An innovative off-grid pasteurization tool for farmers in East Africa developed by University of Waterloo students is gaining international attention.
Canadian students’ off-grid invention poised to transform milk safety in East Africa
University of Waterloo students create pasteurization tool that can be used on-farm
GoodLeaf Farms is on track to become first vertical farm worldwide with all facilities profitable
Vertical farm blends science, sustainability and scale
GoodLeaf Farms is a vertical farm growing baby greens, micro greens and salad mixes in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.
Exploring the possibilities from warming temperatures
European farmers grow crops they couldn’t grow in the past to diversify operations
Farmers are seeking new opportunities to grow crops closer to home due to global trade and supply chain uncertainties.
Biofungicide shows promise for protecting vegetable crops
Funding helps Quebec startup bring gene-stimulating biofungicides to Canadian farms
A biofungicide for vegetable crops is being tested under real-farm conditions after promising early trial results.
Bugs to the rescue
Produce growers using insects to fight crop pests
Growers are increasingly under pressure to minimize or even eliminate the use of pesticides in horticulture, so they’re in need of new tools that will protect their crops from both yield loss and cosmetic damage that could make produce unsellable in the marketplace.
Technology boosts efficiency fruit and vegetable growers say
Real time crop data, better informed management decisions noted at Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Testing new technologies in commercial settings can offer the information farmers want to know, and increase the chance of adoption.
Wanted: Farmers interested in innovation
Bioenterprise Canada wants farmers to participate in an advisory group to help connect tech innovation to implementation
Bioenterprise Canada is looking for farmers from across the country to join its new farmer innovation advisory group to help innovators and other stakeholders can get a better understanding of farming challenges and solutions that could help on the farm.
SoilMate example of a simple innovation that can yield success
Low-cost sensor-based technology in Norway can help farmers keep equipment level in the field regardless of terrain
Farmers around the world face similar challenges and solutions can often be found by learning and adapting ideas and innovations others have come up with.
A national vision for agri-food innovation
Several recent reports have identified key barriers. Will they drive the change that innovations need to succeed?
Despite its resources, strength in primary production, and agricultural research investments, Canada lags when it comes to bringing innovation to market, not even cracking Bloomberg’s global top 20 list.
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.
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