Reading Time: 2 minutes One third of agricultural jobs could be automated in the next decade according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada.
A third of agricultural jobs could be automated in next decade, report says
Solar dry, soldier fly, AI: Africans fight hunger with innovation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alongside container farms in South Africa cultivating soldier flies for animal feed, solar-powered fish and crop dryers in Tanzania and machine-learning pest detectors in Kenya, Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to overcome the effects of climate change on food production.
Company promises instant plant tissue sample results
Reading Time: 2 minutes ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 2 minutes A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is underway on the ranch of John and Deanne Chuiko in northern Saskatchewan. The Chuiko’s run CJ Ranching near St. Walburg, Sask.
Fuel hedging platform wins AIM innovation award
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rack Petroleum Ltd.’s HedgeHog app allows users to confirm a guaranteed price for diesel for future delivery up to two years into the future.
Cultivator tech incubator joining AIM in 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cultivator, which has been a regular at the Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, will be moving its demonstration day to Ag in Motion in 2025 said the program's director, Laura Mock.
Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event
Reading Time: 3 minutes Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour at Ag in Motion on July 16, 2024, Chelsey Siemens, a livestock and feed extension specialist with the province, said they are doing a research project through ADOPT (Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technology), looking at how FarmSimple can be used to monitor sulfate levels over the summer.
Precision livestock farming could fine-tune feed efficiency ‘equation’
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Belgian researcher says precision technology can help farmers fine-tune animal feed consumption, which would increase profits, improve animal welfare and lower environmental effects.
New ag tech pitch event to precede AgSmart
Discovery Lab brings its tech startup process to agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new event in conjunction with AgSmart at Olds College aims to bring mainstream technology startup support to the agriculture sector.
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