Our Projects

Automation and Robotics

Development of an Automatic Pork Quality Grading (APoG) System for Sustainable Pork Production

A CAAIN 2023 Open Competition project using hyperspectral imaging, and machine learning to develop an automatic pork quality grading system.

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Data-Driven Decision-Making, Validation & Demonstration of Emerging Technology

Smart Barn Technology for Swine Disease Prevention, Enhanced Biosecurity & Rapid Response

A CAAIN 2023 Livestock Innovation Program project focused on developing smart barn technologies to improve swine herd bio-security.

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Data-Driven Decision-Making, Validation & Demonstration of Emerging Technology

Prescriptive Beekeeping: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Automate the Management of a Beekeeping Operation to Maximize Honeybee Colony Survival Rates and Business Profitability

A CAAIN 2023 Livestock Innovation Program project to develop AI-based automated management of commercial beekeeping operations in a field setting.

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Automation and Robotics, Validation & Demonstration of Emerging Technology

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies for Improved Welfare and Productivity in Commercial Sow Barns

A CAAIN 2023 Livestock Innovation Program that will apply AI to improve resilience and sustainability of Canadian sow barns.

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Data-Driven Decision-Making, Validation & Demonstration of Emerging Technology

Smart Barn for Sustainable Swine Husbandry

A CAAIN 2023 Livestock Innovation Program project that will automate barn environmental controls to improve animal welfare and decrease labour needs.

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Automation and Robotics

Integration, Optimization, Field Validations of BHF Agrobot, and Development and Validation of its Electric Weeding and Precision Agrochemical Application Technologies

A CAAIN 2023 Open Competition project that will develop an autonomous electric weeding solution that competes with conventional herbicide applications

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Data-Driven Decision-Making

Creation of a Dairy Management, Modelling, and Collaborative Framework System to Facilitate Predictive and Data-Driven Decision-Making in Canada

A CAAIN 2023 Open Competition project that will develop a comprehensive cloud-based application empowering dairy farmers to make data-driven decisions

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Data-Driven Decision-Making

Integrated Real-Time Nitrogen Guidance System for Optimizing Canadian Prairie Agriculture: The Automated Nitrogen Recommendation Algorithm

A CAAIN 2023 Open Competition project that will create an app providing customized guidance to farmers on how much nitrogen they should apply

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Data-Driven Decision-Making

Data-Driven Dormant Apple Tree Pruning and Tree Vigour Models to Improve Farm Outcomes

A CAAIN 2023 Open Competition project allowing growers to make data-driven pruning decisions, maximizing yield, quality, and tree health

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