Veterinary demos, including Solvet’s pain-reducing Lidoband castration, highlight innovation for commercial sheep producers at Ontario Sheep Field Day
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Ontario Sheep Field Day returns with focus on welfare tech and productivity gains
Veterinary demos, including pain-reducing Lidoband castration, highlight innovation for commercial sheep producers

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

Layer management platform aims to ease record-keeping workload
IntelEgg generates flock reports in real-time
Timely management of factors influencing egg production can have a significant impact on the ultimate income from a flock.

Newcomer First Acre Insurance expands brokers in Ontario
First Acre was founded by mutual insurance companies to serve farmers
The ever-evolving changes within agriculture over the last several decades have outpaced coverage options in the agriculture insurance sector, said First ACre CEO Robin Shuflet.

JDLink Boost comes to Canada
Satellite connectivity now available for John Deere equipment
John Deere’s satellite-based connectivity offering called JDLink Boost is now available in Canada.

PTx Trimble rolling out new guidance controller
Improved and more capable NAV-960 replaces the NAV-900
The NAV-960 will be the base platform to handle features PTx Trimble expects to offer in the future, including implement applications.

VIDEO: Autonomous machine treats powdery mildew using UVC light
To control powdery mildew in orchards, growers currently need to apply a fungicide to help keep plants healthy and avoid further complications down the road. But what if your crop could be treated in a non-chemical way and the work could be done while you were sleeping? That’s essentially the pitch that Free Green Nature […] Read more

VIDEO: Several ‘upsides’ to this autonomous farm robot
Jana Tian, CEO and cofounder of a Waterloo-based technology startup company called Upside Robotics, talks about “Beethoven”, the company’s fully autonomous robot at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month. It works on the “swarm” concept and is designed to apply fertilizer in corn rows during the growing season, allowing growers to reduce input costs by applying just the right amount of […] Read more

Snobelen Farms Ltd. increases capacity and efficiency at the Brantford facility
A $2 million technology and equipment upgrade on Snobelen Farms Ltd.’s Brantford grain facility is complete. “These upgrades reflect our ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction,” said Troy Tate, Brantford location manager. “We want our growers to be in, out and back in their combines as seamlessly as possible.” Why it matters: As a […] Read more

$9 million invested to increase sustainability and competitiveness of Ontario farms
The Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Initiative (OASI) is getting an additional $9 million from the federal and provincial governments.“We encourage our world-class farmers to seize the opportunities this program offers to improve their soil health, food production and long-term competitiveness,” said Rob Flack, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agri-business.OASI funding assists farmers with adopting new […] Read more