Glacier FarmMedia – Another agricultural robot is roaming Canadian fields. Brazilian-based Solinftec uses artificial intelligence to guide its robot’s motion in fields, and to analyze the images of crops it captures as it travels autonomously along crop rows. Leo Carvalho of Solinftec said the Solix Ag robot scans for crop health and nutrition, disease, insects […] Read more
Machinery
Scouting robot seeks validation
Every day the robot lurks in fields, watching, seeing all and recording every event, searching for anomalies
Glacier FarmMedia acquires Ag in Motion property
Show site's investors honoured as 2022 event begins
The investors who helped secure the land that now hosts the annual Ag in Motion outdoor farm show have been given a gift that keeps on giving. At a presentation on Tuesday, the first day of the show’s 2022 in-person edition, Glacier FarmMedia — which owns the event along with this website and other farm […] Read more
Feds boost Living Labs’ reach to all provinces
Nine projects, including first-Indigenous led lab, share $54M
The first crop of federally-funded “Living Labs” backed by the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program, set up to prove carbon-sequestering on-farm processes, takes the concept to the six provinces where such farm-level labs weren’t yet in place. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, speaking Thursday in Calgary, announced $54 million from the $185 million, 10-year ACS program […] Read more
JBS to automate beef warehousing at Brooks
Packer to replace current fully manual system
International meat packer JBS has enlisted a major robotics and automation company to overhaul the warehousing system at one of Canada’s biggest beef plants. JBS Foods Canada on Friday announced a $71 million project in partnership with New Zealand-based Scott Technology, to design and build a system that can handle and store up to 85,000 […] Read more
Getting your combine ready for harvest
Repairs are easier to manage pre-season; parts getting easier to source
The summer harvest season will soon be upon us and farmers may want to check harvest equipment to ensure the combine is ready to roll. The previous two years featured an unpredictable supply of equipment parts, if not outright shortages of electric components and steel hardware. Things are much better going into the summer of […] Read more
Avoiding, preparing for and reacting to harvest fires
Tips on what to do if a fire happens, and how to prevent it
Field fires can happen in any crop and at any time but tend to be more prevalent in mid-summer during cereal harvest. With wheat harvest in the province fast approaching, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with how to prevent a field fire, and what to do if one occurs. Why it matters: A […] Read more
Don’t let health and safety take a backseat during harvest
Hiring adequate help and developing an emergency response protocol are key elements of safety plan
Harvest is one of the busiest times of the year in farming, which also makes it one of the most dangerous. While more roadway collisions and on-farm injuries are reported during harvest than in other seasons, farm safety experts suggest many incidents are predictable and preventable. Rob Gobeil, agricultural health and safety specialist with the […] Read more
Brandt to build trailers at new Saskatchewan plant
Equipment maker aims to free up space in Regina
Ag and industrial equipment manufacturer Brandt plans to start making its lines of utility trailers at factory space it owns in Moose Jaw, Sask., freeing up its factory floors in Regina to expand other product lines. The Brandt Group of Companies announced Tuesday it expects to start production of its trailer lines late this summer […] Read more
CN signals staff to return to work Wednesday
IBEW, railway to go to binding arbitration
Signals and communications workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) are set to end their 17-day strike and return to work Wednesday morning. CN, in a statement Monday, said the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) System Council 11, which represents about 750 of the company’s employees across the country, had agreed to take its labour […] Read more
Linamar deal to acquire Salford closes
Purchase will help the tillage equipment manufacturer grow globally
Linamar’s purchase of the Salford Group has been finalized. Linamar, a Guelph-based industrial equipment and parts maker made the announcement June 3, and executives met with Salford Group staff and management five days later to tour the fertilizer application and tillage maker’s manufacturing plant in Salford. Linamar initially announced it had an agreement in place […] Read more
