Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the second in a series of articles about the future of agriculture. The series isn’t an attempt to forecast next month’s canola prices, but a look at what Canadian agriculture might look like in the long term, 20 years from now. In the first article in the series, we looked at foresight, a […] Read more
‘It’s all in your head’
Futurology: It takes brain power to farm. It always has, but nothing like the ‘mental machinery’ that will transform agriculture in the next 20 years
China must raise self-reliance in ag tech, Xi says
Seed industry seen as weak link in food chain
Reading Time: < 1 minute Beijing | Reuters — President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. The central leadership had said in 2020 that the country’s seed industry was a weak link in the food chain and needed to […] Read more
Virtual testing for real world conditions
Manufacturers turn to computer technology to validate new machine designs
Reading Time: 6 minutes A few years ago I was interviewing a retired engineer who had worked at Massey Ferguson. We were talking about his involvement in testing prototypes, and he recalled how a group of employees would have to take shifts running newly designed machines over the “bump track” behind the engineering centre. That was a track with […] Read more
The race toward precision agriculture
AGCO believes new environmental regs will shove farmers to invest more in precision ag
Reading Time: 6 minutes In mid-July farmers in the Netherlands turned out en masse to block highways, an airport and various food distribution routes. Those acts of civil disobedience were sparked by resistance to the European Union’s “Green New Deal,” which establishes a host of new environmental regulations that Dutch farmers think will significantly affect their production methods. It’s […] Read more
More satellite imagery options for crops
A rapid increase in resellers is reshaping imagery demand and usability
Reading Time: 4 minutes There are so many satellites up there these days that astronomers worry that they will block their view. And while some of these satellites can offer a new level of vegetation and crop image analysis, the uptake has been a bit slow so far. Where there has been significant growth — and perhaps a window […] Read more
B.C. to back Indigenous food system projects
New program taking applications starting Monday
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new British Columbia program will provide up to $80,000 each for projects in agriculture, food processing or other sectors to improve food security in that province’s Indigenous communities. The province on Wednesday rolled out a new Indigenous Food Systems and Agriculture Partnership Program, which is set up to take applications starting Monday (Sept. 26) […] Read more
McCain acquires predictive crop technology
Reading Time: < 1 minute McCain Foods Ltd. has purchased predictive crop intelligence technology from Resson, a ‘vision intelligence technology’ firm headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. McCain has been a long-time partner with Resson, working together for nine years to develop algorithms that forecast farm yields using remote sensing technology. The technology will enable producers to make more appropriate decisions through […] Read more
Indigo Ag to roll out first tranche of farm soil carbon credits
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm technology firm Indigo Agriculture on Wednesday said its carbon farming program has produced 20,000 tonnes in soil carbon credits that it will sell as emissions offsets to buyers including JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Barclays BARC.L and The North Face. They are the first agricultural soil carbon credits to be verified […] Read more
Cyber-attacks on the rise in the ag sector
Ransomware attacks could target critical supply chains during planting and harvest seasons
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Digital tech has been a double-edged sword for agriculture; it grows the sector but also exposes it to cyber security risks. “The agricultural sector has increasingly become a target of cyber-attacks in ways that can cause serious disruption to the livelihoods of rural communities and to critical infrastructures, including supply chains,” said […] Read more
John Deere goes full throttle
Being the biggest in the world isn’t big enough for John Deere
Reading Time: 6 minutes The strategy is clear. The company isn’t hiding it. Even in its most recent sustainability report, John Deere says it is going all out to make the world’s farmers happy to invest even more money in green precision ag equipment and new technologies. But just how much more? Currently, the brand claims the world’s farmers […] Read more
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