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See what others are saying about SWAT MAPS. Explore the latest news, media coverage, and industry features highlighting our work, partnerships, and impact in agriculture.

Soil moisture management, water availability & crop resilience

Wheat Profit Podcast

Soil moisture management, water availability & crop resilience

Discover how soil moisture impacts crop performance and yield potential. Phillip Harder explains how farmers can use soil moisture data to improve growing season decisions and optimize crop productivity.

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Layer by Layer: How Croptimistic Technology Built its Agtech Success

Innovation Saskatchewan

Layer by Layer: How Croptimistic Technology Built its Agtech Success

Explore how Saskatchewan-based Croptimistic Technology built its agtech success through precision agriculture, innovative soil mapping technology, and SWAT MAPS, helping farmers improve crop management and productivity.

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Amii and Croptimistic: Advancing Early-Season Precision Agriculture

Amii.ca

Amii and Croptimistic: Advancing Early-Season Precision Agriculture

Amii and Croptimistic Technology advance precision agriculture with AI-powered crop detection, helping growers optimize resources and improve early-season cereal crop management.

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Croptimistic’s Cory Willness on CAAIN

CAAIN

Croptimistic’s Cory Willness on CAAIN

Cory Willness discusses Croptimistic Technology's collaboration with CAAIN and industry partners to develop and scale practical precision ag technology, with a focus on precision agriculture, precision farming, and agtech.

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The Value of CAAIN

CAAIN

The Value of CAAIN

Croptimistic Technology explains how CAAIN support helped advance its Canadian agtech development, research collaboration, and commercialization efforts, including perspectives on agtech innovation, agricultural technology, and Canadian agriculture.

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23 top AgriTech companies and startups in Canada in September 2026

F6S

23 top AgriTech companies and startups in Canada in September 2026

F6S highlights Croptimistic Technology among Canada's top AgriTech companies, showcasing innovators advancing agricultural technology, precision agriculture, farm technology, and Canadian agtech.

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Office is in the Field

Real Agriculture

Office is in the Field

Dr. Rigas Karamanos reflects on Les Henry's influence after receiving Croptimistic Technology's Les Henry Award for practical soil and agronomy research. The story explores Les Henry Award, Dr. Rigas Karamanos, and agtech company.

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Soil Expert Karamanos Wins Henry Award

Western Producer

Soil Expert Karamanos Wins Henry Award

The Western Producer profiles Dr. Rigas Karamanos as Croptimistic Technology's Les Henry Award recipient, recognizing his connection between soil science and farmers. Topics include Les Henry Award, Dr. Rigas Karamanos, and agtech company.

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Digital Ag Global Podcast

Qaltivate

Digital Ag Global Podcast

The Digital Ag Global podcast features SWAT MAPS and Croptimistic Technology's approach to soil mapping, precision agriculture, and data-driven farm management. Qaltivate also examines soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Provincial AI Strategy

Global News

Provincial AI Strategy

Croptimistic Technology's VP of Data Science discusses its inclusion in Canada's AI strategy and Saskatchewan's opportunity to scale responsible AI adoption, connecting the story to agricultural AI, AI in agriculture, and farm data analytics.

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RealAg Radio

Real Agriculture

RealAg Radio

RealAg Radio interviews Cory Willness about Croptimistic Technology's recognition in Canada's AI strategy and the role of agricultural AI. The story explores Cory Willness, agricultural AI, and AI in agriculture.

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AI to Play a Role in Saskatchewan Crops

CTV News

AI to Play a Role in Saskatchewan Crops

CTV News examines agricultural AI in Saskatchewan and Croptimistic Technology's recognition in Canada's AI for All strategy, including perspectives on agricultural AI, AI in agriculture, and farm data analytics.

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Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI For All

Government of Canada

Canada’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy: AI For All

Canada's AI for All strategy cites Croptimistic Technology's agricultural AI and data science work in the minister's message and Pillar 3, with a focus on agricultural AI, AI in agriculture, and farm data analytics.

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Choosing a Fertilizer Rate when Fertilizer Costs Too Much

Sask Barley Development Commission

Choosing a Fertilizer Rate when Fertilizer Costs Too Much

SaskBarley explains profit-focused fertilizer rate decisions when input costs are high, supporting farm profitability while highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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SWAT CAM Maps One Million Acres

Western Producer

SWAT CAM Maps One Million Acres

The Western Producer reports that Croptimistic Technology's SWAT CAM has mapped one million acres using automated crop and weed monitoring, with a focus on weed mapping, weed management, and herbicide resistance.

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Canada and Saskatchewan Top Employers

C100

Canada and Saskatchewan Top Employers

Croptimistic Technology’s employer profile highlights recognition among Canada’s and Saskatchewan’s top employers and its workplace practices, highlighting agtech, Saskatchewan technology, and Saskatchewan agriculture.

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Passion for Precision Drives Cory Willness of Croptimistic

Ag Data Transparent

Passion for Precision Drives Cory Willness of Croptimistic

Ag Data Transparent profiles founder Cory Willness and the precision agriculture experience behind Croptimistic Technology and SWAT MAPS. Topics include precision agriculture, precision farming, and farm data.

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Smarter Soil Mapping Supports Better Farm Planning

Farms.com

Smarter Soil Mapping Supports Better Farm Planning

Farms.com explains how SWAT MAPS integrates with FCC AgExpert to support field planning, farm records, and sustainability data management, highlighting FCC AgExpert, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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CanN2Onet Collaboration

CanN2Onet

CanN2Onet Collaboration

CanN2Onet uses SWAT MAPS management zones in Canadian research on agricultural nitrous oxide emissions and practical nitrogen solutions, highlighting nitrous oxide emissions, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, and nitrogen management.

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How to Connect SWAT MAPS to AgExpert

FCC AgExpert

How to Connect SWAT MAPS to AgExpert

This FCC AgExpert tutorial shows farmers how to connect SWAT MAPS data with AgExpert for coordinated precision agriculture records and planning, connecting the story to precision agriculture, precision farming, and farm data.

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Croptimistic Receives ADT Certification

Ag Data Transparent

Croptimistic Receives ADT Certification

Ag Data Transparent recognizes Croptimistic Technology's certification for clear data practices that strengthen trust between farmers and agtech providers, connecting the story to agtech innovation, agricultural technology, and farm data.

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Don Flaten receives 2025 Les Henry Award

Real Agriculture

Don Flaten receives 2025 Les Henry Award

RealAgriculture profiles soil scientist Dr. Don Flaten, recipient of Croptimistic Technology's Les Henry Award for applied soil and water science, including perspectives on Dr. Don Flaten, soil moisture management, and water management.

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Precision 4R Cuts GHG Emissions

Manitoba Cooperator

Precision 4R Cuts GHG Emissions

Manitoba Co-operator examines research showing how precision 4R nutrient stewardship and field-zone management can reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility.

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Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers (2025)

Mediacorp Canada Inc.

Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers (2025)

Croptimistic selected as One of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers 2025, with a focus on agtech company, Saskatchewan technology company, and Canadian agriculture.

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SWAT CAM Produces a Plant Stand Establishment Report Card

Real Agriculture

SWAT CAM Produces a Plant Stand Establishment Report Card

RealAgriculture demonstrates how SWAT CAM creates plant-stand establishment report cards to help farmers and agronomists evaluate crop emergence across fields, including perspectives on plant stand counting, crop emergence, and plant population mapping.

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SWAT MAPS Overview (Montana, USA)

Agrivance

SWAT MAPS Overview (Montana, USA)

Agrivance introduces Montana farmers to SWAT MAPS soil, water, and topography mapping for field-zone management and variable-rate agriculture, highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Saskatchewan’s Top Employers (2025)

Mediacorp Canada Inc.

Saskatchewan’s Top Employers (2025)

Croptimistic Selected as One of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers 2025. Topics include agtech company, Saskatchewan technology company, and Saskatchewan agriculture.

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Benchmarking Yield Potential

Real Agriculture

Benchmarking Yield Potential

Ontario agronomist Jonathan Zettler explains how SWAT MAPS helps benchmark field yield potential and set realistic, zone-specific crop management goals. Topics include yield optimization, field productivity, and crop yield.

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AI Technology Enhancing Field Efficiency

Protein Industries Canada

AI Technology Enhancing Field Efficiency

Protein Industries Canada details a Croptimistic-led AI collaboration improving sub-field data, sustainability, and supply-chain efficiency, highlighting agricultural AI, AI in agriculture, and farm data analytics.

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Automation Helps Canadian Farmers Fight Labour Shortage

CBC

Automation Helps Canadian Farmers Fight Labour Shortage

CBC shows how farmer Ken Sarauer uses SWAT MAPS and SWAT CAM automation to monitor crops and weeds amid agricultural labour shortages. The coverage looks at SWAT CAM, weed mapping, and weed management in practice.

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Creating a Modern Workplace to Ensure Each Team Member Has the Right Tools

Dell Technologies

Creating a Modern Workplace to Ensure Each Team Member Has the Right Tools

Dell Technologies profiles Croptimistic Technology’s workplace procurement system and how the growing company equips staff with consistent technology, highlighting agtech innovation, agricultural technology, and Canadian agtech.

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Agtech Platform of the Year

Agtech Breakthrough Awards

Agtech Platform of the Year

Croptimistic Technology's SWAT ECOSYSTEM receives AgTech Platform of the Year recognition for its integrated precision agriculture and soil mapping capabilities, with a focus on soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Croptech Connect: Agtech Innovations

Simpson Centre / School of Public Policy

Croptech Connect: Agtech Innovations

Cory Willness joins Canadian precision agriculture experts to discuss agtech innovation, commercialization, and practical technology adoption across the crop sector, highlighting Cory Willness, agricultural technology, and precision agriculture.

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Dr Jeff Schoenau receives Inaugaural Les Henry Award

FarmNewsNow

Dr Jeff Schoenau receives Inaugaural Les Henry Award

FarmNewsNow profiles Dr. Jeff Schoenau as the inaugural Les Henry Award recipient for contributions to practical soil and water science. Topics include soil moisture management, water management, and field variability.

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The Legacy of Henrys Handbook

Grainews

The Legacy of Henrys Handbook

Grainews recounts Les Henry's handbook legacy and the transfer of its copyright to Cory Willness for continued distribution through Croptimistic Technology. The story explores Cory Willness, Les Henry, and Canadian agtech.

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Prairie Legend Les Henry

SWAT Agronomy Podcast

Prairie Legend Les Henry

The SWAT Agronomy Podcast features Les Henry discussing Prairie soils, farming, and the practical soil science behind his influential agronomy work. Topics include Canadian agtech.

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Cory Willness: Embracing a Big Picture Mindset

Intentional Agribusiness Leader Podcast

Cory Willness: Embracing a Big Picture Mindset

Cory Willness discusses leadership, entrepreneurship, and decision-making while building Croptimistic Technology and its precision agriculture platform, highlighting precision agriculture, precision farming, and Canadian agtech.

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Soil Mapping Startup Makes Promising Start

AgTech Navigator

Soil Mapping Startup Makes Promising Start

AgTech Navigator reviews Croptimistic Technology's soil mapping growth and inaugural sustainability report, including environmental and social outcomes, connecting the story to precision soil mapping, soil variability, and sustainable agriculture.

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Best Agriculture Apps for 2024

Croplife

Best Agriculture Apps for 2024

CropLife includes SWAT RECORDS among its leading agriculture apps, highlighting Croptimistic Technology's digital recordkeeping tools for farmers and agronomists. The coverage looks at precision agriculture, agtech, and digital agriculture in practice.

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Sigma Agtech Hackathon 2024

Sigma

Sigma Agtech Hackathon 2024

Cory Willness supports Saskatchewan's Sigma AgTech Hackathon as a judge and sponsor, encouraging practical innovation and emerging agricultural technology talent, with a focus on Cory Willness, agtech innovation, and agricultural technology.

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Collaborating to Solve Farm Information Challenges

Ag Information Network

Collaborating to Solve Farm Information Challenges

Cory Willness explains how Croptimistic Technology combines science, engineering, and public-private research to solve practical farm information challenges, highlighting Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and agtech.

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Croptimistic Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report

Financial Post

Croptimistic Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report

Croptimistic Technology's inaugural sustainability report summarizes its 2023 environmental, social, workforce, and responsible-business achievements, including perspectives on sustainable agriculture, farm sustainability, and agricultural sustainability.

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Growth Equity

Future of Agriculture Podcast

Growth Equity

Forage Capital's Jim Taylor discusses growth-stage agricultural companies and investment, drawing on his role as Croptimistic Technology director and lead investor. The story explores agtech investment, agtech funding, and Canadian agtech startup.

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The Evolution of Precision Agriculture

Future of Agriculture Podcast

The Evolution of Precision Agriculture

Croptimistic founders Cory Willness and Derek Massey discuss the evolution of precision agriculture and the development of the SWAT MAPS technology platform. Topics include Cory Willness, precision farming, and agtech.

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Croptimistic’s Introduces the Worlds First Map Using Fully Autonomous Plant Stand Counting

Business Wire

Croptimistic’s Introduces the Worlds First Map Using Fully Autonomous Plant Stand Counting

Business Wire announces Croptimistic Technology's automated plant-stand map, created with SWAT CAM imagery and machine learning to measure crop establishment. Business Wire also examines SWAT CAM, crop emergence, and plant population mapping.

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Gormley - Cory Willness interview

John Gormley Radio Show

Gormley - Cory Willness interview

Cory Willness discusses Croptimistic Technology, SWAT MAPS, and the company's growth in this interview on the John Gormley radio show. The coverage looks at Canadian agtech in practice.

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Automation and Scalability of SWAT MAPS to Advance Canadian Agriculture

CAAIN

Automation and Scalability of SWAT MAPS to Advance Canadian Agriculture

CAAIN summarizes Croptimistic Technology's project to automate and validate soil analysis and SWAT MAPS technologies with Canadian farmers and researchers. The coverage looks at precision agriculture, agtech, and digital agriculture in practice.

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Thinking Bigger than Nitrogen when Planning Crop Fertility

Real Agriculture

Thinking Bigger than Nitrogen when Planning Crop Fertility

RealAgriculture examines whole-system crop fertility planning beyond nitrogen, aligning with SWAT MAPS zone-based agronomy and balanced nutrient management, with a focus on fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility.

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ESG: Love it or Leave it

Western Producer

ESG: Love it or Leave it

Croptimistic Technology's Director of Sustainability discusses environmental, social, and governance priorities and their practical relevance to agriculture, highlighting sustainable agriculture, farm sustainability, and agricultural sustainability.

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Sustainability and Community

Monettefarms.com

Sustainability and Community

Monette Farms describes its sustainability and community practices, including SWAT MAPS for precision applications across a large farming operation, highlighting sustainable agriculture, farm sustainability, and agricultural sustainability.

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North American Potato Research

Spudsmart.com

North American Potato Research

Spud Smart reviews North American potato research, including field studies and precision agriculture work relevant to SWAT MAPS collaborators and potato growers. The story explores potato production, precision potato farming, and potato agronomy.

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Buzzworthy Agtech

Canadaventure news

Buzzworthy Agtech

CanadaVenture News ranks Croptimistic Technology among Canadian agtech startups attracting attention for innovation in precision agriculture and soil mapping. Topics include soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Soybean School: Crop Scouting with SWAT CAM

Real Agriculture

Soybean School: Crop Scouting with SWAT CAM

Agronomy Advantage demonstrates SWAT CAM crop scouting in soybeans and explains how automated imagery supports field monitoring and agronomic decisions. Real Agriculture also examines soybean agronomy, digital crop scouting, and soil management.

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Croptimistic Grand Opening

DiscoverHumboldt.com

Croptimistic Grand Opening

Discover Humboldt covers Croptimistic Technology’s grand opening of its Saskatchewan hardware production and research centre for SWAT products, highlighting precision agriculture, precision farming, and Saskatchewan agriculture.

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Agronomist or Investment Advisor?

GrowPro Magazine

Agronomist or Investment Advisor?

GrowPro examines how agronomists balance trusted farm advice with business decisions, a central issue for Croptimistic Technology's Trusted Advisor network. The coverage looks at agtech investment, agtech funding, and Canadian agtech startup in practice.

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Risk Evaluation App Predicts Lentil Disease

Western Producer

Risk Evaluation App Predicts Lentil Disease

The Western Producer examines a lentil disease-risk app refined with soil mapping data contributed through Croptimistic Technology's research collaboration, with a focus on soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Map Weed Clusters to Manage Resistance

Western Producer

Map Weed Clusters to Manage Resistance

The Western Producer reviews technologies for mapping weed clusters and applying precision management strategies, including approaches relevant to SWAT CAM, highlighting SWAT CAM, weed mapping, and weed management.

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Raining on the VR Parade

Western Producer

Raining on the VR Parade

The Western Producer examines variable-rate fertilizer performance through Manitoba SWAT MAPS partner Antara Agronomy and its work with farmers. Topics include variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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SWAT Lands in Australia

Grain Central

SWAT Lands in Australia

Grain Central explains how SWAT MAPS entered Australia to provide deeper soil, water, and topography insights for precision crop management, highlighting soil moisture management, water management, and field variability.

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SWAT Soil Mapping: What It Is & Why You Need It

Xtremeag.farm

SWAT Soil Mapping: What It Is & Why You Need It

XtremeAg explores SWAT soil mapping and how precision agriculture uses soil, water and topography data to create management zones, optimize inputs and improve farm profitability.

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Variable-rate Potato Seeding - Does it Pay?

GrowPro Magazine

Variable-rate Potato Seeding - Does it Pay?

GrowPro evaluates the economics of variable-rate potato seeding, connecting zone-based seeding decisions with crop establishment and farm profitability. Topics include variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Croptimistic Acquires CropPro Consulting with Series B investment

Businesswire

Croptimistic Acquires CropPro Consulting with Series B investment

Business Wire announces Croptimistic Technology's CropPro Consulting acquisition and $9.1 million Series B investment from Forage Capital Partners. Businesswire also examines agtech investment, agtech funding, and Canadian agtech startup.

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Integrating Advanced Agtech Solutions with Exceptional Experience

Tycoon Success

Integrating Advanced Agtech Solutions with Exceptional Experience

Tycoon Success profiles Cory Willness and Croptimistic Technology among agritech companies combining precision agriculture with practical farm experience, connecting the story to Cory Willness, agtech innovation, and agricultural technology.

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Sask Farmers Embracing Locally Developed Agtech

CBC

Sask Farmers Embracing Locally Developed Agtech

CBC examines Saskatchewan farmers adopting local agtech, including Cory Willness's perspective on SWAT MAPS, fertilizer efficiency, and emissions reduction. The coverage looks at Cory Willness, fertilizer management, and nutrient management in practice.

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Take 4R to the Next Level

Canola Digest

Take 4R to the Next Level

Senior Precision Agronomist Chantal Bauche explains how SWAT MAPS strengthens 4R nutrient stewardship through zone-specific fertilizer recommendations and field data, with a focus on fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility.

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Corn School: SWAT Mapping with Paul Sullivan

Real Agriculture

Corn School: SWAT Mapping with Paul Sullivan

Ontario SWAT MAPS partner Sullivan Agro demonstrates zone mapping in corn and explains how soil variability guides precision crop management, with a focus on soil management, agronomy, and precision agriculture.

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Hang on to your N2O and CO2

Western Producer

Hang on to your N2O and CO2

Farmer Dwight Odelein explains how SWAT MAPS helps identify wet field zones and guide soil, water, and crop-input management, highlighting nitrous oxide emissions, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, and nitrogen management.

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3 Defining Traits of a Trusted Advisor

Precision Ag Reviews

3 Defining Traits of a Trusted Advisor

Precision Ag Reviews profiles Cory Willness's principles for trusted agricultural advisors and their relevance to Croptimistic Technology's partner network. Topics include Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and precision farming.

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Rob Sweiter on Zone Management and Servitecs Partnership with SWAT MAPS

SWAT Agronomy Podcast

Rob Sweiter on Zone Management and Servitecs Partnership with SWAT MAPS

Rob Sweiter discusses zone management and ServiTech's partnership with SWAT MAPS to deliver precision agronomy services to U.S. farmers, connecting the story to ServiTech, precision agriculture, and precision farming.

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Green is Good but VR Fertilizer needs to Pay, Says Advocates

Alberta Farmer Express

Green is Good but VR Fertilizer needs to Pay, Says Advocates

Alberta farmers assess SWAT MAPS variable-rate fertilizer services, emphasizing environmental benefits alongside farm profitability and connecting the story to variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Even Flat Fields can have Variability

Western Producer

Even Flat Fields can have Variability

The Western Producer explains why topography differs from elevation and how SWAT MAPS identifies meaningful soil and water variability in flat fields. The coverage looks at soil moisture management, water management, and field variability in practice.

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Croptimistic Receives $1.1m of Funding from CAAIN for $5m Project to Automate and Scale SWAT MAPS

Businesswire - A Berkshire Hathaway company

Croptimistic Receives $1.1m of Funding from CAAIN for $5m Project to Automate and Scale SWAT MAPS

Business Wire announces CAAIN funding for Croptimistic Technology and university partners to automate, validate, and scale SWAT MAPS across Canadian agriculture, with a focus on agtech investment, agtech funding, and Canadian agtech startup.

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Real Farm Lives - season 3 preview

Croplife Canada

Real Farm Lives - season 3 preview

Real Farm Lives previews Prince Edward Island vegetable farmers using SWAT MAPS to manage field variability and support precision crop production, with a focus on crop yield, yield optimization, and precision agriculture.

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The Power of SWAT MAPS

Future Farming

The Power of SWAT MAPS

Future Farming interviews farmers in South Africa and the United States about using SWAT MAPS for soil mapping and variable-rate management. Topics include soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Servitec Joins Croptimistic USA Partner Network to bring SWAT MAPS to Iowa Farmers

The Financial Post

Servitec Joins Croptimistic USA Partner Network to bring SWAT MAPS to Iowa Farmers

ServiTech joins Croptimistic Technology's U.S. Trusted Advisor network to bring SWAT MAPS soil mapping and precision agronomy services to Iowa farmers. The story explores ServiTech, soil mapping, and precision soil mapping.

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Do SWAT MAPS deliver?

GrainNews

Do SWAT MAPS deliver?

Grainews asks whether SWAT MAPS delivers value, featuring farmers Colin Rosengren and Kelly Baillargeon discussing practical use on their operations. Topics include precision agriculture, agtech, and digital agriculture.

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Crop Pictures Worth a Few Thousand Footsteps

GrainNews

Crop Pictures Worth a Few Thousand Footsteps

Grainews explains how SWAT CAM's machine-learning camera system automates field imagery collection for crop and weed monitoring from farm equipment. GrainNews also examines SWAT CAM, weed mapping, and weed management.

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Using Drones with SWAT MAPS

GrowPro Magazine

Using Drones with SWAT MAPS

GrowPro examines how drones complement SWAT MAPS by adding crop imagery to soil, water, and topography information for agronomic decisions. The coverage looks at soil moisture management, water management, and field variability in practice.

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Capturing Field Realities On The Go Tells Tale

Western Producer

Capturing Field Realities On The Go Tells Tale

The Western Producer profiles the 2022 SWAT CAM release and its ability to capture field conditions automatically during regular equipment passes, including perspectives on SWAT CAM, crop scouting technology, and field imagery.

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Sask Tech Companies to Watch For in 2022

CTV news

Sask Tech Companies to Watch For in 2022

CTV News identifies Croptimistic Technology among Saskatchewan technology companies to watch, highlighting its locally developed agricultural technology, with a focus on Saskatchewan agriculture and Canadian agtech.

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Samsung Galaxy and Knox Sow Seeds of Success for Agtech Company

Samsung Newsroom Canada

Samsung Galaxy and Knox Sow Seeds of Success for Agtech Company

Samsung profiles how Croptimistic Technology uses Galaxy and Knox devices with SWAT CAM to support secure, machine-learning field data collection, with a focus on SWAT CAM, agtech innovation, and agricultural technology.

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SWAT MAPS - Calling in the Big Guns

Farms.com

SWAT MAPS - Calling in the Big Guns

Wes Anderson explains how precision agriculture and SWAT MAPS can help farmers respond to environmental policy through measurable, field-specific management, including perspectives on precision agriculture, precision farming, and agtech.

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Variable versus Optimal

AgWorld

Variable versus Optimal

AgWorld shows how an Ontario advisor uses SWAT MAPS zones to optimize variable fertilizer rates instead of varying inputs without agronomic justification. The story explores fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility.

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Leveraging Stewardship Data for End Users and Markets

Western Producer

Leveraging Stewardship Data for End Users and Markets

The Western Producer introduces SWAT Certified, a stewardship recognition program linking verified precision agriculture practices with downstream users and markets. Topics include precision agriculture, precision farming, and farm data.

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Farming With Precision

Glacier FarmMedia

Farming With Precision

Wes Anderson joins a farmer-focused panel on practical precision agriculture wins, moderated through Croptimistic Technology's Discovery Farm research partnership. Glacier FarmMedia also examines precision agriculture, precision farming, and agtech.

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Remote Sensing Creates Maps of Fields to Guide PEI Farmers

CBC News

Remote Sensing Creates Maps of Fields to Guide PEI Farmers

CBC examines Prince Edward Island research using remote sensing and SWAT MAPS to help potato farmers understand field variability and moisture. The coverage looks at soil moisture management, water management, and field variability in practice.

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Agronomists Happy Hour Podcast

Kyle Okke and Jason Hanson

Agronomists Happy Hour Podcast

Agronomists discuss how to measure soil variability and translate field data into practical recommendations for precision agriculture and crop management. The coverage looks at precision agriculture, precision farming, and farm data in practice.

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Perhaps It’s Time to Give VRT a Second Look

GrainNews

Perhaps It’s Time to Give VRT a Second Look

Grainews revisits variable-rate technology and explains how SWAT MAPS soil sampling can improve zone recommendations and input placement. The story explores variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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SWAT MAPS

Better Farming

SWAT MAPS

Better Farming profiles Canadian agronomists using SWAT MAPS to map soil, water, and topography variability for precision agriculture decisions, with a focus on soil moisture management, water management, and field variability.

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SWAT MAPS and Combyne Partner

Real Agriculture

SWAT MAPS and Combyne Partner

RealAgriculture announces an integration between SWAT RECORDS and Combyne, connecting farm records with grain marketing information and decision-making, including perspectives on Canadian agtech.

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Precision Farming Based on SWAT MAPS Technology

Podcast CEO Roundtable

Precision Farming Based on SWAT MAPS Technology

Cory Willness explains Croptimistic Technology's SWAT MAPS platform, business model, and approach to precision farming in a CEO interview, highlighting Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and agtech.

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Building the World’s Only Soil Technology Ecosystem

Innovation Saskatchewan

Building the World’s Only Soil Technology Ecosystem

Innovation Saskatchewan profiles Croptimistic Technology’s integrated soil technology ecosystem for mapping, agronomy, and variable-rate management, highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Pitchbook Profile

Pitchbook

Pitchbook Profile

PitchBook provides a company and financing profile of Croptimistic Technology for investors researching the Canadian precision agriculture sector, connecting the story to precision agriculture, precision farming, and Canadian agriculture.

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Croptimistic Raises 5.2m$

Techstartups

Croptimistic Raises 5.2m$

TechStartups reports Croptimistic Technology's first $5.2 million financing round to expand SWAT MAPS soil mapping technology and market reach. The coverage looks at soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability in practice.

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Paying More Attention to Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Real Agriculture

Paying More Attention to Nitrous Oxide Emissions

RealAgriculture interviews Shaun and Wes about agricultural nitrous oxide research and how field variability affects nutrient management and emissions. The coverage looks at fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility in practice.

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Discovery Farm Research Reports

Glacier Farm Media

Discovery Farm Research Reports

Discovery Farm research reports document collaborative trials involving SWAT MAPS, SWAT CAM, and SWAT WATER, with Croptimistic Technology as a research contributor, with a focus on SWAT CAM, SWAT WATER, and soil moisture management.

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Precision Points Podcast

Precision Ag Reviews

Precision Points Podcast

The Precision Points podcast explores SWAT MAPS technology and how soil, water, and topography data support practical precision agriculture, with a focus on soil moisture management, water management, and field variability.

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Croptimistic Joins Metos Canada Dealer Network

Metos Canada

Croptimistic Joins Metos Canada Dealer Network

Metos Canada announces Croptimistic Technology's dealer partnership, connecting weather-station data with SWAT MAPS to create SWAT WATER moisture maps, including perspectives on SWAT WATER, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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The EM38 Field Scout

GrainNews

The EM38 Field Scout

Les Henry explains EM38 soil conductivity mapping and identifies CropPro Consulting's integrated SWAT MAPS process as a practical application, highlighting Les Henry, soil management, and agronomy.

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Canadian Agtech Company Awarded Patent

Farms.com

Canadian Agtech Company Awarded Patent

Farms.com reports Croptimistic Technology's U.S. patent for SWAT BOX, an autonomous electromagnetic soil mapping system used in SWAT MAPS. Farms.com also examines SWAT BOX, soil mapping, and precision soil mapping.

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Digital Ag Resources

Ontario Grain Farmer

Digital Ag Resources

Ontario Grain Farmer reviews digital agriculture resources, including SWAT MAPS tools for field variability, soil mapping, and agronomic planning, connecting the story to soil mapping, precision soil mapping, and soil variability.

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Precision Soil Moisture Management: SWAT WATER maps.

Farms.com

Precision Soil Moisture Management: SWAT WATER maps.

Farms.com introduces SWAT WATER maps for precision soil moisture management using field zones, weather data, and soil characteristics. The coverage looks at water management, field variability, and farm data in practice.

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Using Predictive Soil Mapping to Better Inform Soil Management

Real Agriculture

Using Predictive Soil Mapping to Better Inform Soil Management

University of Saskatchewan researchers discuss predictive soil mapping and Croptimistic Technology’s work to improve soil-management information, highlighting precision soil mapping, soil variability, and Saskatchewan agriculture.

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What is Agronomy at High Resolution?

Farms.com

What is Agronomy at High Resolution?

Wes Anderson explains high-resolution agronomy and how precision agriculture tools can translate sub-field variability into measurable farm returns, with a focus on precision agriculture, precision farming, and soil management.

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Nutrients: How does a crop respond to them?

Alberta Canola

Nutrients: How does a crop respond to them?

Wes Anderson explains crop nutrient response factors and connects soil, water, pH, and nutrient interactions with SWAT agronomy principles, with a focus on fertilizer management, nutrient management, and precision fertility.

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The SWAT Precision Ag Research Site

Bourgault Cutting Edge

The SWAT Precision Ag Research Site

Bourgault's Cutting Edge profiles the SWAT-enabled CropPro Smart Farm research site and its use of precision seeding and agronomy technology. Topics include precision agriculture, precision farming, and agtech.

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Farmbits Podcast

University of Nebraska

Farmbits Podcast

The University of Nebraska's FarmBits podcast explores soil-based solutions, including on-the-go mapping and SWAT MAPS approaches to spatial variability. The story explores soil management, agronomy, and precision agriculture.

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SWAT MAPS as a Management Tool in the Potato Industry

Mitacs

SWAT MAPS as a Management Tool in the Potato Industry

This Mitacs research project evaluates SWAT MAPS as a potato management tool for improving field-level profitability and sustainability. Mitacs also examines potato production, precision potato farming, and potato agronomy.

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Soil Sampling in the Big Data Era

No Till Farmer

Soil Sampling in the Big Data Era

No-Till Farmer reviews modern soil sampling data and methods, including Canadian research and mapping approaches relevant to SWAT MAPS, connecting the story to zone soil sampling, precision soil sampling, and soil testing.

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Using SWAT MAPS to Grow the Best Potato Crop

SpudSmart.com

Using SWAT MAPS to Grow the Best Potato Crop

Spud Smart explains how SWAT MAPS identifies soil, water, and topography zones to guide potato production and field-specific management. The coverage looks at soil moisture management, water management, and field variability in practice.

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Salinity and Alkalinity - A Deep Dive

Taurus

Salinity and Alkalinity - A Deep Dive

Cory Willness and Craig Davidson examine Prairie salinity and alkalinity management, including how SWAT technologies identify and manage affected field zones. The coverage looks at Cory Willness, soil salinity, and salinity management in practice.

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Messy Fields May Help Bottom Line

Western Producer

Messy Fields May Help Bottom Line

The Western Producer shows how SWAT MAPS can delineate consistently poor field areas and support management changes that improve farm profitability, with a focus on precision agriculture, agtech, and digital agriculture.

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Agronomy Geeks Podcast

Real Agriculture

Agronomy Geeks Podcast

Cory Willness joins the Agronomy Geeks podcast to discuss practical agronomy, field variability, and the development of SWAT MAPS, with a focus on Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and agtech.

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The Best Place for Crop Inputs

Country Guide

The Best Place for Crop Inputs

Country Guide examines where crop inputs create the most value, aligning with SWAT MAPS zone-based placement and precision agronomy. Topics include precision agriculture, precision farming, and soil management.

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Innovation on the Farm

CJVR radio

Innovation on the Farm

Cory Willness discusses a SWAT CAM machine-learning research project designed to improve farm efficiency while reducing environmental impacts and costs. The story explores SWAT CAM, Cory Willness, and precision agriculture.

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Future of Agriculture

Tim Hammerich

Future of Agriculture

The Future of Agriculture podcast explores ground-truthing agtech, including how farm evidence and field validation support Croptimistic Technology's approach. Topics include agtech innovation, agricultural technology, and precision agriculture.

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In Conversation

CJWW Radio

In Conversation

Cory Willness discusses SWAT CAM and its automated, machine-learning approach to collecting crop imagery during field operations, connecting the story to SWAT CAM, Cory Willness, and crop scouting technology.

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Precision Agricultures Bright Future

University of Regina

Precision Agricultures Bright Future

The University of Regina profiles its SWAT CAM collaboration with CropPro Consulting, using machine learning to advance precision agriculture. The coverage looks at SWAT CAM, precision farming, and crop scouting technology in practice.

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VR Canola Seeding Achieves More Consistent Stands

Canola Digest

VR Canola Seeding Achieves More Consistent Stands

Canola Digest explains how SWAT MAPS zones support variable-rate canola seeding for consistent crop stands and stronger economics, highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Creating Zones with SWAT

Agvise Labs

Creating Zones with SWAT

Cory Willness presents the SWAT method for creating soil, water, and topography management zones for variable-rate agriculture. The story explores Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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Myth Busting Precision Agriculture

Farm Forum Event

Myth Busting Precision Agriculture

This Farm Forum presentation challenges common precision agriculture assumptions and explains evidence-based approaches to variable-rate crop management, highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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SWAT MAPS the Foundation of VR Fertility

Western Producer

SWAT MAPS the Foundation of VR Fertility

Top Crop Manager explains why SWAT MAPS provides a foundation for variable-rate fertility by integrating soil, water, and topography information. Topics include variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Growing the Future

Rural Roots Canada

Growing the Future

Cory Willness discusses agricultural technology entrepreneurship and the development of practical precision agriculture solutions in this podcast interview. The story explores Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and precision farming.

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Soil Summit 2019

Top Crop Manager

Soil Summit 2019

Cory Willness presents SWAT MAPS and variable-rate practices at the Soil Management and Sustainability Summit for agronomists and farmers. Top Crop Manager also examines Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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Calling in the SWAT team of crop fertility planning

Real Agriculture

Calling in the SWAT team of crop fertility planning

Wes Anderson and Shaun discuss how SWAT MAPS zones guide variable-rate fertility planning and site-specific recommendations, highlighting variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Emerging Ag 2019

Emerging Ag Hackathon

Emerging Ag 2019

The Emerging Agriculture Hackathon video highlights Saskatchewan's agtech community and Cory Willness's involvement as keynote speaker, judge, and sponsor, connecting the story to Cory Willness, agtech innovation, and agricultural technology.

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Data Harvesting

GrainsWest

Data Harvesting

GrainsWest examines combined soil and crop mapping technologies, including the complexity of turning multiple data layers into useful management zones. The coverage looks at farm data, data-driven agriculture, and crop yield in practice.

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Soil, Water And Topography Maps

University of Saskatchewan

Soil, Water And Topography Maps

Cory Willness presents Soil, Water and Topography mapping principles to University of Saskatchewan students studying soil fertility and precision agriculture, with a focus on Cory Willness, fertilizer management, and nutrient management.

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SWAT MAPS - Making Variable-rate Great Again

Manitoba Ag Days

SWAT MAPS - Making Variable-rate Great Again

Cory Willness explains SWAT MAPS and practical variable-rate management in this Manitoba Ag Days presentation for farmers and agronomists, with a focus on Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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Building VRA Fertility Zones on Plant Biomass Alone is Short Sighted

Precisionag.com

Building VRA Fertility Zones on Plant Biomass Alone is Short Sighted

Cory Willness explains why crop biomass imagery alone cannot reliably define variable-rate fertilizer zones without soil and landscape context. Topics include Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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Adjusting Crop Varieties to Match Field Variability

Real Agriculture

Adjusting Crop Varieties to Match Field Variability

RealAgriculture examines matching crop varieties and seeding decisions to SWAT MAPS field variability rather than relying on whole-field averages, highlighting soil management, agronomy, and precision agriculture.

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Managing Fusarium Head Blight

GrainNews

Managing Fusarium Head Blight

Grainews examines variable-rate strategies for managing Fusarium head blight, including field-zone approaches informed by SWAT MAPS. GrainNews also examines variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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SWAT MAPS

Farm Smart

SWAT MAPS

Cory Willness presents SWAT MAPS principles and variable-rate agronomy in a FarmSmart keynote for Ontario farmers and advisors, connecting the story to Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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CropPro Wins Best New Product at Ag Days

Manitoba Cooperator

CropPro Wins Best New Product at Ag Days

Manitoba Co-operator reports CropPro Consulting's Best New Product award for SWAT MAPS and SWAT BOX variable-rate seed and fertilizer services. The coverage looks at SWAT BOX, variable rate technology, and variable rate application in practice.

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Why are Low Yielding Areas Low Yielding?

Canola Digest

Why are Low Yielding Areas Low Yielding?

Canola Digest explains why hilltops and saline low areas yield poorly and how better diagnosis supports precise, zone-specific management, including perspectives on soil salinity, salinity management, and soil electrical conductivity.

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Generating Value from Boots-on-the-Ground with Precision Ag

Global AgTech Initiative

Generating Value from Boots-on-the-Ground with Precision Ag

PrecisionAg profiles Cory Willness's boots-on-the-ground approach to delivering profitable precision agriculture services through SWAT MAPS. The story explores Cory Willness, precision agriculture, and precision farming.

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Emerging Agriculture Hackathon

University of Saskatchewan Computer Science

Emerging Agriculture Hackathon

The University of Saskatchewan announces Cory Willness as keynote speaker for its Emerging Agriculture Hackathon focused on agricultural innovation, highlighting Cory Willness, Saskatchewan agriculture, and Canadian agtech.

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Adding an Agronomist to your Farm Team

GrainNews

Adding an Agronomist to your Farm Team

Grainews explains how adding an agronomist to the farm team can strengthen crop planning, input decisions, and farm performance. Topics include soil management, agronomy, and precision agriculture.

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Innovative Opportunities for Variable-rate Technology

University of Manitoba

Innovative Opportunities for Variable-rate Technology

Cory Willness presents emerging opportunities for variable-rate technology at the Manitoba Agronomists Conference, including zone-based crop management. The story explores Cory Willness, variable rate technology, and variable rate application.

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Variable Seeding Rates Become a Reality

Top Crop Manager

Variable Seeding Rates Become a Reality

Top Crop Manager explains how SWAT MAPS supports variable-rate seeding to improve crop establishment across changing field conditions. Top Crop Manager also examines variable rate technology, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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Variable Rate Technology: An Expert Q&A

Canola Digest

Variable Rate Technology: An Expert Q&A

Variable-rate experts Jeff Schoenau, Cory Willness, and others answer practical questions about site-specific seeding and fertility, highlighting precision agriculture, variable rate application, and site-specific crop management.

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EC Solves Mysteries in the Soil

Western Producer

EC Solves Mysteries in the Soil

The Western Producer examines electrical conductivity mapping at CropPro Consulting and how soil EC data helps explain field variability. The coverage looks at soil electrical conductivity, EC soil mapping, and soil sensing in practice.

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