Manitoba’s Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative receives $2 million funding boost from government
Glacier FarmMedia – The Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI) has been granted $2 million in government funding to help drive innovation in Manitoba agriculture. The funding announcement coincided with the July 25 grand opening of its Innovation Farms Centre 20 minutes northwest of Winnipeg. “Manitoba farmers and producers are a critical part of […] Read moreTag Archives artificial intelligence — page 2
AI reaches into the meat locker
Once commercialized, the high-tech meat management system promises gains on efficiency, sustainability, quality
Glacier FarmMedia – Artificial intelligence is digging footholds in agriculture and agribusiness, from crop and herd monitoring to traceability and weed management. For one Manitoba-born company, AI has become a tool for carcass quality control in the meat sector. Cameron Bergen is chief executive officer and co-founder of mode40, a technology services company that helps […] Read more
Dairy producers urged to use AI with caution
Glacier FarmMedia – Use of artificial intelligence tools in farming is expected to grow quickly in the next five years, automating and enhancing farmer decisions. Most artificial intelligence (AI) uses are at the edges of technologies farmers already use, and may deliver inaccurate answers to queries. In the dairy sector, there are three main areas […] Read more
Artificial intelligence challenges the status quo
Beef industry told new technology is ushering in a new era that will require farm managers to be strategically disruptive
You may run a great beef operation, but how do you make yourself remarkable? That’s likely not a question most ranchers ask themselves, but according to a technology expert who spoke to the recent Alberta Beef Industry Conference, it is the type of question and thinking that must be asked today in light of explosive […] Read more
Smart tech can identify sick pigs
A sick pig doesn’t want anyone to know it’s not well, and that can stop even the best barn staff from intervening before the animal’s condition worsens. With smart technology and artificial intelligence, it should be possible to flag illness long before humans can identify it, says Tami Brown-Brandl of the University of Nebraska, speaking […] Read more
Ag investments in artificial intelligence worth watching in ’24
I watch with interest what investors consider to be hot in the world of agriculture and note how quickly that interest fades and moves to the next trend. Precision agriculture technologies are the exception. They remain a popular investment choice, and for good reason. In comparison, the alternative protein sector, particularly plant-based meats, is no […] Read more
Watch out for ‘laziness risk’ as tech revolution continues
“How are we going to keep track of whether (artificial intelligence) is doing its job?” That humanly intelligent question came from James Hofer, a leader in Manitoba’s hog farming industry and a very smart guy, during the recent Manitoba Swine Seminar. He was worrying about what happens when the most important person in the barn […] Read more
Ag warned of artificial intelligence challenges
Technology leader says agriculture industry has been slow to adopt AI tools but also faces a crisis in public confidence
CALGARY — An expert told a conference of agricultural leaders that Canada must deal with a crisis in public confidence in artificial intelligence, likening it to the monster under the bed. Surveys have shown many Canadians don’t understand AI, and how it can provide a leg up for industries such as agriculture, said John Weigelt, […] Read more
Predictive maps help weed control
Greg Stewart is different from most innovators in Canadian agriculture. People that start ag companies are often plant scientists, agronomists or experts in farm machinery. Stewart has a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Dalhousie University and a PhD in control engineering from the University of British Columbia. “A controls engineer ensures that an organization […] Read more
AI no match for savvy farmers
Proponents of artificial intelligence systems, including ChatGPT that recently became available to the public, say it is just the beginning of a sea change that will profoundly affect our lives. They say few professions will remain unscathed by this new wave of technology — from farming to finance to law to medicine to coding to […] Read more
