Tag Archives crops

Robots, lasers, and AI, Oh My!
Advanced field robotics is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.

Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete

S-Cap invests $23.55 million into horticulture to boost competitiveness

Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag
Some cereal crops beyond harvesting with plans to salvage for feed

Weather outlook not great for Prairie crops
U.S. northern Plains in a similar boat

Ukraine’s farm output could take 20 years to recover, study suggests
Some crop sectors may recover more quickly

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan
Hike in farm fuel, fertilizer and feed costs is the largest in nearly 50 years

AAFC projecting canola ending stocks to tighten
New-crop wheat ending stocks figure boosted

Gene-edited crops clear CFIA’s regulatory bar
Agency guidance puts gene editing on level of conventional breeding

Light signals from neighbouring weeds alter crop plant growth, yield
University of Guelph and USDA researchers uncover a new defense mechanism in plants
In the battle between weeds and crops, weeds are winning. A new theory developed by a University of Guelph researcher suggests why. For the first time, plant scientists have shown that weeds can alter crop growth from a distance by affecting light signals used by the crop plants to communicate. Clarence Swanton, a weed scientist […] Read more