Agriculture Canada scientists are developing biological assays that can be used to detect crop and livestock diseases
LANGHAM, Sask. — Researchers at the Agriculture Canada research centre in Saskatoon are developing molecular diagnostic assays to detect significant pathogens associated with crops and livestock production. Biological assays are methods for assessing the presence, localization, or biological activity of a substance in living cells and biological matter. Tim Dumonceaux of Ag Canada said many […] Read more
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Drone harnesses artificial intelligence
The flying sprayer has the ability to identify and treat individual weeds as it makes its way over a broad acre canopy
LANGHAM, Sask. — An autonomous, fixed-wing drone that uses artificial intelligence to identify and treat individual weeds within a broad acre crop canopy was on display at the recent Ag In Motion farm show near Saskatoon. This was the first time Regina-based Precision AI displayed its new platform for the public, although it had shown […] Read more
Bourgault triples down on seed, fertility
Sask. machinery maker puts a fully variable rate air seeder with three product placements into reduced tillage package
REGINA — Growers can now purchase an air seeder with three separate airstreams that push product to three different locations in each crop row with the launch of Bourgault’s TriMax system. “The TriMax system is a combination of an air tank with three fans, or three separate air streams, hooked to a drill that actually […] Read more
Agco acquires Winnipeg autonomous ag technology company JCA
Company takes a retrofit-first approach when developing autonomous equipment for the agricultural sector
JCA is best known for the engineering services it offers OEM companies to help develop unique agricultural machine applications, including machine control systems, smartphone and tablet apps, data management and communications, as well as autonomous machine systems. Seth Crawford, general manager of the precision agriculture and digital division at Agco, he said the company is […] Read more
Big bin takes to the road
A new bin that acts like an implement puts 10,000 bushels of portable, hopper bottomed space into place, when needed
REGINA — A 10,000-bushel, portable grain bin was first shown to the public at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina last week. The T-Bin, developed by AgMinded Research and Development, has hydraulic motors that power its telescoping function and a transport system that attaches to the hopper’s base to quickly move the bin when needed. Pat […] Read more
SeedMaster Ultra SR drill farm show winner
Single-ranked drills have been a difficult concept for the Prairies due to no-till, heavy trash environments, until now
REGINA — This spring a few farmers took delivery of the recently commercialized Ultra SR single rank seeder produced by SeedMaster. The tool was selected as innovations winner at Regina’s farm show this week. This seeder has a few unique approaches to seeding and if social media can be used as a gauge, many farmers are […] Read more
New grain dryer tool runs on biomass
REGINA — A biomass-fueled grain drying system on display at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina offers a path for farmers and elevators to avoid paying the carbon tax when drying grain. “So essentially, what we’re trying to do here is take producers off of fossil fuels and to burn biomass, and we’re able to help […] Read more
Knowing the right things at the right times key to operations
While being in the right place at the right time makes things happen on the farm, knowing when and where makes it scalable
REGINA — Ukko Agro provides growth stage forecast and disease models for crops a week in advance by running predictive analytics on information from multiple sources, including on-farm weather stations. Predictive analytics uses machine learning and statistical techniques from data mining to analyze historical and current events to make forecasts. During Canada’s Farm Show in […] Read more
Scouting robot seeks validation
Every day the robot lurks in fields, watching, seeing all and recording every event, searching for anomalies
Another agricultural robot is roaming Canadian fields. Brazilian-based Solinftec uses artificial intelligence to guide its robot’s motion in fields, and to analyze the images of crops it captures as it travels autonomously along crop rows. Leo Carvalho of Solinftec said the Solix Ag robot scans for crop health and nutrition, disease, insects and weeds. “The […] Read more
Canada’s Farm Show begins with innovation winners
The 44th edition of Canada’s Farm Show in Regina is underway, beginning with the announcement of the 2022 innovation winners. Three products were recognized, including VeriGrain’s sampling and information management system, Lucent Bio’s crop nutrients called Soileos, and SeedMaster’s Ultra SR seeder. VeriGrain is an inventory intelligence system that allows producers to track grain quality […] Read more
