Labour fleshes out R&D funding
The government has fleshed out details of how it plans to spend £55bn on research and development (R&D) out of the £86bn committed as part of the 2025 Spending…
B.C. mushroom picking robots get $40M boost to fill growing agricultural labour shortage
A B.C.-based startup that makes artificial intelligence (AI)-run mushroom harvesting robots says a recent $40-million investment will help the company remain at the cutting edge of autonomous agricultural technology, at…
ICYMI – LOOKING BACK: From hard labour to high-tech harvests
Having a look back at how the pea harvester changed agricultural production in the area This story was previously posted on Stratford Today. Growing up on a farm in the…
Automation, agtech combat labour woes on Fraser Valley farms
B.C.-made agriculture-tech is helping B.C. farms enhance productivity, manage change Farmers and ranchers in Canada face numerous challenges, from avian flu infecting poultry flocks, to climate change adaptation and the…