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Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Part 2

There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?

Glacier FarmMedia – With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff about what might or might not work on an individual […] Read more

Cattle producers collect a great deal of data on their animals related to health care, rate of gain and cost of gain that could be better analyzed using artificial intelligence, says a strategist.  |  File photo

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

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, national technology officer for Microsoft Canada. | Getty Images

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


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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

Farmers will benefit significantly from powerful artificial intelligent systems recently released to the public. From marketing and finance to chemistry and biology to mechanics and computer programs, these new language models will soon help farmers quickly access information they need.   |  Getty Images

Chatbot provides agronomic advice

A tool that accesses publicly available data to answer questions is one example of the new artificial intelligence revolution

The list of AI-based products in the agricultural industry is about to skyrocket with the wide-scale availability to developers and farmers of these new tools.