The Innovation Showcase will once again highlight the best in new technology, agricultural advancements and farm solutions at Manitoba Ag Days 2025.
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Top new technology coming to Manitoba Ag Days 2025
Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
Virtual fence performs in the field
An Ontario farm manages two groups of cattle with the new system
Virtual fence technology provides alternatives to building or rebuilding costly fence infrastructure for cattle producers, and one Ontario couple is putting it to the test on their pasture.
CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed
Glacier FarmMedia – Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for confirming gene edited crops are safe to use as livestock feed. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. “This is a ground-breaking day
Device promises practical cow-calf data collection
Alberta company aims for easy cow-side data collection and traceability
Glacier FarmMedia – When Bill Leask and Mark Olson met at a Lion’s Club meeting about four years ago, Leask was a cow-calf operator with a need and Olson was an information technology expert who could build him a solution. That meeting resulted in the development of Flokk Systems, pitched as a durable hardware and
Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution
The fourth state of matter (in its cold form) could be coming to a malt house or barn near you
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian researchers are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in florescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid and
AI and beef production: When good isn’t enough anymore
AI is bringing a new era to the beef sector, and status-quo thinking won’t cut it
Glacier FarmMedia – You may run a good beef farm, maybe even a great one. Making yourself remarkable, however, is another matter in the age of explosive artificial intelligence (AI) technology. That was the message from one technology expert speaking to the Alberta Beef Industry Conference earlier this year. Why it matters: Agriculture, like other
Gut sensors may be one high-tech answer to reproductive efficiency in cattle
From sensors made to swallow to the cow version of Big Brother, MBFI is putting reproductive optimizing technologies to the test
A research project underway at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) north of Brandon might help cattle operations across the Prairies take their replacement heifer game plan to the next level. MBFI is one of three western Canadian sites feeding data into a four-year study aimed at evaluating how various novel technologies might improve reproductive
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
Editorial: Farming in the age of Asimov
The first time I picked up a book by Isaac Asimov, I was in high school and the book was “Foundation.” More recently, I got around to another Asimov classic, “I, Robot.” If your only experience with Asimov’s AI-centred opus is the 2004 movie, forget everything you know. The book has less violent robot revolution
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
