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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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The Development of the First Reliable In-Field Automated Real-Time Nitrate Sensors for Advanced Nitrogen Management, to Support Data-Driven Decision-Making to Optimize Production and Reduce GHG Emissions
A CAAIN-funded project to develop an automated solution for real-time, in-field mapping of nitrate concentrations.
- Project Lead: Chrysalabs Inc., Montreal, QC
- CAAIN Contribution: $560,070
- Total Project Value: $2,391,302
Harvesting Sustainability: Empowering Grain Supply Chains with Data
A CAAIN-funded project to develop a B2B platform allowing Canada's grain sector to collect and report field-level sustainable data.
- Project Lead: Grain Discovery Corp., Picton, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $399,072
- Total Project Value: $1,308,056
Development of Machine Vision Autonomous Weeding Capability Employing Visual Odometry for a Battery/Electric Cultivating Tractor
A CAAIN-funded project that will develop a battery-powered, driver-optional vegetable farm tractor with computer vision.
- Project Lead: Fulcrum Works Inc.
- CAAIN Contribution: $133,333
- Total Project Value: $467,603
Development of 4AG+ (New Solution) Using Computer Vision, Sensors, and AI to Optimize Yield and Quality, While Reducing CO2 Emissions for Canadian Mushroom Farms
A CAAIN-funded project that will revolutionize mushroom farming through an advanced vision-guided robot system.
- Project Lead: 4AG Robotics Inc., Salmon Arm, BC
- CAAIN Contribution: $1,554,156
- Total Project Value: $4,656,585
SOIL-HUB: A Data Coordination Centre to Aid Data-Driven Decision-Making for Canada’s Crop Farmers
A CAAIN 2024 Smart Farm Competition project that will create an app providing prairie farmers with access to AI-based predictive modeling.
- Project Lead: Metabolomics Innovations Inc., Lake Newell Resort, AB
- CAAIN Contribution: $86,667
- Total Project Value: $388,648
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.
- Project Lead: Centre de développement du porc du Québec, Lévis, QC
- CAAIN Contribution: $191,487
- Total Project Value: $635,117
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.
- Project Lead: Nectar Technologies Inc., Montreal, QC
- CAAIN Contribution: $732,353
- Total Project Value: $2,276,554
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.
- Project Lead: Ukko Agro Inc., Toronto, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $768,717
- Total Project Value: $2,331,519
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.
- Project Lead: MatrixSpec Solutions Inc., Baie-Durfé, QC
- CAAIN Contribution: $325,707
- Total Project Value: $846,839
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.
- Project Lead: Farm Health Guardian, Guelph, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $570,883
- Total Project Value: $1,646,228
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.
- Project Lead: Precision Livestock Diagnostics Ltd. Acme, AB
- CAAIN Contribution: $501,045
- Total Project Value: $1,668,011
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.
- Project Lead: BH Frontier Solutions Inc., Toronto, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $564,322
- Total Project Value: $2,671,583
