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The great disruptor

Wade Barnes is straddling the digital/agriculture divide — and reimagining agronomy

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Wade Barnes says he knows what the agronomy of tomorrow looks like. It’s a proactive system that uses data to model crop development, helping farmers make decisions every step of the way. The power of data analytics will fuel every step, from what variety to plant based on soil moisture, disease and pest pressure and
Wade Barnes, CEO of Farmers Edge.
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Farmers Edge releases road map

The company is promising a host of new digital agriculture tools

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A homegrown ag technology giant says it’s expecting to launch more than 90 new digital agronomic tools in the coming months. Winnipeg’s Farmers Edge released a “comprehensive R&D road map” May 1, touting its ability to leverage data analytics and high-tech approaches like machine learning to enable “data-driven decision-making” that supports high-yield crop production. Farmers
Farmers Edge investing millions in sustainable crop production
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Farmers Edge investing millions in sustainable crop production

Sustainable Development Technology Canada is one of the investors

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Farmers Edge, the made-in-Manitoba global precision agriculture company, is investing millions of dollars in a bid to make crop production more sustainable. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) announced a $6.1-million investment with Famers Edge Sept. 21. Farmers Edge and a consortium of partners will contribute another $12.2 million. The money will be used to develop
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Parties urged to focus on innovation

Agriculture innovation is both an urban and rural affair, but it requires strong support and investment

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Manitoba could be a hub of agriculture innovation but not enough is being done to foster that potential. That was the message the Keystone Agricultural Producers brought to the Finny and Murray building in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District last week. That structure has, over the years, been home to the Western Glove Works, Garry Press
Crops, Local news

Farmers Edge partners with The Weather Company

It’s an IBM business and world’s biggest weather company

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Farmers Edge is still on a roll. The Winnipeg-based precision agriculture and data management company is partnering with The Weather Company, an IBM business and world’s largest weather firm. The official announcement was set for March 15. It comes just two months after four prestigious companies — Japanese commodities trading and investment firm Mitsui, Toronto
Farmers Edge, the data science/precision agriculture company founded in 
Pilot Mound, Man., wants to manage 35 million acres globally by 2021.
Country Crossroads, Crops

Manitoba’s Farmers Edge sets its sights on global market

The data and precision agriculture company says accurate data is key to getting the results farmers demand

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Big data may seem like a lofty topic for the average farmer, but many are already using it to improve productivity without even realizing it, the co-founder of one of the fastest-growing precision agriculture services on the continent says. “They’re doing it in the coffee shops,” said Wade Barnes, CEO and co-founder of Farmers Edge,
Country Crossroads, Crops

Barnes responds to big data skeptic

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Wade Barnes has met his share of big data and precision agriculture skeptics. One large Saskatchewan farmer bluntly told Barnes, co-founder and CEO of Farmers Edge, his farm needed another agronomist “because I didn’t spray my lentils on time,” not a data program. The farmer didn’t spray on time because he was waiting for his

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