Regulators and industry attend Ottawa Demo Day highlighting precision agriculture technology

Aug 29, 2025

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently hosted its third agricultural equipment Demo Day for Government of Canada officials, convening Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Tom Rosser and approximately 100 federal staff for a firsthand look at cutting edge technologies shaping the future of farming.

In AEM’s largest Demo Day to date, staff from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Privy Council Office, House of Commons, and Innovation Science Economic Development saw equipment demonstrations and spoke with experts from Case IH, John Deere, Kubota, Kuhn, Lely, and Salford. Featured equipment innovations included precision agriculture spraying tools, self-repair strategies, automated dairy equipment, and fertilizer and tillage applications — showcasing how growers can take advantage of innovative technologies to conserve resources and boost operational efficiency.  

Hosted by Blackrapids Farm in Ottawa on August 20, the event was designed to bridge the gap between policy and practice by providing insights on how farmers are doing more with less, at a time when the agriculture industry in Canada must further modernize to meet growing international demand.

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Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

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