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FarmDroid provides scalable horticultural seeding and weeding
Farmers are looking for affordable weeding tools that reduce crop damage and increase ROI
Biogas slurry trailer rapidly loads and unloads
Manure can be moved to a digester and digestate returned to a farm more efficiently
A key piece of technology important to the success of biogas digesters in Europe is now available in Canada. Advance Tank Production Ltd., has built a rapid loading and unloading tanker that makes moving manure around quicker and more efficient. Why it matters: Biogas digester numbers are growing in Ontario, but some infrastructure still isn’t […] Read more
Ag tech accelerator connects start-ups with producers and business experts
Cultivator continues to expand its offerings to help ag tech founders flourish
The road to commercialization success for an agricultural innovation entrepreneur is neither short nor straight. It can be hard to find the necessary funding, overcome regulatory barriers, or access all the necessary skills and resources to go from idea to sellable product. That’s where the Saskatchewan-based Cultivator, Canada’s first credit union-led tech incubator, is helping […] Read more
Can autonomous systems cut costs on the farm?
Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits
Glacier FarmMedia – Does autonomous equipment improve the farm’s overall profit picture? Agco says it has demonstrated exactly that during initial field trials of its Outrun retrofit autonomy kit, which it introduced to the farm media near Salina, Kansas in late June. “What we’re providing is a kit that takes a tractor and allows it […] Read more
Technology uses sensors to manage feed
Feed flow monitoring reduces costs and improves pig performance
For livestock producers, feed consumption and conversion are leading success indicators, but measuring this in real time can be challenging. Weighing animals regularly isn’t practical, and existing feed monitoring solutions don’t give an accurate picture of what is actually happening inside a barn. Why it matters: Feed is one of the biggest costs in raising […] Read more
Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
Smart system can predict where weeds will grow
AI-driven tool uses field imagery and crop data to allows growers to apply targeted control
Keeping weeds under control is a seemingly never-ending chore for farmers, requiring consistent investments of time and money. But what if there was a tool that could predict where weeds will grow, allowing growers to take precise action before they ever emerge from the ground? Why it matters: Farmers are continually looking for alternative yet […] Read more
Opinion: Is it time for a farmer venture fund?
The Agri Tech Venture Forum in Toronto is a fascinating event, and much more different than the farmer-focused events I attend. In the room are venture capitalists of all types next to agriculture technology inventors and businesses looking for that capital. People are investing their own money and gathered with others who have a similar […] Read more
Plant sensors could act as an early warning system for farmers
Science Notes:
Using a pair of sensors made from carbon nanotubes, researchers from MIT have discovered signals that reveal when plants are experiencing stresses such as heat, light, or attack from insects or bacteria. The sensors detect two signaling molecules that plants use to coordinate their response to stress: hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid. Researchers found that […] Read more
Opinion: A new fight on the artificial intelligence front
At the recent Farm and Food Care Ontario annual meeting in Elora, the focus of afternoon presenters was on artificial intelligence. It wasn’t the usual rhetoric dominating the news and social media channels right now, which seems to be focused on how artificial intelligence tools may soon replace millions of jobs and perhaps take over […] Read more
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