Digital biosecurity software maker Farm Health Guardian Ltd. was among three agriculture tech and processing companies to receive federal funding in an announcement today.
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Federal funding to boost agri-tech and food companies in Southern Ontario
VIDEO: Liquid helps electric weed killing machine
Crop.zone has partnered with John Deere on a new, wider machine for in-crop weed control
A German company tested its electric desiccation system on Canadian farms this year as it works to bring weed control using electricity to large-scale farms. Crop.zone is unique in that it combines an application of liquid to the plant at the front of the tractor and an electric shock at the back, which helps with […] Read more
Vet app, grain data tech, biostimulant among innovation winners
Exhibitors with innovative products were recognized last month during Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. The Innovation Program offers awards to businesses in five categories: agronomics, business solutions, environmental sustainability, equipment and livestock. The 2023 winners were announced Sept. 11 before the Sept. 12-14 show began at Discovery Farm Woodstock. Why it matters: The program recognizes new […] Read more
Editorial: Revenge of the nerds
I still vividly remember the day my dad walked in the kitchen door carrying an enormous cardboard box, with a smile nearly as wide as the box itself. Inside was our family’s first VCR, a very exciting day indeed. For my Baby Boomer parents, the VCR was a huge leap in technology. I was too […] Read more
German farmers use innovation to help meet sustainability targets
The European Union has set some tough targets in its Farm to Fork strategy
Sustainable production is the latest focus in agriculture as countries around the world look for ways to deal with climate change. The European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy, for example, spells out ambitious goals for sustainable food production. Among its targets by 2030 are reducing chemical pesticide and antimicrobial use by 50 per cent and […] Read more
Computer chips made in Taiwan are a vital farm input
It sounds like the premise of a cheap novelette: put 90 per cent of the world’s most strategic industry in a tiny place caught between two superpowers and push those powers toward confrontation and war. It seems far-fetched until you consider that this is a real situation in the semiconductor industry based in Taiwan. Almost […] Read more
Opinion: Innovation is hard, hype is easy
There is no shortage of companies and researchers that claim to have a silver bullet to solve agricultural issues, but if truly helpful, it takes years before technologies are in the hands of farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – In November, the John Innes Centre announced it had discovered a gene that could lead to drought resistant wheat. The centre is a well-known institution in Norwich, United Kingdom, specializing in plant science and crop genetics, so the new gene and its potential for improving wheat production will garner interest. And maybe […] Read more
Ontario technology lets farmers produce their own inputs
Waterloo-based company producing green ammonia using water, air and electricity
Clean, economical, and practical – those are the foundational building blocks of a technology that will let farmers produce their own inputs on the farm. Using water, air and electricity, a containerized production system by Waterloo-based FuelPositive will produce ammonia for a variety of uses including agricultural fertilizer or fuel for grain drying and internal […] Read more
Soil tech firms allow sensors to work together
Ceres Imaging and Soiltech Wireless say the recent agreement allows their technology to validate each other in the field
Glacier FarmMedia – Ceres Imaging and Soiltech Wireless have an agreement that enables the two systems to work together. Soiltech Wireless offers a cellular-based wireless sensor and Ceres Imaging uses in-field sensors, advanced analytics and high-resolution imagery to provide a macro-level look at crops. Ehsan Soltan of Soiltech Wireless said the company’s wireless sensor monitors […] Read more
Improving food security in northern Ontario
Finalists named for Northern Ontario Innovation Challenge
Seven agri-food entrepreneurs from across northern Ontario have been chosen as finalists in the Northern Ontario Innovation Challenge run by Bioenterprise Canada, a national accelerator known as Canada’s food and agri-tech engine. The seven agri-businesses will showcase their innovations at a public demonstration day in September with short pitch presentations to a panel of judges […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
