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Fuel hedging platform wins AIM innovation award
Cultivator tech incubator joining AIM in 2025
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
Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.
Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech
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’
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
A new event in conjunction with AgSmart at Olds College aims to bring mainstream technology startup support to the agriculture sector.
New training for the 21st-century farm
Manitoba college’s program aims to build skills in mechatronics
Up until now farm kids considering college or university training have mostly turned to mechanics or agronomy as first choices. And it makes sense. Both are important skills that can still improve a farm’s operations. But as technology has advanced, there’s now another option that can match the usefulness of those other two: mechatronics engineering […] Read more
Former investors seek class action lawsuit against Farmers Edge
Plaintiffs allege they received misleading information prior to the company's 2021 IPO
Former investors in Manitoba-based ag tech firm Farmers Edge have asked the B.C. Supreme Court to certify a class action lawsuit against the company, former leaders and its main shareholder.
Ag tech venture capital stays on sidelines
Entrepreneurs need patience, more plan to achieve profitability to unlock investment
Agriculture venture capital investment was an outlier in 2023, as it increased slightly over 2022, according to the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA). However, that news belied pessimism on the state of ag tech at the recent Agri Tech Venture Forum in Toronto. The forum heard that the availability of capital for agriculture technology entrepreneurs has dried up significantly compared to the heady days of investment growth during the pandemic years.
Artificial intelligence, real diligence
Understanding the opportunities — and the risks — with AI applications in agriculture
Farmers are learning more and more about the upside of artificial intelligence in agriculture these days. Benefits include lower input costs, plant breeding improvements and optimized production that contribute to higher yields and additional farm revenue. According to Dan Lussier of Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI), AI is also helping producers make better […] Read more
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