All Discussions Tagged 'Crops' - Ontario Agriculture2024-03-29T11:35:21Zhttps://ontag.farms.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Crops&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAre you a farmer in SW Ontario? - Fill out this survey on Precision Agriculture and Broadband!tag:ontag.farms.com,2016-10-18:3646443:Topic:669972016-10-18T14:53:34.946ZEmily Duncanhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/EmilyDuncan
<p><strong>Connectivity and Precision Agriculture in SW Ontario Crop Farming </strong><br></br><br></br><span>GUELPH, ONTARIO (October 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.</span><br></br><br></br><span>If you are a farm operator growing field crops in SW Ontario who…</span></p>
<p><strong>Connectivity and Precision Agriculture in SW Ontario Crop Farming </strong><br/><br/><span>GUELPH, ONTARIO (October 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.</span><br/><br/><span>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:</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Te8xpNkfiis1nv" target="_blank">https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Te8xpNkfiis1nv</a> </span><br/><br/><span>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. </span><br/><br/><span>The study is funded by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s (AAFC) Innovation and Growth Policy Division (IGPD).</span><br/><br/><span>Updates on this project will be posted on*R2B2project.ca*site. </span><br/><br/><span>Contact:</span><br/><span>Helen Hambly</span><br/><span>Capacity Development & Extension</span><br/><span>Ontario Agricultural College</span><br/><span>University of Guelph</span><br/><span>519-824-4120, Ext. 53408</span><br/><span>hhambly@uoguelph.ca</span></p>