Lower areas in your field tend to emit more greenhouse gas, research shows that precision 4R nutrient stewardship practices can help mute the trend
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Precision 4R cuts farm greenhouse gas emissions
Lower areas in your field tend to emit more greenhouse gas, research shows that precision 4R nutrient stewardship practices can help mute the trend
Robots, lasers, and AI, oh my!
Advanced field robotics is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.
Advanced field robotics, including laser and high-voltage electricity, is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.
Who owns farm data?
It’s possible for farmers to own the data while companies are still able to use it, says lawyer
Data privacy is one of the noted issues blocking adoption of digital agriculture on Canadian farms as farmers worry about where their data is going and how it’s being used by companies.
Precision pig feeding cuts costs, improves animal health, study finds
Customized daily diets for individual animals reduces environmental waste by 40 per cent, a University of Guelph study finds
New research suggests feeding pigs individualized diets based on real-time data could cut costs and environmental impacts while maintaining animal performance.
SaskTel launches data hub for farmers
Companies that are part of Smart Ag will help farmers use data to improve their operations and sustainability
SaskTel has launched what it calls an ag ecosystem to help companies do business with farmers.
Agco focuses on retrofit automation technology
Recent disruptive technologies including auto guidance have seen growth start with aftermarket systems
When auto guidance appeared on the scene, it was grassroots demand from producers and aftermarket system suppliers that pushed the technology forward. As autonomy becomes the latest disruptive technology in ag equipment, Seth Crawford, Agco’s senior vice-president and general manager, precision ag and digital, said he sees it becoming mainstream in the same way auto […] Read more
Striving for tech dominance in age of automation
Agco looks to dominate the precision farming landscape and to deliver products to producers in a new way
Speaking to a group of ag and investment journalists in late June, Agco chief executive officer Eric Hansotia said his aim is to take Agco to a dominant market position when it comes to precision farming offerings. The decision to pursue that goal was made in a meeting of senior management several months ago, he […] Read more
Variable rate technology adoption faces hurdles
Variable rate technology is a powerful tool and it will be the way of the future, but for now most producers don’t believe it’s worth the time, effort and money.
Partnership packs punch
If there were any doubts about the ambitions of Farmers Edge, they have now been erased. The Manitoba company, which specializes in precision agriculture and farm data management, has announced a partnership with one of the world’s iconic companies, IBM. Farmers Edge will partner with the Weather Company, an IBM business, to provide farmers with […] Read more
Satellite maps have come a long way
The farmer in Lanny Faleide knew there had to be better ways to understand the land and ways to market that type of information. It was the early 1990s, the dawn of precision agriculture. After the droughts of the late 1980s, farmers were taking a keener interest in their soils. Reductions in tillage, new approaches […] Read more
