Insights and Stories on Technology

China must raise self-reliance in ag tech, Xi says

Dec. 27, 2022 at 12:15 am CST

Beijing | Reuters — President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported. The central leadership had said in 2020 that the country’s seed industry was a weak link in the […]

B.C. to back Indigenous food system projects

Sep. 26, 2022 at 3:22 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

McCain acquires predictive crop technology

Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:42 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Indigo Ag to roll out first tranche of farm soil carbon credits

Jun. 29, 2022 at 9:13 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Ismail Shakil Nia Williams

Prizes put up to develop year-round berry production in Canada

Feb. 8, 2022 at 4:05 pm CST

A philanthropic foundation focused on improving public health now wants to improve diets by finding ways to juice up Canada’s home-grown fruit supplies. The Weston Family Foundation on Tuesday pledged $33 million over six years for what it calls the Homegrown Innovation Challenge, a prize challenge pitting ideas against ideas […]

By Dave Bedard

GM’s pickup money machine gets a technology tuneup

Sep. 9, 2021 at 7:11 pm CDT

Detroit | Reuters — General Motors will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third place in one of the most lucrative vehicle market segments in the world. Catching up with rival trucks from Stellantis […]

By Joseph White

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

Aug. 5, 2021 at 5:39 pm CDT

Reuters – U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co said on Thursday it would buy tech startup Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million, with the goal of developing over the next year systems Deere can sell to allow farm tractors to operate without a human driver in the cab. “We are […]

By Joseph White

Federal budget plays to mixed reviews from ag groups

Apr. 24, 2021 at 4:35 am CDT

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) says it is “pleased” the 2021 federal budget included some of the recommendations it had made. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget, released April 19, included significant spending to help producers transition to a greener economy and cited agriculture as a foundational pillar of […]

By D.C. Fraser

Alberta’s Lakeland to offer ag tech degree

Jan. 15, 2021 at 8:26 pm CST

East-central Alberta’s Lakeland College is set to offer what’s billed as Canada’s first degree program in agriculture technology, as a two-year post-credential program, starting in September. The program, announced Wednesday, will consist of full-time studies at Lakeland’s campus at Vermilion, about 180 km east of Edmonton, plus “experiential learning practicums” […]

By Dave Bedard

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