Sixteen companies pitch new products to woo potential investors at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina last month
The highlight of the three-day Canada's Farm Show, which was held in Regina June 20-22 this year, was the Launch Pad stage that hosted product launches and panel discussions on topics that included agtech investing, producer perspectives on agtech and how technology is accelerating agriculture.
Smart Farm stacks crop analytics
Data is stored in a standardized georeferenced format and used to find difficult-to-detect patterns in fields
Some of the most analyzed acres of farmland in the world are providing data that researchers in Alberta hope will advance the next generation of digital technologies for producers. “The main reason why it’s so unique, it’s not because it’s something completely new or something impossible,” said Alex Melnitchouk, chief technology officer of digital agriculture […] Read more
GPS receiver unlocks RTK precision
System avoids base station unlock fees because it was designed to work with any base station that surveyors use
Andrew Clayton of Agra GPS said the new receiver is the first receiver outside of John Deere’s products that is compatible with Deere’s GPS system.
Crop data processing to improve with Deere, Agcloud deal
The technology monitors harvested grain and allow growers to increase resolution of their harvest maps, with protein, starch and oil values accessible on the fly.
Refining artificial intelligence data
Service connects farm data from disparate sources to help companies use it to develop and improve digital ag products
Microsoft's Azure Data Manager connects farm data from disparate sources to help companies use the information to develop and improve their digital ag products.
Predictive maps help make ag decisions
Service produces maps of soil types and properties that agrologists, farmers can use to be more precise
A new predictive soil-mapping service will be available in Saskatchewan this spring for farmers and agronomists who want to participate in the system’s beta testing. The service is available through the Saskatchewan Soil Information System (SKSIS), which was developed by a research team in the University of Saskatchewan’s soil science department. The SKSIS is a […] Read more
Firms deepen variable rate link as information sharing increases
Variable rate prescriptions from Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Digital Hub can now be automatically loaded into John Deere’s Operations Center. Cameron Holbrook, vice-president of Digital Transformation at Nutrien Ag Solutions, said this advanced connectivity between the two platforms will simplify logistics, and enable variable rate agronomic recommendations to be more easily sent to Deere equipment. The […] Read more
The secret messages of plants
New traits enable plants to signal up to seven separate issues by emitting coloured fluorescent proteins on their leaves
Crop traits are being developed that will enable plants to signal when they’re exposed to specific stressors in a way that can be instantly detected by satellite or equipment-based cameras. Shely Aronov, chief executive officer of InnerPlant, she said this new data layer these crop traits enable will help farmers to become more precise in […] Read more
Will feds dictate fertilizer regime by 2030?
Fertilizer Canada says with prudent management, farmers might attain a 14 percent reduction in fertilizer emissions, far short of the federal government’s 30 percent goal. Change is coming, but in what form? “Phosphorus fertilization can reduce N2O emissions derived from N-fertilization but increase CO2 emissions,” according to a February 2022 report in the journal Nature. […] Read more
Teaching sustainability to the next generation of agricultural workers
The next generation of farmers in Alberta is being taught how to improve sustainability through the use of technologies such as precision agriculture and smart farming. “All of our classes, I think maybe if it’s not a direct theme, it’s always discussed about sustainability,” said Amy Keeley-Hill, program head for crop technology at Lakeland College, […] Read more
