Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
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Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
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
CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed
Glacier FarmMedia – Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for confirming gene edited crops are safe to use as livestock feed. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. “This is a ground-breaking day […] Read more
Accepting genome editing means society must benefit too
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology offers recommendations to ensure plant breeding technologies continue to benefit agriculture
The rapid pace of change brought by genome editing tools has created many new opportunities for the agri-food industry, but they aren’t without challenges. Regulatory hurdles must be considered, and the tools must benefit society as well as the agriculture industry. Why it matters: Genome editing tools can greatly advance plant breeding progress through less […] Read more
VIDEO: Ag-tech venture forum kicks off in Toronto
John Greig, Glacier FarmMedia’s senior technology editor, talks about what he expects to learn at the AGRI Tech Venture Forum in Toronto, May 1 and 2, 2024.
Growing data for cow-calf producers
Alberta company aims to make easy cow-side data collection and traceability
When Bill Leask and Mark Olson met at a Lion’s Club meeting about four years ago, Leask was a cow-calf operator with a need and Olson was an information technology expert who could build him a solution. Why it matters: The technology is made for cattle farmers but the company now requires seed money to […] Read more
Making efficient use of all that farm data
Just because growers have data doesn’t mean they use it
Launch of the first GPS yield monitors altered the world of on-farm data collection. That was followed by variable-rate technology, precision planting and aerial/satellite imaging. Most growers have now been accumulating data for 20 years or longer, and many have resolved to keep that data in the hopes of finding value from the gigabytes and […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
