Insights and Stories on Technology

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Virtual fencing for beef cattle gains momentum in Canada

Jun. 13, 2025 at 9:18 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Virtual fencing is growing rapidly as more companies are sprouting up with variations of the technology and more trials are happening across the country. For producers interested in adopting virtual fencing, understanding the differences between technologies, Canadian research and associated costs is crucial. Vence In 2022, the […]

How farms are protecting their networks from cyberattack

Jun. 6, 2025 at 10:08 am CDT

By Sarah McGoldrick

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Farming community needs to talk more about cybersecurity

Mar. 21, 2025 at 10:14 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Computer vision system weighs pigs without a scale

Nov. 29, 2024 at 10:40 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Meat vending machine connects consumers and local farmers

Aug. 28, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

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

CFIA declares gene editing safe for livestock feed

May. 3, 2024 at 3:04 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Leaders in Canada’s grain industry are praising the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for confirming gene edited crops are safe to use as livestock feed. Today, the Canola Council of Canada, the Canada Grains Council and Cereals Canada “applauded” the CFIA for its new guidance on gene editing. […]

By Robert Arnason

Are vertical farming operations here to stay?

Dec. 15, 2023 at 9:49 am CST

Broadly speaking, commercial vertical farming operations are humankind’s attempt to grow food under conditions more controllable than Mother Nature allows and with a minimum of wasted space. Many seem like sci-fi greenhouses: hydroponics, plants growing in stacks or up walls and high-tech sensor setups that seem straight out of the […]

By Don Norman

Smart farm competition encourages farmers to adopt technology

Dec. 13, 2023 at 11:00 am CST

The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) is seeking applications for a competition geared toward creating or developing new smart farm networks. Funding under this initiative will support collaborative on-farm tech innovations in hopes encouraging farmers to adopt emergent agriculture technology. CAAIN receives funding from Innovation, Science and Economic […]

By Jonah Grignon