Our Canadian Agriculture Success Story
By Robert Wager, Vancouver Island University I’ve had the great pleasure of being a faculty member of the Biology Department of Vancouver Island University for …
Technology
CFIA PROTOCOL AND THE BEEF INDUSTRY
Is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency doing enough to prevent border closures? By Jade Marshall, University of Saskatchewan student The beef industry is a volatile …
Agricultural Drones, Saving your Crops and Your Time
By Carter Chute, University of Saskatchewan student Every grain farmer knows the importance of crop scouting, if a nasty bug or disease goes unnoticed that …
Risky Business
Regulation of Satan’s drink to GMOs Cultures have struggled with innovations for centuries. The risk associated with change and the unknown, whether real or perception, …
Innovation and Farm Labour
[shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”15180628″]For as long as there has been innovation, it has displaced labour. Innovations often improve the efficiency of technology, reducing the cost of …
Robots in the Rhubarb
Technology Innovations are Transforming Farming Two weeks ago, I was in Melbourne, Australia participating in the Agricultural Bioscience International Conference. It was an excellent conference …
Drone Farming
Can efficiencies increase if we farm from the sky? This past spring the US Federal Aviation Administration gave clearance for the use of drones for agriculture …