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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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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.
- Project Lead: MatrixSpec Solutions Inc., Baie-Durfé, QC
- CAAIN Contribution: $301,428
- Total Project Value: $844,081
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.
- Project Lead: Lakeland College, Vermilion, AB
- CAAIN Contribution: $143,237
- Total Project Value: $1,295,508
Digitizing Fomite Contact Tracing to Mitigate Pathogen Spread in Agriculture
A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project to identify cost-effective technology to mitigate the effects of disease outbreaks in livestock and poultry.
- Project Lead: Farm Health Guardian, Guelph, ON
- CAAIN Contribution: $136,545
- Total Project Value: $393,794
Automation and Scalability of SWAT MAPS to Advance Canadian Agriculture
A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project to develop and demonstrate new soil technologies, and then validate them with agricultural producers.
- Project Lead: Croptimistic Technology Inc., Naicam, SK
- CAAIN Contribution: $1,101,121
- Total Project Value: $4,739,549
GeoAI Platform for Automating Manual Observation Associated with Wheat Production
A CAAIN 2020-21 Open Competition project to create a scaled-up, all-in-one, GeoAI-driven cloud platform that automates numerous agricultural tasks.
- CAAIN Contribution: $372,370
- Total Project Value: $1,198,103
Agricultural Autonomous Controls Framework
A CAAIN Closed Competition project focused on developing a framework allowing OEMs to convert their equipment into advanced AgTech products.
- CAAIN Contribution: $3,305,866
- Total Project Value: $9,670,255
Advancing Agronomy Through Hyperlayer Data Collection and Analytics
A CAAIN Closed Competition project responsible for what is arguably one of the world's most analysed pieces of agricultural land.
- Project Lead: Olds College of Agriculture & Technoogy, Olds, AB
- CAAIN Contribution: $1,388,947
- Total Project Value: $3,392,043
Evaluation and Improvement of Economic, Environmental and Logistical Benefits of Autonomous Agricultural Equipment Operation for Broad-Acre Crop Production
A CAAIN Closed Competition project evaluating the latest generation of automated farm equipment on a functioning prairie farm.
- Project Lead: Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, Olds, AB
- CAAIN Contribution: $1,104,000
- Total Project Value: $3,935,711
VeriGrain™ Development, Validation, and Commercialization
A CAAIN Closed Competition project supporting the development of innovative technology that ensures the integrity of the grain sampling process.
- Project Lead: VeriGrain Sampling, Inc., Saskatoon, SK
- CAAIN Contribution: $693,598
- Total Project Value: $1,541,509
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.
- Project Lead: Raven Industries, Regina, SK
- CAAIN Contribution: $1,507,408
- Total Project Value: $4,152,732
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.
- Project Lead: MacDon Industries, Winnipeg, MB
- CAAIN Contribution: $3,839,381
- Total Project Value: $9,351,260
Optimisation d’Hyper-Eye : une solution intégrée pour l’évaluation de la fertilité et du sexe des œufs pré-incubés
Né et élevé au Nigeria, le Professeur Michael Ngadi, PDG de MatrixSpec Solutions Inc. de Montréal, est arrivé dans ce pays en 1991 grâce à une bourse du gouvernement du Canada pour poursuivre des études supérieures en ingénierie à l’Université technique de la Nouvelle-Écosse à Halifax. Après avoir obtenu son
