Automation and Robotics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development for Autonomous Agriculture Application

A CAAIN Closed Competition project to improve technology that will reduce the impact of labour shortages and inefficiencies on dryland farming.
Automation and Robotics

Harvesting Automation: Reducing the Requirement for Highly Skilled Labour During the Harvest of Broad-Acre Cash Crops

A CAAIN Closed Competition project developing technology that will make the process of harvesting broad-acre crops more efficient and more profitable.
Data-Driven Decision-Making

Automating Traceability, Creating a Digital Manifest, and Providing Transport Assurance Via Generic Data Enablers

A CAAIN Closed Competition project to develop a tool designed to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of Canada's live-haul transporters.
Automation and Robotics

Optimizing Hyper-Eye: Assessing the Fertility and Gender of Pre-Incubated Eggs

A CAAIN Closed Competition project supporting the development of innovation that, when commercialised, will provide significant socio-economic value.
Validation & Demonstration of Emerging Technology

Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network Development

A CAAIN Closed Competition project creating a network of smart farms that will validate and demonstrate the latest AgTech in a real-world setting.
Data-Driven Decision-Making

Field to Glass – The Next Generation of Barley Traceability

A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project that will use blockchain to allow barley and brewing industry stakeholders to differentiate their products.
Data-Driven Decision-Making

The Utilisation of 3-D Real-Time Multispectral Cameras to Identify the Liveweight, Optimal Slaughter Weight, and Carcass Weight in Pre-Slaughter Cattle

A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project that will validate the use of new technologies to provide real-time assessment of cattle health & well-being.
Automation and Robotics

Development of Automated Smart Device for Pork Marbling Assessment

A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project that will develop a prototype for industrial use to assess pork loin marbling without any cutting.
Data-Driven Decision-Making

Precision Ranching for Improved Reproductive and Grazing Efficiencies

A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project that will seek to identify and evaluate various factors with the potential to impact bovine profitability.