Insights and Stories on Artificial Intelligence

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AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world

Sep. 3, 2025 at 10:09 am CDT

In many low- and middle-income countries, accurate weather forecasts remain out of reach, limited by the high technology costs and infrastructure demands of traditional forecasting models. A new wave of AI-powered weather forecasting models has the potential to change that.

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Canada’s first AI-driven greenhouse doubles down on sustainable farming

Aug. 22, 2025 at 9:40 am CDT

By Diana Martin

(Left to Right) Kyle Gibson, Sharene Cunningham and Paul Munro stand at Agi3's booth at Agriculture in Motion on July 15, 2025. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products win innovation prize

Jul. 16, 2025 at 10:46 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

A young farmer kneeling to look at corn in a corn field with combine in the background.

Artificial intelligence put to work on extension

Jul. 9, 2025 at 11:45 am CDT

By Robert Arnason

CATTLEytics creates artificial intelligence system to write dairy protocols

Mar. 28, 2025 at 10:57 am CDT

By John Greig

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.

By Kim Harrisberg Reuters

Paraglider powers a new kind of sprayer

Jul. 17, 2024 at 2:04 pm CDT

The Stratus AirSprayer is different than the quadcopters and fixed-wing UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) typically associated with ag drones. Essentially, it’s a powered paraglider — one that can carry heavier loads and stay aloft much longer than conventional drones.

By Mark Halsall

The ‘Ozempic effect’ could cut world food consumption: report

Feb. 16, 2024 at 4:52 pm CST

Will calorie consumption decline in the future thanks--in part--to a viral weight-loss drug? A recent food trend report suggests it could.

By Geralyn Wichers

McCain launches new predictive ag firm

Nov. 30, 2023 at 9:39 am CST

McCain Foods has formed a new digital agriculture subsidiary, Presia Ag Insights. The move builds on McCain’s 2022 acquisition of a “predictive crop portfolio” from Resson, a Fredricton, New Brunswick firm that uses artificial intelligence to advise farmers on crop management decisions. McCain, in a media release, said the Presia […]

By Glacier FarmMedia

McCain acquires predictive crop technology

Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:42 pm CDT

McCain Foods Ltd. has purchased predictive crop intelligence technology from Resson, a ‘vision intelligence technology’ firm headquartered in Fredericton, N.B. McCain has been a long-time partner with Resson, working together for nine years to develop algorithms that forecast farm yields using remote sensing technology. The technology will enable producers to […]

By Liam O’Connor

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