SHAPING CANADA’S DIGITAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY FRAMEWORK — Alberta's Priorities for Adoption, Data & Reform

​This roundtable brings together policymakers, industry, and researchers to take a hard look at what is and isn’t working in how we support digital agriculture in Alberta.

​Rather than revisiting familiar challenges, the discussion will focus on outcomes: where current programs are falling short on farms, what is getting in the way of meaningful adoption, and what needs to change in how programs are designed and delivered.

​We will draw on examples from other jurisdictions to ground the conversation in what has worked in practice and explore how those lessons can be adapted to Alberta’s context.

​A dedicated session will examine current realities around farm data and equipment use, including whether right-to-repair has improved outcomes, who controls farm data, and whether greater public investment in shared data infrastructure is needed to support competition and innovation.

​The goal is simple: identify practical, Alberta-focused actions—what to fix, what to scale, and where Alberta can lead—including advancing a clear digital agriculture strategy and informing its position in upcoming Federal–Provincial–Territorial negotiations.