Four ways EMILI accelerates digital agriculture
Creating space for innovation
Empowering agtech entrepreneurs
Expanding skills and knowledge
Strengthening the data ecosystem
Collaborating to increase agtech innovation across the Canadian Prairies
EMILI is an industry-led non-profit that works collaboratively with producers, industry, and academia to grow a sustainable and economically resilient digital agriculture industry. We aim to increase the development and adoption of on-farm technology, connect agtech entrepreneurs with support and resources, expand awareness of diverse career opportunities, and equip current and future workers in the agriculture and agri-food sector with the tools, knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about data and digital technology.
Join us for Agriculture Enlightened 2025
EMLI’s annual Agriculture Enlightened conference takes place Thursday, October 23 in Winnipeg, MB. The annual conference brings together agri-food and technology experts, industry leaders, decision-makers, researchers and students from across the prairies. Save your seat!
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Advance digital agriculture on a full-scale farm
EMILI collaborates with producers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and academics to demonstrate, test, and validate agtech solutions at a Prairie-scale in a full-scale commercial setting. If you’d like to collaborate with us to enable farmer-centric innovation, advance sustainable technologies, and increase digital agriculture knowledge, we’d love to hear from you.
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Gain foundational knowledge with free data literacy training
The Fundamentals of Farm Data program is a data literacy training resource designed to equip farmers with foundational knowledge and data governance skills related to agriculture data.
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Foster new talent with work-integrated learning
Are you interested in work-integrated learning but don’t know where to start? We’ve summarized various opportunities and funding pathways to help students and digital agriculture employers narrow down what work-integrated learning is and what will work best for your situation.
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Upcoming events
Agri-Food Investment Summit Finale
May 1, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hosted by Startup TNTThe Startup TNT Agri-Food Investment Summit program is a 6-week intensive due diligence process with real investors who have pre-committed capital.
Learn MoreCanadian Agriculture Literacy Month
March 1 - March 31, 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Hosted by Ag in the ClassroomEvery March, during Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, volunteers bring agriculture into Manitoba classrooms.
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