Glacier FarmMedia – Seed companies are working on mechanical innovations to keep up with the speed of genetic technology change. Millions of data points are created by genome-level analysis. That data is then parsed by computers that often use artificial intelligence. The limit is now the physical world and the race is on to automate […] Read more
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Trust issues continue to haunt Big Data
Farmers have been reluctant to share data with service providers and that isn’t likely to change without those providers proving they can be trusted, a digital agriculture conference heard. “You have to have trust, whether you’re a co-operative or a privately owned company or a crown (corporation,) said Darcy Herauf, Farm Credit Canada’s director of […] Read more
Data sharing caution urged
Farmers need to ask themselves what they’re giving up in return for the benefits of downloading an app or sharing information with a company or online platform, says a vice-president of an online grain marketing network. “We need to push people to make sure their data is being used responsibly, so who are you sharing […] Read more
Farmers move to their own or local data for decisions
United States agricultural retailers doubled their use of pooled data since 2017, according to the precision dealer survey recently published by Purdue University. “For instance, with nitrogen back in 2017 about 40 percent of dealers said that there was some influence or major influence on a nitrogen decision. In 2021, 86 percent of dealers said […] Read more
Farmers Edge share offering oversubscribed
Farmers Edge wants to use the money and new structure gained through its initial public offering to better reach the non-digitally-integrated farmer population. With the ability to more easily raise money from markets compared to when it was a small private company, Farmers Edge will be better able to compete with giant rivals like John […] Read more
Statistics Canada takes heat on canola supply estimates
Statistics Canada has come under fire by analysts for its canola production and stocks estimates but the agency remains confident in its numbers. Todd Mulligan, senior crops analyst at Statistics Canada, said the November estimates of crop production are based on a survey covering 26,500 farms. “We have a lot of confidence because that is […] Read more
Farmers fail to capitalize on data
Agricultural firms and consultants have been claiming for at least two years that using complex information systems to enhance agronomy, farm management and yields will become standard practice on Canadian farms in the near future. Manitoba grain farmers aren’t buying the hype. Mitch Rezansoff, an integrated solutions manager with Enns Brothers, a chain of John […] Read more
Stats Can may stop Sept. survey
Crop reporting | Fall survey could be axed if satellite-generated yield estimate proves valid
This could be the last September that Canadian growers are surveyed about their crop yields. Statistics Canada is contemplating replacing its September crop production survey with a mathematical model that uses satellite data to produce production estimates. This year’s survey will be compared to the satellite-based yield results generated by the Crop Condition Assessment Program […] Read more
