GrainsWest Fall 2019

Tech 2019 grainswest.com 5 THE TECH ISSUE 2019 RECOMMENDED READING PUBLISHER Tom Steve ASSOCIATE EDITOR Ian Doig idoig@grainswest.com SALES &DESIGN LEAD Tommy Wilson twilson@grainswest.com COPY EDITOR Trevor Bacque EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD David Bartlett Victoria Decker Todd Hames Jason Lenz Wade McAllister Jeff Nielsen Cole Siegle CONTRIBUTORS 20/20 Seed Labs , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Trevor Bacque, Cullen Bird, Stan Blade, Syama Chatterton, Clean Seed Capital, CNH Industrial, Ellen Cottee, Decisive Farming, DOT Technology, Jonathan Driedger, Melanie Epp, Timothy Fowler, Geoff Geddes, SamGreen, Lee Hart, Innotech Alberta, John Deere, LandViewDrones, Tamara Leigh, Lethbridge College, Susie Li, Jason Lin, Bryce Meyer, Nexsource, Olds College, OPI Systems, Point Forward Solutions, Dan Ronceray, Shannon VanRaes, STORM, Tisdale’s AG Sampling Systems, University of Manitoba UM-agBOT team GrainsWest magazine is a joint venture owned and operated by Alberta Barley and the AlbertaWheat Commission. GrainsWest is published four times per year by the GrainsWest Publications Society, an autonomous, incorporated body. GrainsWest is published at: #200, 6815 – 8 Street N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 7H7 Phone: 403-291-9111 Toll-free: 1-800-265-9111 Fax: 403-291-0190 Email: info@grainswest.com Web: grainswest.com I Twitter: @grainswest For subscriptions, email: subscriptions@grainswest.com Volume 6, Issue 3 Contents copyright 2019 by GrainsWest Publications Society, whose members include Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission from GrainsWest Publications Society. Alberta Barley and the Alberta Wheat Commission co-publish GrainsWest , a farming quarterly dedicated to the interests of this province’s grain farmers. GrainsWest connects farmers, food and ideas. QUICK READ 3-4 minutes 6-7 minutes 10-12 minutes MEDIUM READ LONG READ POWER WLAN LAN INTERNET 1 2 3 4 AgBOT action Canadian ag-tech teams battle autonomous rivals in Indiana Online aspirations Connecting rural Alberta to a high-speed future Innovative implements Game-changing technology for next-generation farmers 10 28 30