Livestock technology doesn't get as much attention as crop technology and a Canadian hub with focus on livestock could help.
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show gives livestock tech great exposure
Outside of the show, a livestock-focused tech hub could make good sense
Make a stop at the plots at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Side-by-side comparisons of crops are one of the advantages of outdoor shows
Crop plots at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show give farmers the chance to compared hybrids and varieties side-by-side.
Ucrop.it gives farmers control on sustainability, farm trial data
Farmers have to approve any use of their data through a digital signature
Farmers using the Ucrop.it platform have control over who uses, sees and pays for their data.
Piglets can benefit from longer time in birth pen
A European company has equipment that reduces weaning stress
Weaning is a high stress time for piglets, but a Dutch company has figured out a way to reduce the challenges.
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
Hog farmers usually need scales to weigh their pigs for market, but a new 3D camera can do the job with less infrastructure.
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.