Canadian agriculture is facing a digital challenge

Data is a core asset for farmers, and Canada is lagging behind in putting policies in place to govern the digital agriculture world.

Farming and farm equipment relies heavily on data-collecting technology. Now is the time to take action on governing policies, before the system is defined in ways that disadvantage Canadian farms and Canadian industry, writes Peter Phillips. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY PETER PHILLIPS

March 20, 2019

The world is well into a fourth industrial revolution, with digital systems transforming our economy and society. A range of new digital applications are changing what we can do, how and where we will do things, and who will benefit. While much of our national conversation about the digital future i...

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