Insights and Stories on Artificial Intelligence

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

Aug. 22, 2025 at 9:40 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Haven Greens, Canada’s first fully automated AI-powered greenhouse, tackles food security, sovereignty, sustainability and Canada’s over-reliance on United States produce. Jay Willmot, founder and CEO of Haven Greens, said the United States’ tariff war boosted local demand that Canada’s domestic supply was unable to meet, helping the […]

(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

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

Automated ag skills program developed for Saskatchewan workforce

May. 20, 2022 at 8:28 pm CDT

Corrected, May 24 — A national skills-building organization focused on connecting employers with “untapped” labour markets sets its webcams this summer on the automated and digital ag sectors. Not-for-profit organization Palette Skills has launched a new eight-week online program for Saskatchewan residents focused on automation and digitization in agricultural production […]

By GFM Staff