Beef cattle herd management software has become an essential tool over 15 years for Lonesome Dove Ranch in Saskatchewan.
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Cows in the cloud
A Little Bit Western: How herd management software makes managing cattle data easier
Demo Days for ag equipment bring policymakers to the field
Demonstration event connects regulators with real-world technology on Canadian farms
Staff of several farm-facing federal agencies got “a unique, hands-on understanding of how precision agriculture tools are transforming Canadian farms,” at an event in August, via the AEM.
Smashes and setbacks line the path to a successful investment portfolio
Investing for Fun and Profit: The personal portfolio quadrupled in the equivalent of eight years, despite numerous mistakes
Herman VanGenderen looks back into the various mistakes and successes in his portfolio, with the goal of helping readers out there actively managing their own off-farm investments.
Ag equipment brands ink deals with Starlink for machine connectivity
But with a politically-linked erratic owner, can we trust Starlink?
Starlink has become the global go-to provider for connectivity, particularly in rural areas where cellular service is dodgy at best, but there are now concerns about whether it can be trusted in the long term.
Video: Case IH aims to “get ahead of the change”
An executive discusses the company’s plans for new — and used — equipment
Case IH parent company CNH’s FieldOps equipment management system is now ”probably resonating the most with our customer base,” Kurt Coffey says.
PTx Trimble rolling out new guidance controller
Improved and more capable NAV-960 replaces the NAV-900
The NAV-960 will be the base platform to handle features PTx Trimble expects to offer in the future, including implement applications.
Hand-held device detects nutrient deficiencies in leaf tissue
The Nutriscan device won Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Award earlier this year
ATP Nutrition’s Nutriscan uses a near-infrared sensor to measure a range of macro- and micronutrients in plant tissue and delivers the results to an app on a user’s smartphone.
Evaluating new tech, products and practices
There is always something new around the corner, so how do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
With new products, new production practices and new technology converging in the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace, independent agronomists and crop advisors try to sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff as they advise clients on what might or might not work on an individual farm. Not only has the pace of introducing new […] Read more
What are you doing with my information?
Agronomy and the Law: Are you prepared to answer that question from a farming client?
With the increasing development and usage of precision agriculture and technological advances in the agriculture industry, farmers are experiencing huge increases in productivity, efficiency and profitability. These innovations include the industry’s development of software applications to manage farm data, sensors on implements, drones, precision machinery and GPS technology, to name a few. With this rise […] Read more
Next Bayer R&D chief leading digital charge
Mike Graham has been “spearheading the digital evolution”
Bayer Crop Science has set a leadership succession plan in motion for R&D, naming plant breeder Mike Graham to head that division.
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