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A NEW ERA IN AG TECHNOLOGY:

POWERFUL. ACCESSIBLE. ADAPTABLE.

Presented by: Peter Gredig

AgNition Inc.


MY STORY• Peter Gredig: corn/soy/wheat

grower from St.Thomas, Ontario

• Former Editor of Country Guide East Magazine

• Partner in AgNition Inc. – mobile, mobile, mobile.


GAME CHANGING, ACCESSIBLE TECH

• Mobile is perfect fit for primary ag, local food, consumer connection

• Internet of Things: on the cusp of major influx of devices, data

• Big Data: how to drive value?

• Emerging technologies to watch


TECH SUCCESS IS AN ATTITUDE

• Open mind, curious, forward looking

• Looking for solutions to known problems not whiz bang gimmick

• Understand incremental learning/implementation

• Connect/Partner – other farmers or companies, Twitter!

What is the PAYOFF and ROI?!


Low hanging fruit for ag tech?

• GPS guidance – make/save money every time

• Auto shut off/on for seeder, sprayer, fert. Best ROI for VR

• Cameras! CabCam, GoPro –huge value in seeing what’s up

• Auto boom height – apply product properly, save boom


DEVELOP A MOBILE MINDSET

• Ongoing evolution of smartphones and

mobile devices

• The most powerful management tool on

the farm: it’s in your pocket

• Know what you have and what it can do

REMOTE CONTROL FOR YOUR FARM


Watch how kids use mobile

THEY GET IT• No fear!!

• Understand the power of real time visual, audio communication

• They access media/web when, where they want it

• Total mobile mindset

• Buy the same device!


GAME CHANGERS


This could be you!


PERFECT FIT FOR FARMERS?


PEST MANAGER (OMAFRA): WEEDS, DISEASE, INSECTS IN CORN, SOYS, WHEAT.

SELLSMART (GFO): GRAIN PRICE APP FOR ONTARIO CORN, SOY, WHEAT. SET ALERTS FOR BASIS, FUTURES AND CASH BIDS.

ONTARIO CORN NITROGEN CALCULATOR (OMAFRA)

CASHCROPPER: ROTATION COMPARISON TOOL. 30 YEARS OF UOFG AND AGRICORP DATA.

SIGNEASY: SIGN AND RETURN CONTRACTS FROM YOUR PHONE.

Ontario App Starter List


MOBILE CHALLENGE: YOU MUST…

• Be able to mark and send a location using GPS

• Find/bend apps to meet your needs

• Use voice commands and stop typing

• Know how to FaceTime, Google Hangout, etc

• Use Twitter and social media to learn and share

• Find a note/record keeping app that works for you


THE INTERNET OF THINGS OR IoT

• Ability to have wireless enabled sensors/switches on EVERYTHING. All connected via Internet

• Called “Smart” Things - Smart refrigerator – emails you when you need milk.

• Multiple connected devices “learn” how to interact


“SMART DEVICES, APPLIANCES” MOBILE DEVICE IS REMOTE CONTROL


REMOTE CONTROL HOUSE


DATA


SMART GARBAGE CAN?

REALLY?


IoT ALREADY HERE


SMART FARM• Weather stations/soil

moisture and temp:spraydecisions-irrigation

• Fuel tanks?

• Feed bins?

• Automated barn controls

• If it can be connected, it will be connected


PRACTICAL INTERNET OF THINGS

BLUEROVER

COMPUTER

PLUGGED IN AT THE

FARM


FUTURE: FARMER VIEW

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Gates open/closed

• Inventory: fuel, feed

• Flood

• Geo-fence: animal, or equipment


WIRELESS, FIELD SPECIFIC WEATHER


OVERLAY WEATHER INFO


Animals• Horses – detect laminitis,

lameness - halter

• Beef/Swine/Dairy – detect potential health issues and disease onset.

Humans• Heart rate, breathing,

temperature, movement

• Stress

• Fatigue

• Human Resources?

BIO MONITOR: HUMANS AND ANIMALS


SEE HORSE


PERSONAL HEALTH DATA


IoT DEVICES SEND DATA TO CLOUD

• The Internet of Things is the driver behind “Big Data”

• Predictions for 50 billion IoT devices by 2020

• Already as many as 20 billion

• The volume of data generated is ENORMOUS!

• Super computers are poised to turn the data into……….ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE!


ALGORITHMS RULE!

• Data is the fuel. Algorithms are the engines that turn it into something.

• Facebook is algorithm powerhouse. Fake news??

• For ag, weather is still the wildcard

• Data + Algorithms drive artificial intelligence


Virtual Reality: Field Scouting?

• Use 360 degree camera on drone flying 3 feet over crop canopy

• Halolens or other VR viewer would allow you to walk the field while sitting in your office in February


3D HOLOGRAMS/AUGMENTED REALITY


3D PRINTING!


IF YOU CAN DRAW IT, YOU CAN PRINT IT


PRINT YOUR OWN PARTS?

• Someday – for sure, especially plastic parts

• More immediate benefit is prototype creation for entrepreneurs –

no expensive mold or fabrication costs

• $40,000 for metal 3D printer for aluminum, titanium, stainless steel

• Limitation is availability of CAD file for each part. Might take a day

to print a part


NEW TECH ON OLD IDEAS?


OR…….BRAVE NEW WORLD?


ONE BIG RIG…OR 6 ROBOTS?


#SwarmFarm: Australia


Robotic Weeder: $250 and up


INVASION OF THE DRONES


AMAZON DRONE DELIVERY


UAV BASICS• Assess crops, locate

livestock

• Normal, thermal and infra-red cameras

• GPS enabled

• Spot spray?? Liability?

• New rules coming into effect! Transport Canada

• Red tape needs to be sorted out


BIOTECHNOLOGY 2.0

• Gene editing is a whole new ball game.

• Cheaper, faster, more precise. Livestock, crops and humans.

• No foreign genetic material involved

• Better opportunity to deliver promised benefits to consumers – not limited to multi-national companies.


• New process is called CRISPR/Cas

• Gene edited swine no longer susceptible to African swine flu

• China: disease tolerant wheat and high yielding rice

• UK: drought tolerant barley

• DuPont Pioneer: commercial seed in less than 5 years

GENE EDITING OPENS VAST NEW FRONTIER


IS IT GADGET OR GOLD?


TAKE AWAYS1. No fear! Keep an open mind

and positive attitude about technology. Learn how to sort hype from real value.

2. Harness the power of your mobile devices. They are going to become even more important to your operation.

3. Internet of Things and other advancements will bring data. Lots of it. Think about how you will direct it, manage it and protect it.

4. There is inherent pressure to “keep up”. Challenge new technology to deliver real benefit.


PETER GREDIG

[email protected]

@Agwag


PEST MANAGER (OMAFRA): WEEDS, DISEASE, INSECTS IN CORN, SOYS, WHEAT.

SELLSMART (GFO): GRAIN PRICE APP FOR ONTARIO CORN, SOY, WHEAT. SET ALERTS FOR BASIS, FUTURES AND CASH BIDS.

ONTARIO CORN NITROGEN CALCULATOR (OMAFRA)

CASHCROPPER: ROTATION COMPARISON TOOL. 30 YEARS OF UOFG AND AGRICORP DATA.

SIGNEASY: SIGN AND RETURN CONTRACTS FROM YOUR PHONE.

Ontario App Starter List

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