Telus expands further beyond telecom with launch of globally-focused Ag-tech division (updated)

VANCOUVER – Telus announced the launch of Telus Agriculture today, a new business unit with which the company hopes to “digitally transform the global food system.” The company has purchased a number of companies whose assets will give Telus a full suite of technology solutions which can “increase efficiency, production, and yields, delivering better food outcomes for businesses and the end consumer,” reads its press release. Telus’s agriculture acquisitions (and what they do) include: AFS Technologies - Florida, USA - Comprised of AFS, Exceedra and Ignition. Supply chain management, and sales and distribution AGIntegrated - Pennsylvania, USA - Seamless API...