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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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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
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
- Project Lead: CATTLEytics Inc., Hamilton, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $800,000
- Total Project Value: $2,439,824
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.
- Project Lead: Vivid Machines, Toronto, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $820,164
- Total Project Value: $2,443,006
On-Farm Direct Measurements to Validate Traceability and Develop GHG Monitoring Tools for Canadian Dairy Producers
A CAAIN 2023 Livestock Innovation Program project that will build blockchain-encrypted software to monitor GHG production in dairy operations.
- Project Lead: Bakerview EcoFarm, Abbotsford, BC
- CAAIN Contribution: $71,556
- Total Project Value: $294,167
Using Automation, Data, and Insights to Improve Meat Quality and Safety
A CAAIN-supported project using AI and machine learning to optimize meat production.
- Project Lead: P&P Optica, Waterloo, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $2,973,651
- Total Project Value: $9,514,562
Commercialization of IoT and AI for Carcass Cooling to Improve Meat Profitability, Quality and Food Safety
A CAAIN Beef and Pork Primary Processing Automation and Robotics Program project focused on automating carcass cooling to improve meat quality.
- Project Lead: mode40, Steinbach, MB
- CAAIN Contribution: $465,311
- Total Project Value: $1,376,750
