryers — can let hackers in to wreak havoc.
VIDEO: Watering system a cattle health win
Portable livestock watering system on pasture shrinks foot rot cases for Manitoba cattle producer
Portable livestock watering system helps Manitoba beef producer combat foot rot cases on pasture.
Five lessons from Agritechnica 2025
Chinese equipment, autonomy and interest in Canadian-made farm machinery were some trends at Agritechnica 2025
Chinese companies, autonomous farm equipment, interest in Canadian-made machinery were notable trends at Agritechnica 2025.
Iridium offers GPS spoofing defence
New Iridium chip could strengthen digital security for farm vehicles and equipment, which are increasingly tied into GPS navigation for precision farming and farm data gathering.
A tiny new chip will allow Iridium’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals to be received on smaller devices, create a security backstop against global positioning systems (GPS) spoofing.
Gene editing against classical swine fever
A gene-edited pig in the U.K. is resistant to classical swine fever; the same technology could be used for a solution to bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
British scientists have discovered a gene edit that could provide resistance to classical swine fever in pigs and bovine viral diarrhea in cattle
Farmer gift idea: How about a weather station?
The 2025 holiday season is looming, and a home weather station might make a great Christmas gift for farmers
The 2025 holiday season is looming, and a home weather station might make a great Christmas gift for farmers
Better pig data with biodegradable ear tags
Manitoba-made ear tag dissolves during hog processing, promises farmers easier path to data-driven, pig-specific farm management decisions
A Manitoba-made dissolving ear tag, called Clean Trace, could reduce processing challenges and enable more individual pig management on Canadian farms.
VIDEO: Robots and more robots at Agritechnica 2025
Agritechnica Day 4: Rapid expansion in autonomous farm technology creates questions about what make it to market and onto farmer fields
Agritechnica Day 4: Autonomous farm technology looks to break ground, Nexat loves Canada and the trouble with tariffs.
VIDEO: Agritechnica 2025 Day 3
Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show
Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show Agritechnica 2025.
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