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The Ecorobotix targets only weeds with its sprayer. | Lilian Schaer photo
Crop Management

AI-based technologies fights weeds

Canadian, Swiss companies employ artificial intelligence tools to target weeds with electricity, minimal chemical use

Glacier FarmMedia – Herbicides have long made weed control easier, but that’s changing as more and more weeds develop resistance and new invasive species take hold in our soils. Another type of resistance is also growing: the federal government’s willingness to keep products registered for the market, as consumers become increasingly distrustful of crop protection […] Read more
Innovative technology is driving mode40, a Manitoba-based company, to streamline and upgrade meat cooling across the country. | Getty Images
Livestock Management

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
Farmers are used to risks from weather, pests and markets but are less prepared for digital threats. | Getty Images
News

Manage cybersecurity risks

Glacier FarmMedia – Farming involves risk. There’s all manner of weather to deal with, plus shifting markets, crop and animal diseases and unexpected production hurdles. Related story: Digital defence must start with prevention In response, farmers cover their acres with crop insurance, buy policies to protect against livestock price volatility and work feed options into […] Read more
Staff at Mojow Autonomous Solutions, a startup technology company, pose with a demonstration tractor equipped with an autonomy package. Mojow has received funding from CAAIN that will help accelerate research and development on its Eyebox platform. | Mojow photo
Crop Management, Machinery

Funding accelerates autonomous systems

Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network investment into Mojow’s Eyebox system “a big deal”

Canadians haven’t been lagging when it comes to developing autonomous technology for agriculture. Winnipeg-based JCA Technologies, which was acquired by Agco in May 2022, is just one example of a cutting-edge technology company born in this country. In 2019, the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) was created, with funding from the federal government, […] Read more

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