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Potatoes are loaded into long-term storage as Cellar Insights launches the Rotten Potato Data Project, inviting growers to share historical spoilage data to help develop AI-powered early warning systems that detect storage risks before losses occur.
July 27, 2026
Cellar Insights Launches Rotten Potato Data Project to Strengthen Early Warning for Potato Storage Spoilage
Cellar Insights launched the Rotten Potato Data Project, inviting Canadian growers to share historical potato storage spoilage data. The project uses machine learning to improve early warning for rot and storage losses while paying participants.
Technicians at Picketa Systems in Fredericton, New Brunswick, prepare and test equipment used in the LENS platform for precision nutrient management in agriculture.
August 19, 2024
Introducing Custom Critical Levels – A New Way to Elevate Your Potato Fertilizer Strategy
Picketa Systems is thrilled to introduce a significant new feature for our LENS platform: Custom Critical Levels. This innovation provides agronomists unprecedented control over nutrient management, making it easier than ever to optimize crop health and maximize yields.
PEI potato producer looks to Harvest Insights Tech for greater visibility of shrink
July 10, 2024
PEI potato producer looks to Harvest Insights Tech for greater visibility of shrink
Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has partnered with one of Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) prominent potato growers, G Visser & Sons.
Picketa Systems' LENS™
June 18, 2024
Picketa Systems’ LENS Expands into 13 US States with Precise Crop Management Strategy for Potato and Corn
Picketa Systems, an agricultural technology company founded to unlock agronomic potential, announces its expansion into 13 states across the USA with its groundbreaking LENS system.
Tractor harvesting potatoes
November 30, 2023
McCain Foods launches new subsidiary, Presia Ag Insights, focused on potato yield forecasting, harvest time optimization and enhancement of on-farm sustainability practices
McCain Foods has announced the launch of Presia Ag Insights ("Presia").
Potato field
November 28, 2023
Potato growers can use AI to monitor and predict potato nutrition in real time
Potatoes are the premier vegetable crop in Canada, with CAD 1.5 billion nationwide in potato receipts in 2021. The agricultural significance of potatoes is particularly prominent in provinces like New Brunswick, the home of McCain Foods Limited, the world’s largest potato processor.
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McCain Foods Ltd. Invests in the Future of Farming, Acquires Predictive Crop Intelligence Technologies from Resson.
June 30, 2022
McCain Foods Limited strengthens its Predictive Crop Intelligence know-how with technology acquisition from Resson
McCain Foods Limited has acquired the predictive crop intelligence portfolio from Resson, an analytics technology firm enhancing farming efficiency. Resson's vision-intelligence-based technologies leverage field.
McCain Foods Bolsters its Data Science Capabilities with Investment in Fiddlehead Technology
February 05, 2021
McCain Foods increases its stake in FMCG Data Analytics specialist Fiddlehead Technology
McCain Foods Limited has acquired a significant minority share of New Brunswick-based data science company Fiddlehead Technology.
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September 27, 2018
Los satélites protegen el sector de la papa en Europa
La papa enfrenta hoy varios desafíos, que van desde su almacenamiento hasta el monitoreo de enfermedades. Afortunadamente, un nuevo servicio de datos satelitales ayudará a enfrentarlos.
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Lo que un productor de papa debe saber sobre la teledetección
June 24, 2018
Lo que un productor de papa debe saber sobre la teledetección
Conceptos básicos de esta ciencia, tales como, qué es la teledetección, cómo funciona, qué información ofrece, qué plataformas y sensores utiliza, cuáles son sus beneficios, cuál plataforma es la más útil, etc.
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Resson combines the latest advancements in computer vision, machine learning and big data analytics to provide growers with actionable insights using their field data.
(Courtesy: Resson)
May 10, 2018
Mahindra joins McCain and Monsanto as investor in Big Data company Resson
Resson, a predictive analytics company for the agricultural industry, welcomed Mahindra & Mahindra as a strategic partner, joining existing strategic partners, which include McCain Foods and Monsanto Growth Ventures.
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Dr. Yves Leclerc, Director of Agronomy for McCain Foods, North America (inset), with a Resson drone used to gather information on the growing potato crop.
September 06, 2016
How McCain Foods Uses Big Data
Big data was something McCain Foods discovered by chance. 'What happened really was we have some research projects and those projects appeared to be in the realm of big data,' says Leclerc, who will be speaking at the Big Data Congress in Saint John, New Brunswick next month.
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