Katlin Lang is co-founder of FarmSimple Solutions, a company that provides a water trough sensor for remote watering system. He’s pictured here at last year’s Ag in Motion.
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Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech

At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technology), looking at how FarmSimple can be used to monitor sulfate levels over the summer.


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Meat from cloned animals sparks debate

Is a cloned cow any different from a conventionally conceived cow when it comes to meat? Canadian officials suggest not

Health Canada says meat from healthy cloned animals is no different than that from sexually reproduced animals and there are no health concerns with consuming meat from a cloned animal. It also says a main aspect of cloning animals is to “enhance the propagation of unique, high-value animals.”





While working on her family farm near Inglis, Man., Tomina Jackson found herself wishing for better-fitting workwear designed for the female body.

Female farmers create workwear for women

Manitoba farm family recognized a need and started a company to make work clothing designed by and made for women

Glacier FarmMedia – As they drank coffee at the kitchen table one day, Tomina Jackson and other female family members looked at each other and realized they were all wearing […] Read more