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Units such as these developed by a British firm, Small Robot Co., have already been put to work in per-plant weed control, in which an AI "advice engine" identifies which plants the robot can kill.

Farmers need to be open to AI technology

Already a major force, artificial intelligence soon will be smarter than humans

By Lee Hart February 27, 2024

If Canadian farmers are waiting for the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) to hit the agriculture industry, they’re a bit late, according to a technology expert and consultant. It’s already here. And although he’s not a farmer himself, Walter Schwabe told producers attending the recent CrossRoads Conference in Calgary that if farmers don’t try to […] Read more

Many farmers are interested in data collection but are not sure about the return on investment.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Why bother with data collection? Money, says one Saskatchewan farmer

By Kari Belanger November 3, 2020

If you’ve been taking a closer look at precision ag and data collection, you’re not alone. Farmers are focused on what types of data can be collected, how to collect it and what it can be used for on their farms. Trevor Scherman, a Battleford, Sask.-area grain farmer, started collecting data years ago for a […] Read more

Crops, News

VIDEO: The impact of satellite data on agricultural efficiency

By Glacier FarmMedia staff October 17, 2018

At Ag in Motion this past summer, Farmers Edge presented a ‘Smart Farming Panel’ consisting of five farmers to discuss technology solutions in agriculture and how data helps them be more efficient with day-to-day decision making. Seen here are Saskatchewan farmers Trevor Scherman and Laura Reiter who share their thoughts on satellite imagery and weather […] Read more

Climate FieldView is a new data platform in the  Western Canadian market.

Crops, Features, Weather

New digital data platform on the Prairies

The Climate Corp. launches its Climate FieldView  service in Western Canada

By Leeann Minogue December 20, 2017

It’s been a long time coming and in the works,” said Denise Hockaday, Canada business lead for The Climate Corporation. The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, launched a new data service in the U.S. in 2015 and in Eastern Canada last year. Prairie farmers will have access to Climate FieldView for the first time […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Who’s handling your farm data? Keep an eye on this U.S. model

Data is becoming an industry. Whether you like it or not, you’re part of it 

By Lisa Guenther June 1, 2015

We talk about environmental stewardship, land stewardship and animal stewardship in agriculture, but there’s not a lot of discussion about data stewardship. And that’s too bad because there are some good reasons to have control over who accesses our data. I’m really talking about Big Data here — the move by businesses to collect mountains of data […] Read more

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

Tag Archives agricultural data

Farmers need to be open to AI technology

Editor’s Column: Why bother with data collection? Money, says one Saskatchewan farmer

VIDEO: The impact of satellite data on agricultural efficiency

New digital data platform on the Prairies

Who’s handling your farm data? Keep an eye on this U.S. model

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