The author writes that more attention should be paid to big data use in agriculture, as it is likely to have far-reaching detrimental environmental and social impacts if misused.

Comment: The dangers of big data extend to farming

If agriculture data isn’t protected, a handful of powerful companies will shape food production for their own benefit

Most internet users are by now aware of the vulnerability of their personal data. When the news broke that tech companies misuse and manipulate our personal data, there was a […] Read more




Cannabis Farm Greenhouse

Weed failing in the face of demand

Production challenges and overexpansion means some large cannabis companies face financial reckoning

Forget waterhemp – cannabis might be Canada’s fastest spreading weed.  Since legalization in October of 2018, cannabis production in Ontario and across the country has exploded. From oils and edibles […] Read more