Telus Makes Foray Into Agriculture Using AI to Help Food Chain

‘Farm to Fork’ push follows takeovers such as AFS Technologies
Telus Agriculture has about 1,250 employees on five continents

(EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens.) The Telus Harbour building stands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, July 9, 2018. Telus Corp. started up a division to support the agriculture industry — (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens.) The Telus Harbour building stands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, July 9, 2018. Telus Corp. started up a division to support the agriculture industry
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November 12, 2020 at 4:00 AM EST

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One of Canada’s biggest telecommunications companies is making a foray into agriculture, using technologies such as artificial intelligence to help farmers and ranchers optimize efforts across the food chain.

Telus Corp. started up a division to support the agriculture industry with technology aimed at streamlining operations, improving food tracking and strengthening connections across all levels of production. The Vancouver-based company sees the use of technology in this “farm to fork” initiative, called Telus Agriculture, as key to improving efficiencies across the sector.

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