When dairy farmers and staff have free time in their day, what should they do? There's always tasks waiting to be tackled, says Cattleytics CEO Dr. Shari Van De Pol, but the challenge is often knowing what needs to be done. That's where the Moo To Do task management system can help. At Canada's Outdoor... Read More
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Getting timely access to a veterinarian can be challenging for many livestock farmers. It's not only a problem for Canadian farmers: a shortage of veterinarians is being felt around the globe, as farmers across the U.S., the UK, and Australia struggle to find health care for their animals, says Dr. Colin Yates, CEO of a... Read More
New technologies may work in the lab or in a research setting, but can they provide value in the real-world on a modern, large-scale commercial farm? That's the basic premise behind a unique arrangement that has come to be known as "Innovation Farms," just northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Grosse Isle-area farmer and long-time seed grower... Read More
Holstein Canada has launched a new app to make it easier for producers to submit genomic test samples and complete registration for Holstein animals directly from their mobile phone or tablet. Holstein Canada education and extension specialist Murilo Carvalho says the ConneXXion app was designed in response to producer requests for technology to help simplify... Read More
How visible is grain in a grower's bin? How can they better assess grain quality and manage the investment? AGI Farmobile's Harley Janssen feels the company's BinManager automaton program provides a digital solution that allows growers to effectively tackle these questions. In this interview from the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, Janssen, vice president... Read More
CASE IH has launched two new updates for its suite of AFS Connect tools designed to more seamlessly share real-time data between multiple machines. With the introduction of AFS AccuSync, producers will be able to share real-time data between machines in the same field, for a fully connected operation. New AFS Connect features including insights... Read More
Members of the Ontario Soil Network are inviting complete strangers onto their farms — virtually, of course. Mel Luymes, communications and community director of the Ontario Soil Network, says that the Soil Road Trip allows farmers, researchers, or just those who are curious, to tour up to 100 fields and discover what each farmer is... Read More
Western Canadian farmers can now use an app to gain information about their grain's quality. The VeriGrain app includes features that will allow farmers to get quantity and quality information from their bin contents. Farmers can create a record of their grain sample as it is loaded in or out of their bin to add... Read More
NEVONEX — a company that enables integration of digital services directly into field machines — has signed an agreement that will see the integration of the AGvisorPRO app inside the NEVONEX system. Powered by Bosch, the NEVONEX platform is a secure framework with End-2-End infrastructure. Robert Saik, founder and CEO of AGvisorPRO, says through their... Read More
A new cloud-based farm accounting app has recently been released from Traction, an independent farm management software company. The app enables users to manage unlimited farm entities, connect bank and credit card accounts to synchronize transactions, maintain a cash-based balance sheet and income statement, as well as many other features. "Our mission is to provide... Read More