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RealAg Radio: Tire technology, an election call, and livestock traceability, Mar 24, 2025

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Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kelvin Heppner to discuss the election announcement news; Scott Shearer with Ohio State University on tire technology; Jewel Smar & Howard Bekkering with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency on livestock traceability and identification; and, Hear spotlight interview with Read More

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Fighting livestock disease using facial recognition technology

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When it comes to biosecurity in livestock barns, who has been where, who is allowed where, and are they following the right protocols can be a tricky feat — no matter the size of the operation. The best of intentions can be there, but as we know, sometimes biosecurity can lapse in the rush of.

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Siloking puts German technology to work on Canadian farms

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German livestock-feeding-technology-maker Siloking is based at Tittmoning, Bavaria, but its feed mixers now travel the world with sales in over 50 countries. Read More German livestock-feeding-technology-maker Siloking is based at Tittmoning, Bavaria, but its feed mixers now travel the world with sales in over 50 countries.

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Profitable Practices: Poultry innovation improves bird health and reduces costs

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Scott Buchan sees the impact of technology whenever hes watching his broiler chickens or looking at his hydro bills. For Buchan, who operates Buchrest Farms along with his family in Ontarios Waterloo Region, investing in technology and innovation plays a key role in making the operation more profitable and sustainable.

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Brainfood: Ag and CC, Improved varieties, Yield growth, Food system transformation, CGIAR maize, Genetic erosion, NBSAPs, Technology & conservation, Cattle breeding

Agricultural Biodiversity

Exploring the role of technology in the trade-off between biodiversity and poverty alleviation across countries. It would be good if those better plans included technology adoption. And yes, genetic diversity is a technology. Sort of.

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Will artificial intelligence (AI) live up to the hype in agriculture?

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Whether you are talking equipment, agronomy, daily management tasks or livestock production, AI is a staple in any discussion. Whether you are talking equipment, agronomy, daily management tasks or livestock production, AI is a staple in any discussion.

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Poll: What’s holding back tech adoption?

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Technology has the capacity to vastly simplify our lives, or take mundane, repetitive tasks and make them easy or automatic. Technological advancements in agriculture have brought us herbicide-tolerant crops, traceability and genomic advancements in livestock, and sectional control and variable rate tech to name a few.