Insights and Stories on Ag Tech

Solar dry, soldier fly, AI: Africans fight hunger with innovation

Aug. 2, 2024 at 9:27 am CDT

Alongside container farms in South Africa cultivating soldier flies for animal feed, solar-powered fish and crop dryers in Tanzania and machine-learning pest detectors in Kenya, Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to overcome the effects of climate change on food production.

Company promises instant plant tissue sample results

Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

By Don Norman

Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan

Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:33 am CDT

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Cassandra Morari, COO of Rack Petroleum Ltd. at Ag in Motion

Fuel hedging platform wins AIM innovation award

Jul. 17, 2024 at 5:35 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cultivator tech incubator joining AIM in 2025

Jul. 17, 2024 at 5:16 pm CDT

By Janelle Rudolph

Ag Tech Breakfast panelists at Ag in Motion 2024 near Langham. PHOTO: SEAN PRATT

Entrepreneurs tout products at Ag in Motion event

Jul. 17, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

Entrepreneurs pitched their products at Ag in Motion’s AgTech Breakfast today.

By Sean Pratt

Sask. government researching water quality with ag tech

Jul. 17, 2024 at 10:44 am CDT

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.

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Precision livestock farming could fine-tune feed efficiency ‘equation’

Jul. 11, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

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.

By Geralyn Wichers

New ag tech pitch event to precede AgSmart

Jul. 10, 2024 at 1:35 pm CDT

A new event in conjunction with AgSmart at Olds College aims to bring mainstream technology startup support to the agriculture sector.

By John Greig

Former investors seek class action lawsuit against Farmers Edge

Jun. 18, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

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.