VIDEO: Artificial intelligence at the heart of cattle ID system

VIDEO: Artificial intelligence at the heart of cattle ID system

Face, body identification for livestock at your fingertips

Many folks in the ag business have likely heard of precision agriculture, but how about precision ranching? Well, technology has reached the point where that term may be about to get more familiar. OneCup AI is a technology that can monitor and track animal health, welfare, activity, growth and nutrition using computer-based vision and a […] Read more

When negotiating, William Ury suggests building a bridge between the two parties.

VIDEO: Getting to Yes

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

There is much talk these days about polarization. Agriculture is no exception. Whether it be on production methods, product branding, breed preference, or “Beyond” meats, the list goes on. We seem to get entrenched in our position and have difficulty seeing another’s viewpoint. Concepts used in major negotiations apply to both small and large conflicts. […] Read more


Sept 15 – 30: Electrifying application

Cropzone is desiccating potatoes and oats with a high voltage tool that ruptures plants’ leaf and stem cells, terminating growth. The company demonstrated the equipment and technique near Outlook, Sask. in early September. | Western Producer / Robin Booker video




Photo: Greg Berg

A mobile grain cleaner that’s keener

If you’ve needed to improve grain quality, grown an intercrop and need to separate the grains, or had an oops! in your storage bin back at the yard, chances are you’ve had your grain cleaned at some point. That likely means trucking your grain to a facility that offers grain cleaning services which will eat […] Read more

Photo: Greg Berg

The cost of harvest loss

Calibrating your combine to field conditions is essential

Harvest is about to kick into high gear for many Prairie farmers as the race begins to get crops off of fields and into bins. But in that flurry of activity of operating equipment, co-ordinating people – and trying to hit that optimal weather window – are you taking time to minimize harvest loss? “One […] Read more





AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Pasture health indicators

Mae Elsinger, a rangeland and pasture biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, shares six pasture health indicators forage growers can watch for to help ensure their grassland environment remains productive.

AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Pasture and grassland risks

Mae Elsinger, a rangeland and pasture biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, discusses some of the risks to forage growth, using insects to manage weeds in pastures, and training cattle to eat spurge.