Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products won the business solutions prize in the Innovations Program Awards prior to the Agriculture in Motion farm show in Langham, Saskatchewan.
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Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products win innovation prize
Awards handed out at Ag in Motion 2025
Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges
Concerns about U.S., China trade barriers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to turn the page and start working with Prime Minister Mark Carney on important shared issues for Saskatchewan and Canada, including agricultural issues, such as providing regulatory certainty in the renewable fuels market.
Prairie forecast: Seasonably cool with chances of precipitation
Forecast issued July 16, covering July 16 to 23, 2025
This forecast period starts with a broad, cool area of high pressure stretching across the Prairie provinces. The cool air combined with strong mid-summer sunshine is leading to partly cloudy skies along with the odd shower or thundershower.
Australia nears breakthrough canola deal with China, sources say
Phytosanitary rules have restricted Australia’s canola exports to China
Canberra is close to an agreement with Beijing that would allow Australian suppliers to ship five trial canola cargoes to China, sources familiar with the matter said, a move towards ending a years-long freeze in the trade.
Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions
University of Saskatchewan researchers use field border mapping to collect data on yields, weeds
University of Saskatchewan researchers are using field border mapping to collect data on field variability, including problematic weeds, and to predict things like yields.
U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures extended slight gains on Tuesday as short covering and bargain buying continued to support a rebound from contract lows reached during the previous session.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed
Live and feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday recovered their losses from Monday. However, lean hog prices were mixed. August live cattle gained US$3.050 per hundredweight to close at US$222.400/cwt. Tuesday’s high of US$222.750 was the contract’s second-highest daily high ever behind US$223.275 on Friday. The October live cattle contract added […] Read more
Meatpackers rethink beef exports to US after Trump tariffs, industry lobby says
Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC, said.
Ag in Motion innovation awards showcase top 2025 ag technology
Ceremony recognized new on-farm technology across five categories
The 2025 Ag in Motion Innovation Awards celebrated winners across five categories: agronomics, agtech, business solutions, environmental sustainability and equipment.
U.S. pulse group commits to doubling production in five years
USA Pulses new name for organization
The pulse industry in the United States has plans to double production and consumption of pulse crops by 2030, USA Pulses announced at their annual conference held in Spokane, Washington, July 7-10.
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