Hog farmers usually need scales to weigh their pigs for market, but a new 3D camera can do the job with less infrastructure.
Pigs weighed with 3D camera
A new system allows farmers to measure pig weights by walking through with a camera, limiting the need for physical scales
Spray drones just waiting to go
Interest in drones to deliver fertilizer, seed and sprays continues to grow, but regulatory hurdles remain
There have been few technologies in waiting with as much pent-up interest as agricultural drones. The unmanned flying machines started out as data gatherers, scouting crops and sensing from above, […] Read more
Making cattle unloading easier
Cattle chute on the back of a trailer means no need for a chute at a pasture
A loading chute attached to a trailer makes cow movement more efficient, especially in remote locations. Doug Green saw the problem regularly when he was hauling cattle. He’d pull up […] Read more
Biogas slurry trailer rapidly loads and unloads
Manure can be moved to a digester and digestate returned to a farm more efficiently
A key piece of technology important to the success of biogas digesters in Europe is now available in Canada. Advance Tank Production Ltd., has built a rapid loading and unloading […] Read more
CFIA won’t enforce some ritual slaughter requirements after appeal from Jewish organizations
The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.
PHOTOS: Ontario Forage Expo offers first-hand look at haying equipment operating in the field
More than 30 pieces of equipment were demonstrated at the July 4 expo, from cutting to tedding, raking, merging, baling, forage harvesting and bale drying.
Beef experts share lessons learned from three years of drought
Prairie beef farmers were forced to find new feed sources, learn new processes and make difficult decisions in managing their feed inventories in the past few years.
Canadian-made small square baler increases capacity
The Marcrest 210 baler can make more than 1,000 square bales in an hour
No small square balers on the market could keep up with Marcrest’s Bale Baron bale packager, so the company built one. The Listowel, Ont., company showcased its new 210 baler […] Read more
Taking the human out of pressure washing
Pressure washing is an unpopular job on livestock farms that is increasingly solved with automation
From Ag in Motion: Livestock goes high tech
A Saskatchewan ag tech startup company helps assure livestock farmers that their animals are receiving adequate water.
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