Diego Flammini

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Articles

Superheroes in ag? AI makes it possible

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

Check out Batman on the BatTractorFor all the questions about artificial intelligence, one certainty about AI is it allows for ideas once considered too farfetched to be created coherently. That brings us to this article. Many superheroes announce their arrival by way of a cool vehicle or machine. So, what happens when AI is asked to generate images of some superheroes using (or as) farm equipment inspired by their looks?
Ag industry celebrating moms

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

Moms are the original scouts, one organization saidMother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t forget!) and some ag organizations are taking to social media to celebrate moms early. Taranis Ag, for example, has an AI system that detect weeds, pests, diseases, and nutrient issues. “But moms? They catch everything,” the company said on X.
Mother’s Day Q&A with Anna McCutcheon

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

The McCutcheons have four kids and a dairy farm in Haldimand CountyMother’s Day is only a few days away (that’s another reminder), and this week Farms.com has connected with moms in ag for their thoughts on motherhood, its challenges, and how being a parent has changed them. Anna McCutcheon (AM) and her husband Mark are the first generation on their dairy farm in Haldimand County.
Fire destroys grain elevator in Manitoba

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

The elevator in Waskada was built in 1961A fire destroyed a grain elevator in Waskada, Man. About 50 firefighters from Deloraine, Melite and Waskada Fire Departments received calls about the fire around 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. About three hours later, the grain elevator reduced rubble and debris with the firefighters focused on keeping embers from sparking additional fires. "It went very, very quickly," Maurice Saltel, the reeve for Brenda-Wakada, told DiscoverWestman.
U.S. soybeans begin to emerge

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

About 7 percent of the crop is up, the USDA saysSoybeans across the U.S. are starting to emerge. About 7 percent of the national soybean crop is up, the USDA’s Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin says. U.S. farmers are expected to plant around 83.5 million acres of soybeans in 2025, meaning approximately 5.85 million acres of soybeans have emerged. For context, Indiana farmers planted 5.8 million acres of soybeans in 2024.
Mother’s Day Q&A with Ashley Perepelkin

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

Perepelkin is a livestock producer and a mother of fourWith Mother’s Day approaching (don’t forget!), Farms.com has been connecting with moms in ag for their participation in a Q&A about all things motherhood. Ashley Perepelkin (AP) looks after the livestock side of Perepelkin Farms in Condor, Alta., which also includes about 1,000 acres of grain her husband Andrew maintains. Together they have four children – 4-year-old Sophia, 5-year-old Merrick, 9-year-old Warrick, and 10-year-old Grace.
Mother’s Day Q&A with Jaidyn Beechinor

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

The Beechinors farm in Saskatchewan and AlbertaMother’s Day is on May 11 (don’t forget!) and this week Farms.com is speaking with multiple moms in ag to answer questions about motherhood, its challenges and to highlight how becoming a parent has changed them. Jaidyn Beechinor (JB) and her husband Brett currently farm alongside Brett’s brother and his wife on about 12,000 acres in Flaxcombe, Sask.
Mother’s Day Q&A with Davina Garner

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

Garner is a dairy farmer and mother of threeMother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t say we didn’t remind you), and all this week Farms.com is connecting with moms in the ag sector for a Q&A about motherhood, what makes it great, and what makes it tough. Davina Garner (DG) and her husband Kurtis run a dairy and cash crop farm in Embro, Ont., with his parents where they milk about 140 cows and raise their three children – 7-year-old Klara, 5-year-old Mitchell, and Kolby, who is one.
Former federal ag minister Charlie Mayer passes away

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

He was the first MP for the Manitoba riding of Portage-MarquetteA former federal minister of agriculture has passed away. Charles (Charlie) Mayer, who held the ag portfolio from Jan. 4 to Nov. 4, 1993, died in Manitoba on April 29 at the age of 89. Born in Saskatchewan, in 1965, he purchased a farm near Cranberry, Man., where he grew grain, potatoes and raised Simmental cattle. He became president of the Manitoba Beef Growers Association and opposed supply management in the beef industry.
Mother’s Day Q&A: Patricia Lung

1 week ago | m.farms.com | Diego Flammini

Lung farms with her husband’s family near Humboldt, Sask. Mother’s Day is this Sunday (don’t forget!) and all this week Farms.com is speaking with moms in ag about motherhood. Patricia Lung (PL), an ag and bioresource engineer who grew up on an Alberta cattle operation, now farms about 4,000 acres with her mechanical engineer husband and his family north of Humboldt, Sask.