New, novel ideas in Agriculture featured during Ag in Motion

Jul 21, 2022

Tuesday marked the return of Western Canada's largest outdoor farm expo.

Farmers and exhibitors seemed happy to be back in the field at Langham, this years show features 543 exhibitors spread out over 100 acres.

Organizers for Ag in Motion were pleased with attendance on the first day of the show after more than two years.

One of the highlights for the event is the celebration of some of the new and novel innovations in agriculture with the TD Agricultural Services Innovation Program.

Ag in Motion Innovation Awards were handed out in five different categories for 2022:

Agronomics: ATP Nutrition Ltd (Winner) Syngenta Canada Ltd (finalist) Picketa Systems Inc (finalist)

Business Solutions: DTN Agronomy (Winner), Veragrain (finalist)

Environmental Sustainability: Precision AI (Winner) Lucent BioSciences Inc (finalist)

Equipment: Sky Ag Tech in partnership with XAG Co Ltd (Winner) CropPro Consulting in partnership with Croptimistic Technology Ltd (finalist) Case IH Agriculture (finalist)

Livestock: FarmSimple Solutions Ltd.

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

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Felipe Hickmann from Laval University explores how nutritional strategies and manure management impact biogas production in pig farming. He breaks down the science behind anaerobic digestion at low temperatures and explains how dietary adjustments affect methane production and environmental sustainability. Learn how producers can reduce emissions and improve resource efficiency. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Lowering crude protein can reduce nitrogen in manure, but only if animal intake doesn’t compensate by increasing feed consumption."

Meet the guest: Dr. Felipe Hickmann / felipe-hickmann-963853a6 is a PhD research assistant at Laval University, specializing in swine and poultry sustainability. With extensive experience in manure management, nutritional strategies, and precision livestock technologies, he contributes to improving environmental outcomes in animal agriculture.