The insular nature of Canadian agriculture is one of its biggest innovation challenges, said speakers at a recent agriculture event. Growth will thrive when connections are made, collaborations are struck, and investors are found to put up the dollars needed to take a concept and make it reality, but there’s not enough of any of those things, according to speakers at Bioenterprise’s National Call to Action in Ottawa Nov. 25.
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Investors and farmers are worlds apart
Lack of knowledge, few connections means not enough dollars flow into agriculture, say speakers
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.
Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation
Federal departments use crowd-sourcing concept to find ways to reduce methane emissions from cattle
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.
Canada lags in agri-food innovation funding
We will never become a true player on the global innovation stage unless barriers removed
The U.S. takes agri-food innovation much more seriously than Canada does, both by recognizing agriculture as a priority sector with economic growth potential and by making meaningful investments into agri-food entrepreneurs in their regions.
Porcus Optimus scale system promises low-labour pig weighing
Researchers from the University of Manitoba are creating a computer vision system that can weigh pigs without a scale
Porcus Optimus is a new low-labour weighing method for livestock.
New AI-based technologies offer weed control solutions
Canadian and Swiss companies using AI vision tools to target weeds with electricity and minimal chemical use
Some new approaches to weed control include a Canadian ag tech company that is putting a new spark into an old method by using electricity for weeding, and a Swiss company is using high tech visioning equipment to target spray at the weeds instead of all the plants on the field.
New accelerator hub offers support to innovators
Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub provides advisory, mentoring and business services tailored to unique needs of participants
The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub (GOAH), delivered by Bioenterprise Canada, is a five-year program in which 100 Ontario-based agri-food and agri-tech companies will receive advisory, mentoring and business support services tailored to their needs.
VIDEO: Tool to manage ketosis wins Ontario company farm show innovation award
BioFerScience encapsulates powdered propylene glycol for easier treatment of cows
Giving cows a propylene drench to treat ketosis can be challenging and physically demanding for humans and risky for the animals. BioFerScience, a London, Ont., company, has created an alternative that is easier and safer to apply. Why it Matters: Ketosis is a major issue in dairy cows as they build to their highest milk […] Read more
VIDEO: In the headlines from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show – day 2
The great weather from this week continued on Day 2 of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024. There are numerous events that happen during and around the show. Wednesday featured the AgTech Breakfast which showed how much the agriculture technology ecosystem continues to grow in Ontario, and the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program celebrated its 40th anniversary […] Read more
PREVIEW: Innovation winner at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Thunderstruck Ag won an Innovation Award for its TNT cover plates, at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2024. Find out what makes these plates special.
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