John Greig

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Senior Editor for Ontario, Livestock and Technology for Glacier FarmMedia. All agriculture, all the time. Always take stairs two at at time.

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Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | pembinavalleyonline.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | strathmorenow.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | discoverweyburn.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | discoverestevan.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | cochranenow.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

4 days ago | discovermoosejaw.com | John Greig

CAPI report says data strategies in agriculture need to be a 10-year national priority Digital agriculture should be a national strategic priority with focused funding in the next federal-provincial-territorial policy agreement to help drive farmer-level adoption, says a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. CAPI collaborated with EMILI, a non-profit Manitoba organization focused on digital agriculture proving and adoption.
Chariot Command puts cameras in combines to help stop fires

4 days ago | farmtario.com | John Greig

Nothing makes the rounds in a farm neighbourhood faster than an equipment fire. Those fires — often involving combines and balers — are common and costly as equipment costs rise. Letting farmers know when equipment parts are in danger of heating or failing is the focus of a startup company based in Canada and the United States. Why it matters: There’s more interest in managing fire risk in expensive equipment, including from insurance companies.
Digital agriculture needs focus on farm-level practicalities

1 week ago | farmtario.com | John Greig

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U.S. gene edited pig approval a test for Canada’s rules

1 week ago | farmtario.com | John Greig

The approval in the United States for food use of pigs gene edited to resist Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS, will be a good test for Canada’s year-old approval process for gene editing. PRRS is a nasty virus with significant economic implications for farms, but it also has an emotional toll on farmers and farm workers. Iowa State University reported last year that the disease costs American farmers $1.2 billion in losses.
Regenerative agriculture means a more systemic approach on this beef farm

1 week ago | farmtario.com | John Greig

Ten years ago, Jeremy Sweeten realized that the farming he was doing in Indiana was no longer fun. He was raising crops conventionally, watching soil degrade and competing heavily with everyone else in his neighbourhood. It wasn’t sustainable. He pivoted to managing grass and cattle in the eastern upper peninsula of Michigan, moving his equipment and family to the remote and cooler part of the United States.