Connectivity and Precision Agriculture in SW Ontario Crop Farming

Oct 18, 2016

Researchers at the Ontario Agricultural College in the Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2) project are working on a study of how current and future connectivity influences the adoption of Precision Agriculture (PA) technologies among crop farmers in South Western Ontario.

If you are a farm operator growing field crops in SW Ontario who is currently using, or not yet using, PA technologies you are invited to participate in the e-survey:

https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Te8xpNkfiis1nv

The objective is to analyze the extent to which access to high-speed internet, or lack thereof, serves as an enabler/barrier to the adoption of various PA applications.

The study is funded by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s (AAFC) Innovation and Growth Policy Division (IGPD).

Updates on this project will be posted on R2B2project.ca site.

Video: How Swine Nutrition Can Revolutionize Biogas Production - Dr. Felipe Hickmann

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